kitkat_137
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My husband and I are in the process of counter offering on a home.
The house was listed at $339,900 and we offered $308,800. We anticipated being counter offered. The seller came back after 52 hours with a counter of $337,000 (his agent mentioned to ours that if he goes any lower he'll be bringing money to closing). My husband wants to counter offer again with $322,000 but I think that he's missing the point of negotiations. He is a very strategically minded man and to him it's kind of a game he's playing with the sellers. My husband is stubborn that the seller will negotiate won't even consider that the seller might just reject our offer so that he doesn't take a big financial hit trying to offload his property. I don't want to play around though. I want to make a serious offer instead that's closer to what we will end up paying in the end.
Dealing with my spouse is almost as nerve-wrecking as dealing with the seller. Advice on how to deal?
The house was listed at $339,900 and we offered $308,800. We anticipated being counter offered. The seller came back after 52 hours with a counter of $337,000 (his agent mentioned to ours that if he goes any lower he'll be bringing money to closing). My husband wants to counter offer again with $322,000 but I think that he's missing the point of negotiations. He is a very strategically minded man and to him it's kind of a game he's playing with the sellers. My husband is stubborn that the seller will negotiate won't even consider that the seller might just reject our offer so that he doesn't take a big financial hit trying to offload his property. I don't want to play around though. I want to make a serious offer instead that's closer to what we will end up paying in the end.
Dealing with my spouse is almost as nerve-wrecking as dealing with the seller. Advice on how to deal?