Your office called and said that the owners had made a counter-offer to my offer to purchase their house .   To your offer of three hundred and twenty thousand dollars , the owners have counter-offered three hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars .   I think that maybe I should accept their offer .   You , of course , have two ways of responding . You can say yes or come up with another offer .   I want to make another offer , but I am afraid that they will decline and I will lose this house .   There is always a chance that someone could outbid you , but you could try one more offer if you like .   I would now like to offer three hundred and thirty thousand dollars as a counter-offer .   After the owners get home from work tonight , I will approach them with your offer .   Can you tell me how long it will take them to get back to me ? 