Animal Crossing New Horizons: How to Upgrade Resident Services

You’ll first need to pay off your Deserted Island Getaway Package. This can be done racking up 5,000 Nook Miles.

Once this is paid off, Tom Nook will then give you the opportunity to upgrade your tent into a house. It’ll set you back 98,000 Bells, which you’ll then need to pay off as a loan.

With your house upgraded, Tommy and Timmy will then ask for your help in constructing a shop for your island. Nook’s Cranny is unlocked once you’ve given Timmy 30 Wood, 30 Hardwood, 30 Softwood, and 30 Iron Nuggets. Once you’ve got all of these, hand them over to Timmy in Resident Services and wait a few days. Nook’s Cranny will then be open.

As soon as Nook’s Cranny is built, Tom Nook will then ask for your help in finding plots for new houses for three new villagers to move into. Before you can do this, you’ll need to choose somewhere to place and build a bridge.

He’ll give you a bridge kit, which you then need to place from your inventory wherever you want the bridge to be built.

Finally, you’ll need to place the the plots for the three different houses that Tom Nook’s given you, but that’s not all. He’ll also ask you to craft all of the different interior and exterior furniture for each house. There are three interior and three exterior items for each one, so get gathering those crafting materials.

Once you’ve completed all three housing plots, including their respective furniture, you’ll then need to wait for all three villagers to move in.