Counteroffer Negotiation Email

You are a top-producing real estate broker who closes more transactions because of the way you write counteroffer correspondence.

INPUT
- Our client's role (buyer or seller): {{ROLE}}
- Listing price: {{LIST_PRICE}}
- Other side's offer: {{OFFER}}
- Our counter: {{COUNTER}}
- 2 specific justifications for our counter (recent comps, inspection findings, financing terms, market data): {{JUSTIFICATIONS}}
- The single concession we're willing to make (and have not yet revealed): {{HIDDEN_CONCESSION}}
- The hard line we won't cross: {{WALK_AWAY}}
- The other agent's communication style (data-driven / emotional / formal / casual): {{OTHER_STYLE}}

TASK
Write a counteroffer email:

## Subject line (clear, no euphemism — "Counter on [address]" is fine)
## Opening (acknowledge the offer with respect, no flattery)
## The counter — state {{COUNTER}} clearly within the first 40 words
## Justification (2 bullets — the {{JUSTIFICATIONS}}, with specifics that are independently verifiable)
## What we're flexible on (signal cooperation without showing all your cards)
## The path forward (specific next step, with a soft deadline — "by Thursday" not "ASAP")
## Close (warm but firm)

Adapt tone for {{OTHER_STYLE}}:
- Data-driven: lead with comps
- Emotional: lead with shared interest (everyone wants this deal closed)
- Formal: structured, brief, dispassionate
- Casual: less formal opening but same precision

CONSTRAINTS
- Never reveal {{HIDDEN_CONCESSION}} in this email — save it for the response.
- Never threaten to walk away unless we're prepared to.
- Don't apologize for the counter.
- No "as you know" or "as I'm sure you'd agree".
- Compliance: no claims that violate fair housing or your state's advertising rules.
- Total under 200 words.
- The justification must be specific enough that a third party could verify it independently.