Reddit mentions of The OFFICIAL ROXANT PRO video camera stabilizer for GoPro, Smartphone, Canon, Nikon - or any camera up to 2.1 lbs. (Comes With Phone Clamp)

Cheapest you will find is a non-powered gimbal like this

The lowest priced gimbals from Feiyu-Tech start at around $200. Search around and you can find them for $150 used but it will generally only apply to the 2-axis ones.

Alternatively, you could buy/rent a chicken and attach a GoPro Session to its head. Chicken heads are nature's gimbals.

[Seriously.] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLIU18s4cy8)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K67QUQK/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687562&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00I0LXL70&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1YMG927GJDMFMMECEFG2

Hi /u/tserbear - for skateboarding videos, you might want to consider a camera that can shoot higher frame rates than the 70D's 1080/30p - as seen in these 1080/96p slow motion skateboarding clips from the Panasonic GH4:

http://vimeo.com/97720379

http://youtu.be/0wMqJbyVpME

Plus - at 4K/24p, this camera has four times the resolution of the 70D.

For less than $2000, you can get a [new] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00I9GYG8O/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00I9GYG8O&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20), [refurbished] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00I9GYG8O/?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&condition=refurbished&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&tag=battleforthew-20) or [used] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00I9GYG8O/sr=8-1/qid=1407936260/?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&condition=used&creative=390957&linkCode=ur2&qid=1407936260&sr=8-1&tag=battleforthew-20) GH4 for $1600 - $1700, a [$169 Sigma 19mm f2.8 lens] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BPZCYK8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00BPZCYK8&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20) (on sale, as of this post) and a [$65 Roxant Pro Stabilizer] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K67QUQK/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00K67QUQK&linkCode=as2&tag=battleforthew-20).

Here's what the Roxant can do: http://youtu.be/Ha5YoIO78tM

This setup will be lighter than the 70D - will give you rockin' slow motion straight out of the camera - and much higher quality 24p images.

Hope this is helpful and good luck!

Bill

idealy, this is what you are looking for ($750)

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1200662-REG/ikan_ds1_beholder_gimbal_for.html

closer to your price range that would work with your gopro ($200)
https://www.amazon.com/Feiyu-Ultra-3-Axis-Handheld-Gimbal/dp/B00SUWMIQY

what's actually in your budget, this requires a lot of practice to use, as it's passive, not active ($60)
https://www.amazon.com/OFFICIAL-ROXANT-camera-stabilizer-Smartphone/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=pd_lpo_421_bs_tr_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=H9NET5P44Q52FD1MDTQA

This one.

Nice weather I see! Hey...get one of these handheld stabilizers for your action cam rig. Roxant Pro

(Roxant ROX-1A Video Camera Stabilizer)[http://www.amazon.com/Roxant-ROX-1A-Stabilizer-Digital-Camcorders/dp/B00K67QUQK]

Edit: $60 and I guess that's not how you do hyperlinks on reddit anymore

Thanks a lot for all your help - that video you made for showing that house was excellent, it came off to me that the video was nicer than the house (in a good way) - interesting how some real estate companies do it.

I browsed Amazon for some Gimbals and in general yeah they're really pricey. There are some semi-promising looking around $2-300 which I think I could stomach.

Maybe something like this: https://www.amazon.com/OFFICIAL-ROXANT-camera-stabilizer-Smartphone/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=sr_1_5?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1480745633&sr=1-5&keywords=dslr+gimbal would be a good place to start?

This was the stabilizer: http://www.amazon.com/OFFICIAL-stabilizer-construction-stabilization-stabilizers/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=sr_1_1?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1417728030&sr=1-1

I definitely need more practice with camera work all around; I had an awful lot of garbage footage.

Alright, its a start but as you said, you need a stable image. I would recommend getting a gimbal for your camera. Its basically magic and makes all of your shots super smooth. Depending on your budget/camera, something like this could work.
Also recording in 60fps and bringing the final production back down to 30fps will make everything smoother.

If you need any help with editing or perhaps an intro or some graphics, I can whip something up for a few buckaroos. ;)

Yeah even phone gimbals are sorta pricey. You could do something more manual like one of these things, but idk how good they are..https://www.amazon.com/OFFICIAL-ROXANT-camera-stabilizer-Smartphone/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=as_li_ss_tl?creativeASIN=B00K67QUQK&imprToken=0ACX333CKnxY8C.fdNW0hw&slotNum=8&ie=UTF8&linkCode=w61&tag=omnideals-20&linkId=cd93d57a1847057ccd1c1cacf48e5b02

I researched this one a bit and it seemed like a good option. Have not actually used it or purchased one though so I don't have a personal report

https://www.amazon.com/OFFICIAL-ROXANT-camera-stabilizer-Smartphone/dp/B00K67QUQK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465577418&sr=8-2&keywords=iphone+steadycam