THINK LIKE A BUYER TO GET HOME SOLD IN TOUGH TIMES.(Business) From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: April 27, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: GREGORY J. WILCOX

Home sales have increased for three straight months, raising hopes that -- just in time for buying season -- Southern California's lagging real-estate market is turning around.

At the same time, homeowners with for-sale signs on their front lawns hope to get their property into escrow before plummeting prices drop further.

So if you're trying to sell now, or think you may in the coming months, you'll need an edge in persua...