How to make an Offer to Purchase
Counteroffers

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Once you make an offer, the seller has the option to accept it as is, reject it or make a counteroffer. If the sellers want to change some of the terms of the offer, they will make a counteroffer. It then becomes your decision whether the counteroffer is acceptable or not.

For example, the seller may counter with a higher sale price. Or, they may change or delete some of your contingencies. Or, the seller may exclude a piece of personal property that you wanted included in the sale, such as appliances.

If you receive a counteroffer, you have the option of accepting or rejecting it — or making another counteroffer. This is the negotiation process that leads to a final offer that both parties agree upon.