Yeah, the wii is definitely something that is fun for the whole family. You should get it.

Quit treading on my turf! LOL

What a great idea for builder incentives Marjie. I think you've stumbled on something here....

Hey re: WII games.. not sellin a house. but got one for Father's Day.. and have to admit. .havn't put the darn thing down. .well for eatin, sleepin and a brew! LOL but insanely fun. if you are playing.. or just watching. can't understand how you "feel" the game in the stick you use.. it is nuts. and hey. for those that need upper body movement. it can be played sitting down too.. but you will SWEAT!! when you get into it!~. .BUY it .. even if you don't wanna sell your home.. worth it for the full family!!!

This is a great idea. Now people can achieve both american dreams...owning a Wii and a home.

The Wii is a very unique thing, indeed. But I doubt it'll be the thing to close the deal, sweeten it maybe, but you'll need more then a Wii. (And what about a game and a second game cont.)

I wouldn't advertise just that though, give the choice of a free wii or a free something else.

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard. I'd take the hint - that the agent is desperate - and make a low offer if I liked the place.

Consequently, I would never trust another word passing through that agent's lips.

We could any incentives to sell our house in Daytona Beach, Fl. We have had this house for 3 three years and need to sell it, but are not having any luck. Can you help?

Awful idea. If any realtor or homeowner pulled this gimmicky crap on me, I would walk out immediately and find another house to look at. How stupid do you have to seriously consider this.

"Have any of you had good luck with incentive "gifts" such as this? "

When we sold our house a year ago, the buyers requested that we leave them our fridge and microwave. Microwave was a 3 year old $30 open box display, and the fridge... had seen better years (and a lot less rust). But they refused to buy the house if those two weren't left.

Great way to bring them in.

The Wii is fun for a day or two, but then gets insanely boring. Board Games are timeless because their is actually some skill based competition.

Good idea. Despite hardcore gamers could hate Wii, posts like that tell the truth about what people really think Wii is. A good machine for fun.

I don't know, buying a house is a major decision and not something that a free Wii is really going to attract me to a house. While it's a smart idea from a selling perspective, I think it's sorta stupid that they are treating potential home buyers like children, who will readily buy a box of cereal just because they get a free widget or toy in the box.

We were fortunate to get one right away. The best thing about it is that my mother used to take the kids bowling, now she just comes over to bowl on the Wii. Cheaper and enjoyable for the whole family, plus makes Nintendo Gamecube obsolete since you can use those games with the Wii and the controllers as well. Better than Xbox or Playstation.

You're probably better off getting a 360. There's no games for wii and there's loads of great ones coming out on 360. (I have both a Wii and 360 and i rarely play the wii anymore)

What a fantastic idea! Wii to think out of the box. This is the perfect justification for a Wii purchase. Thanks Marjie.

I think a free TV with a Wii would definetly give an advantage with a buyer deciding between to similiar homes. If someone could see their family having fun in the house, they could easily picture themselves living there. I'm not sure a Wii by itself would do it.

The hard part is getting the word out that you have a house for sale, we have one for sale for a year and it is in MLS I tried the Miami paper no calls, the paper's add are disorganized. Where should I advertise? The price is already way below market.
janet

Well, I can sell you a nice house in South Jersey. The house is 8 miles from the beach, comes fully furnished and I can throw in the Wii.
As much as we love the Wii, I'd throw it in.

Problem is with using kids. they already have Nintendo, playstation and 100 or so games. better to throw in a cheaper home theatre system I think.

I think some people are missing the point here. The Wii (or whatever) isn't something that's there to make the sale. It's there to make you REMEMBER THE HOUSE!

I know that when I was in the market for a new house, the one I kept thinking back to was the one that came with a built-in entertainment center. It was a unique aspect of the house that none of the other houses had. Now that I've got kids, I can only imagine the pressure they'd be putting on me after a few weeks of house hunting if they'd had fun playing video games in one of the homes.

This is a great idea for getting a house to stand apart from the competition, and if it looks like the market is running a little slow when it comes time to sell my current home, you'd better believe I'll be considering such a tactic myself.

find out what they actually need and give them that

check this post before you think it's a great idea (http://digg.com/gaming_news/Wii_Would_Like_to_Sell_Your_House)

Sam
www.homebuyer.com

Can you hgtv fix my hosue so I can sell it. the market is so bad and requires you have a perfect house in order to sell it and get a decent price for it.

I think that having a WII is so awesome to have, especially for us older folks that can't go to bowling. This would be the perfect game for us, it is the best thing that came, but never can tell, maybe there might be a different game in the near future. But getting a house with a game like this is the best thing you can ask for, as long as you get to it first, before your grandkids get to it. So, yes I would be as happy as kid getting something for me as a bonus for buying myself a house.

Well, that's special! Or you could try cleaning out all your clutter, thinning out your closets and storage spaces, a fresh coat of paint, and some lush flowers out front! Of course , some of you may need to do more. Since most of you are watch HGTV, then pay attention to "how to" get your home sold and get busy.

Wow, amazing how all but one person missed the entire point of this article! In today's market you have to make your open house a presence in the neighborhood. How many people will remember a house with bonus incentives to buy? Quite a few I assure you, and sure a video game isn't huge, but you remember how much fun you had there, how inviting it was to walk in and see kids or parents gathered around laughing and playing. I think the point was more not that the WII itself would sell the house but the atmosphere that a WII can bring would help that house stand apart as a home.

While that may be a good idea. The Wii is still not currently an easily obtainable object. Purchasing the Wii, if you can find it, and 3 remotes costs about $400. I think I would just keep my Wii to myself.

I love it! I've got a Wii and play it with my boys all the time. While it might not be a deciding factor for buying a house, it couldn't hurt the overall perception of a home. It looks like I'm not the only one that thinks this could help. Check out what the folks at Wired have said about your idea - http://blog.wired.com/games/2007/09/hgtv-suggests-u.html.