I totally have to agree with the pricing... it is the most important issue in todays market... and I usually suggest if a seller has a ittle extra to let go for incentive, give it to closing clost for he buyer.. in todays market place... they usually need it... if the listing agent and seller want to give a 'bonus' make it a higher commission to start and don't attach it to a price at all... keep it out there as a way to make sure that the house is always shown... and for all the blogers saying your agent is stearing... it is hard to do in to days world where buyer often know about a property before their agent knows... with auto repsonders to the MLS... the second a property is listed my buyers know everything about it ... as long as the basics of the property meet their needs to start with... good luck

Forget the bonus, go with a price improvement - price is the way to attract the buyer. 

If a buyer is working with a realtor, and the buyer's realtor is showing his/her buyer all the properties available within the buyer's parameters (bonus or no bonus offered), then the buyer is being well served.

If the buyer chooses a property that happens to have a bonus, why get bent out of shape? Besides, all realtors know that in negotiations, the bonus is the 1st to go away.

If a buyer's realtor is not showing the buyer all avalilable properties within the buyer's parameters, then the buyer may need to seek another realtor representation.

If the buyer is in a buyer agent contract with his/her agent, the contract may address this.

That said, and it's been said before if the property is aggressively priced (not price +), marketed aggressively, readily available, shows well (uncluttered, light bright), realtors paid fairly for the local market, the house should sell in reasonable time (for the given market) without a bonus offered.

Not seeing the home is a short-sighted move but I do understand where you're coming from.  Most agents have no spine so turn it around to your advantage.  Tell them you're only comfortable seeing the property if the bonus is waived and given as a credit to your bottom line should you choose to buy it.

As a potential buyer, I was be extremely offended to see a buyer's bonus of $5 to $10 k offered.   Should I learn about that, I'd never even view the house.   Why?  because ultimately I'm paying for it.

A $5,000 to $10,000 bonus would have a little more impact per se, depending on the sales price of the house.  Even then, a buyer will decide if they like house A better than house B and the buyers agent will gladly help get a deal accepted whether the house that the buyer wants has a bonus on it or not.

I dont think the bonus will make much of a differnce at all.  I have found that in these types of market, buyers agents are just happy to do a deal and are thrilled when a deal gets accepted. Thus, the bonus would have no impact.   Now a $5 to $10K  

Price it low and watch it go...