One 
Because you've been on the market for over a year now. You're tired of making sure that the beds are made, the dishes aren't in the sink, the toys are off the floor, and the dog hasn't done "something" she shouldn't have done in the middle of the family room floor.
Two
Because you've already turned down 3 similar offers, and the "market" is trying to tell you that "this" is the price range that the market believes your property is worth.
Three
Because when we took this listing, we discussed that this was a possible range of "acceptable" (your word) purchase price... if the listing became "mature" on the market. Well... guess, what? We're not only mature on the market, but we're getting into senior-citizen realm. You should consider accepting this offer, before we end up in Assisted-Living.
Four
Because other properties, very similar to yours, have sold recently for similar pricing, and less. Yes, we've lost equity... if we'd sold 3-4 years ago, we would have sold for more. But this isn't "yesterday", and we don't have the ability to go back and list on the "past" market. We have to deal with today's reality, and today is telling us that THIS is the price. If you continue to hold out for a higher price, we might end up on the market 6 more months and end up accepting an offer even lower than this one... but with 6 more months of holding costs.
Five
Because you'd like to move on with your life. Yes, we're going to get less money than we'd "hoped" for from your current residence. But we're going to take advantage of this "down" market... and we're going to save a similar percentage off your move-up purchase. And because your "move-up" purchase is going to be for a larger dollar amount... we'll actually save MORE on that purchase, than we're losing on this one. Bite the bullet.
Alan...
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