When I drive up to a listing I am to work on, I put on my "buyers eyes" as I approach the location. There are many things I am assessing as I drive in....what is the neighborhood like?...how many houses are for sale?...who has the prettiest house on the block and what did they do to make me notice it? As I park my car, I am asking exactly what a potential buyer is asking..."Do I want to go further?" My first assessment is the yard. Is the grass cut? Leaves blown? Shrubs

Spring is underway, the weather is gorgeous, and the "For Sale" signs are popping up like daisies. Years ago, a home buyer found a real estate agent and went on physical home tours. Not so these days. We now live in a world of "online dating" in the housing market. Buyers perform their housing search at home, in their pjs, in front of a computer screen. They make a list of houses they'd like to "date" and contact the agents in charge for a showing. In essence, we've turn