Pulaski,He counter offered to pay for half the roof, but there were other issues and I don't have a team built out there to manage a fixer upper long distance so I opted to step away from this deal.

They then followed up with counter offer equal to my asking price (just about 100k more than the price I purchased 2 years ago)Just want to give you some quick context of the my analysis of the investment:---We are going to build 8 unit apartment.Building cost: 1m to 1.5mpermit cost: 50kselling cost: 4% to 5%price per units: 300k-600k (850sqft + 200sqft mezzanine 2bed/2bath each unit) -> price in total: 2.4m to 4.8m.Location: near 27th st and san pablo ave which is near downtown Oakland.

to see it....immediately) 3.They pre-bid on whatever properties of interest, after doing their due diligence and the bank will actually immediately counter-offer (you cannot do that on any of the online auction sites. the bank does not counter-offer), 3.

@Russell Brazil has told you how a competent agent deals with this.Another delusion some buyers have is they think they have the Right to get a written response/rejection/counter offer from the seller.....the seller has no such obligation.

What I would like is someone who points out properties on the mls and makes offers/counter offers. 

If they are not a board member, then I will put the details onto and send it back to them as a counter offer (of course with the terms I want, as opposed to the terms they want)

A counter offer could just be that the seller says he wants full listed price. 3.

The sellers are free to accept, reject or counter offer. 

Keep in mind this was a short sale and even with an experienced Short Sale Attorney and the bank accepting my final counter offer, it still took some time to get the final bank approval.

When the Home Inspection Report came back we found things that made us counteroffer for a lower price.3.