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Offer expires before the next viewing, what is best to do?

We have been trying to sell our house in a small town for the past 3 weeks. We had around 7 viewings and two offers. One was too low and they didn't want to negotiate and the other one is 5% below asking price. But the offer expires 2h before another booked viewing.

The price they offered is the lowest we would feel OK accepting (not the happiest for sure), but because there is someone else interest in seeing the house, it makes me wonder if we would get a better offer.

The house is small with a large yard, we did major renovations in the last few years, but the basement is unfinished. There are no other houses in a similar price range as ours, and it's probably a starter home.

I know we are the only ones being able to decide what is best to do. But it's our first time selling a house and still not so sure what is the best course of action to take.

Because we have only received 2 offers in 3 weeks, is it better to just accept this offer, try to give a counteroffer or try to extend/inquire if the other people seeing the house are serious about it?

I would appreciate any thoughts or experiences people have had in the past.

Thank you

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