Game Help: House Sales
Home sales are very similar to lot sales and if the time comes in which
you decide to sell your house, you can use the HOUSE SELL command. This
must be done from the entry location of the home and will list the house
as up for sale.
Selling Your Home
By default, the home will be listed for sale at the price it was last
purchased for, however you can use the command HOUSE PRICE <cost>
to change the sale price. This command can be issued whether the home is
for sale or not, so one could theoretically increase the value of their
house prior to even listing it for sale. You may also set the price
directly when listing by using HOUSE SELL <price>. Note, a house
listed for a price of 0 cannot be purchased by someone attempting to use
the HOUSE BUY command.
Buying a Home
Homes for sale can be purchased at an Estate Agent using the BUY
command, or directly from the entryway of the home using HOUSE BUY.
A house sales tax may be applied by the settlement, deducted from the
sale price before the seller receives their coins.
Renting Out Your Home
As a home owner, you can list your property for rent to other players.
Stand in the entryway and use HOUSE RENT <price> to set a monthly
rental price. Use HOUSE RENT 0 to unlist and evict any current
tenant. Use HOUSE RENT with no arguments to view the current rental
status and tenant.
Rent is collected automatically at the start of each Mystavarian month
from the tenant's local bank account. If the tenant cannot pay, they
will be evicted. A rental income tax may be applied by the settlement,
deducted from the rent before you receive your share.
Renting a Home
To rent a home listed for rent, visit an Estate Agent and use the
RENT <alias> command, or stand in the entryway and use HOUSE RENT.
Your first month's rent will be taken immediately from your local bank
account. Subsequent months are collected automatically.
Unlist Your Home
If you no longer wish to sell your home, simply stand in the entryway and
issue the command HOUSE UNLIST to remove it from being listed for sale.
Should you wish to relist it, you may use HOUSE SELL again.
Transferring Ownership
It is possible to transfer ownership of a home to another. To do so, you
must stand in the entry of the home and issue the command HOUSE TRANSFER
<new owner>. Do note, this will be subject to certain restrictions if
the home is within the boundaries of an established settlement. It will
not be possible to transfer a home to someone who has been declared an
enemy of the settlement, and some settlements may not even allow house
sales to non-citizens at all.
Syntax:
HOUSE SELL (<price>) - List your home for sale (optionally set price)
HOUSE PRICE <cost> - Set or change the sale price
HOUSE BUY - Purchase a home you are standing in
HOUSE UNLIST - Remove your home from sale listings
HOUSE RENT <price> - List your home for rent (owner)
HOUSE RENT 0 - Unlist and evict tenant (owner)
HOUSE RENT - Rent a listed property / view status
HOUSE TRANSFER <player> - Transfer ownership to another player
RENT <alias> - Rent a property at an Estate Agent
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