Villager plots

[Paradise]

Hey guys!
I currently have 6 villagers on my island and today I was looking to recruit some more. How does this work? Do I buy a plot, put it down, and then go to a NMT island? What’s the best way to recruit villagers without the game automatically deciding who goes on that plot?

 

[Jared:3]

Hey guys!
I currently have 6 villagers on my island and today I was looking to recruit some more. How does this work? Do I buy a plot, put it down, and then go to a NMT island? What’s the best way to recruit villagers without the game automatically deciding who goes on that plot?

Yes in order for a villager to move in you have to put the plot down and then you can use your NMT and go to islands

 

[Paradise]

Yes in order for a villager to move in you have to put the plot down and then you can use your NMT and go to islands

And if I do that it wont say “sold” right when I put the plot down right?

 

[Jared:3]

And if I do that it wont say “sold” right when I put the plot down right?

No it should stay vacant for at least a day, it won't get sold right away

 

[Paradise]

No it should stay vacant for at least a day, it won't get sold right away

Perfect thank you

 

[bam94-]

The plot will say sold as soon as you return to your island after recruiting a villager from a NMT island. If you leave the plot up until the next day having not visited a NMT island, it'll say sold to a random villager!

 

[Marty Birdman]

I have some recent experience with this that might be relevant. I put a plot down, recruited my 7th villager via NMT, then put a second plot down hoping to recruit another that same day. No more villagers appeared on mystery islands after I recruited the first, and a random villager bought the second plot overnight. Fair warning not to rush it, just add one per day.