Hope still flickering

Stunned! The seller counter offered. Asked us to buy the home liability insurance on our own. Friends say that their agents bought them that as a gift. My agent hasn't said a word about that. I will have to ask. I don't think she will help us with the closing costs as she said she would. It was only a verbal assurance and I don't have it in writing. Anyways we agreed. But we were led to believe that others had been counter offered too and ours was among the lower of the accepted bids. Appears to me that we are a backup in case one of the other bids flounders. Keeping our fingers crossed.