It is not unusual to see an offer on a house be answered with a counteroffer from the seller. And still not unusual for that to be followed by a counter to the counter from the buyer back to the seller. This negotiation process can go on....and on....and on.
But at some point it seems like one of two things will happen. Either one of the counteroffers made is acceptable to the other party and everyone's pretty happy with how things stand. Hurray - a sale in progress!
The other thing is not so likely to be celebrated though. It is that the buyer or seller or both have gotten worn down by the back and forth haggling to the point where they just aren't willing to keep the negotiations alive anymore. One or both may have begun to be frustrated, then disgruntled, and finally they just throw up their hands and quit.
Reaching that point of negotiation burnout may still not mean the deal is forever dead. But it does mean that at least for now, it was one too many counteroffer, and buyer or seller (or both) are ready to give up.
Some deals are just not meant to be.
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