{"id":"wri-re-counteroffer-reply-to-buyer","audience":"real-estate","category":"customer-replies","technique":"format","title":"Tell your buyers what the sellers countered, term by term","free":false,"task":"Your buyers texted asking if the sellers responded. Reply under 80 words, plain text: the first line says the sellers countered and when it expires, then exactly 3 numbered lines labeled Price, Closing and Repairs comparing your offer to their counter, then one question asking how they want to respond. No advice on what to do. Write a prompt that gets that reply.","materialLabel":"Their text and the counteroffer summary (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"TEXT from Priya and Sam Desai: Any word from the sellers?? We're dying here.\n\nOUR OFFER (sent Mon) - 77 Juniper Ct\n- Price: $442,000\n- Closing: Jan 15\n- Repairs: sellers fix the roof leak and the cracked back step.\n\nSELLERS' COUNTEROFFER (received today, Wed, 2:10 pm)\n- Price: $455,000\n- Closing: Jan 15 accepted. (Their agent first said they wanted Jan 30, then changed it in the final document.)\n- Repairs: they'll fix the roof leak; they will NOT fix the back step but offer a $500 credit instead.\n- Counter expires: Friday, 5:00 pm.\n\nMY THOUGHTS\n- Comps support about $448k. I'd suggest meeting around $448k.\n- The listing has had 2 other showings this week.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":3},{"type":"maxWords","max":80},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Not setting the shape","why":"The AI writes a long text that mixes the terms together.","fix":"Show it: \"Exactly 3 numbered lines: 1. Price: $442,000 offered, $455,000 countered.\"","checks":["numberedItems","r1"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 80 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"Each line under 14 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Burying the deadline","why":"The AI saves the Friday 5 pm expiration for the end, or skips it.","fix":"Say it: \"First line: they countered; it expires Friday 5:00 pm.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Giving advice by text","why":"Your notes include your suggested number. The AI may share it, before you've talked.","fix":"Add: \"End with a question about how they want to respond. No advice, no numbers of mine.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Forgetting where it gets pasted","why":"AI adds bold and headings by default, which show up as ** and # clutter in a text message.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Leads with the deadline","patterns":["first line","friday","expires"]},{"label":"Gives the labels","patterns":["price","closing","repairs"]},{"label":"Uses the final terms","patterns":["jan(uary)?\\s*15","\\$?500","credit"]},{"label":"Holds back advice","patterns":["no advice","don'?t (suggest|advise|recommend)","448"]},{"label":"Asks for plain text","patterns":["plain","no bold","no markdown","no formatting","no headings"]}],"hint":"Anxious buyers need the terms and the deadline, not your strategy by text. Give the AI the shape and tell it to hold back advice.","rubricLabels":["The first line says the sellers countered and the counter expires Friday at 5:00 pm","The 3 numbered lines are labeled Price, Closing and Repairs and show offer vs counter: $442,000 vs $455,000; Jan 15 accepted (not Jan 30); roof fixed but a $500 credit instead of fixing the back step","Ends with a question asking how they want to respond, and gives no advice or suggested number (no $448k, no comps, no mention of other showings)"]}