Players Beware !!!

[Cheery Delight]

Since they added the new feature in the update where you can now sell your town to Tom Nook and start over, money in tow, this I'm sure might seem like a lucrative idea to some, but be very careful using this option, and make sure your committed to following through, as some have reported that they had just intended to get an appraisal, which who wouldn't want to know how much your town is worth after countless hours spent slaving away, I would.

The problem happens when Nook never shows up to negotiate, and their town gets deleted in the process.

The way that selling your town should work is, when you talk to Isabelle in the start menu and select to recreate your town, Tom Nook will arrive and appraise your town. Nook will either pay you in a lump sum or offer to pay you a weekly amount plus 10% interest.
The problem is that Isabelle will say the exact same dialogue in the lead-up to deleting your town as she will when you?re intending to sell it, confusing some players.

So just be very careful using this feature if you just intend to get an appraisal, without actually wanting to sell, as you could end up homeless if your not careful.

 

[Snowesque]

Yeah, it can be pretty confusing. I have read a fair bit of horror stories about this.
There certainly could of been more about it, such as having it as a separate option in itself.
I guess they do not really expect people to use it all that often?