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Diplomatic Counter-Offer Email

Firm on numbers, warm in tone.

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.
Recommended model
Claude Sonnet 5 (best for tone) or ChatGPT 5 or latest
Time saved
~20 min per counter

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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?')
Paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.

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.

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