A: Your office called and said that the owners had made a counter-offer to my offer to purchase their house. B: To your offer of three hundred and twenty thousand dollars, the owners have counter-offered three hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars. A: I think that maybe I should accept their offer. B: You, of course, have two ways of responding. You can say yes or come up with another offer. A: I want to make another offer, but I am afraid that they will decline and I will lose this house. B: There is always a chance that someone could outbid you, but you could try one more offer if you like. A: I would now like to offer three hundred and thirty thousand dollars as a counter-offer. B: After the owners get home from work tonight, I will approach them with your offer. A: Can you tell me how long it will take them to get back to me? B: I don't think that it will take as long as the response to the first offer.
