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Closing & Negotiation

Diplomatic Counter-Offer Email

Firm on numbers, warm in tone.

★ Featured Claude 3.5 Sonnet (best for tone) or ChatGPT 4 ~20 min per counter

When to use it

Use when sending a counter-offer to the listing agent on behalf of your buyer. Designed to keep the deal alive — not win on tone and lose on terms.

The prompt

Write a counter-offer email from a buyer's agent to the listing agent.

Deal context:
- Property: {Property address}
- List price: {List price}
- Buyer's original offer: {Original buyer offer}
- Seller's counter: {Seller's counter}
- My buyer's new counter (price): {Our counter price}
- Other terms we are conceding: {What we're conceding}
- Other terms we are holding firm on: {What we're firm on}
- Buyer's strongest qualification (cash, financing, contingencies): {Buyer's strongest qualification}
- Listing agent's first name: {Listing agent first name}
- My name: {Your name}

Requirements:
- 200 words max
- Open with a single line acknowledging the seller's counter
- State the new counter clearly with bullet points: price, contingencies, close date
- Reinforce one buyer strength as a reason to accept
- Tone: professional, warm, no emojis, no exclamation marks except in the closing
- End with a clear next step and a deadline (e.g. 'Can we have a response by 5pm tomorrow?')

Fill in your details

Type your details below — the prompt above updates as you type. Then copy it.

Pro tips

  • Always send the counter-offer email AND the formal addendum at the same time — never email alone.
  • If the listing agent is hostile, drop the warm tone — switch to neutral-professional.
  • End with 'I'm available by phone if it's faster' — opens the door for a real conversation.

All prompts are free to copy and modify. Tested across ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Customize the variables to fit your market, brand voice, and client.