It's a tough market if you're trying to sell your home. The challenge has some sellers throwing in major extras to try to lure buyers.

When Deb and Kelly Johnson built their Elkhorn home in 2001 with a backyard view of Indian Creek golf course they planned to retire there but family obligations changed that.

They built another home in South Dakota. It's finished but the Nebraska home is still up for sale. They now have two mortgages.

Kelly says, "Had it on the market for a year-and-a-half. We took it off during the winter and now we put it back on by sale of owner and dropped the price quite a bit."

They dropped the price from $490,000 to $430,000 and added a twist: they'll toss in their 2007 Toyota Tundra pick-up.

Kelly Johnson says, "We had an extra pick-up sitting around so we threw that in with it." It's a $30,000 value.

In this type of economy it can pay to be creative.

Lisa Ritter, with Deeb Realty, has some potential good news for the Johnsons.

She says, "Home sales $500,000 and up are up 62%. I was shocked. It really depends on the seller's motivation level to make things happen."

It's also interesting that at a time when new construction in the metro is struggling, a neighborhood of new town homes at 177th and Blondo is selling out.

Ritter says, "They sold 54 in the last year."

At $122,000, the lower price is part of the allure.

Ritter says, "When I showed it to my client, right away she was dazzled by that."

Meanwhile, Deb and Kelly are considering offering even more enticements.

"We have a baby grand," Kelly says. "That's negotiable. We have a plasma downstairs. That's negotiable. We want to get the house sold whatever it takes."

They've had the newspaper ad with the pickup truck included out for a little over a week and have two showings set for Friday.