A: I hear the young couple that came by the other day made an offer on our house. B: Yes, the potential buyers made an offer this morning. A: Is the offer a good offer? B: The offer is pretty good. You asked three hundred thousand and they offered two hundred eighty thousand. A: I would be willing to take two hundred ninety thousand, but no lower. B: You could make a counteroffer of two hundred ninety thousand dollars. Would you like to do that? A: Yes, I would like to make the counteroffer. B: I will make the counteroffer immediately by phone. A: What if they don't accept the counteroffer? B: They can make a counteroffer themselves or state that their first offer stands.
