Also at that last showing Wednesday afternoon, with a young man and his Realtor by his side, Leslie asked the man “Have you been bloodied yet”?  A quizzical look crossed his face.

She simply wanted to know how frustrated he was in trying to buy a home!

We laughed and asked him how many other offers he’s previously made and not yet connected – “just one”. We encouraged him to hang in there, work hard with his Realtor and don’t delay when his Realtor says they need to check out a new listing.

Leslie told him “Your Realtor earns every penny she makes”!

That Realtor and Leslie talked about what it was like back in 2005, when a spouse would immediately write up an offer without the other spouse even seeing the property first.  Crazy times again!