¶ Beginners’ Guide to Buying A House
Everyone with a character level 15 or higher should buy a house - this guide will make it easy to buy your first one!
¶ Why buy a house?
Even if you have no interest in decorating it or the roleplaying aspect, a house gives you some benefits:
- 30 storage slots, upgradeable to 60 using only gold
- A fast travel skill to your house
- A place to put all those housing items that the game throws at you!
¶ How much does a house cost?
“Classic” houses cost as little 1 gold! There are also “Premium” houses that require mithril.
¶ Any other requirements?
You need to be level 15. You can only own one “classic” house per account.
¶ How can I view them?
Go to the Housing Broker in Bree, near the Town Hall. You can see what they have available and tour a house before buying it.
¶ What is a homestead? What is a neighbourhood?
- A homestead is an area with player housing - e.g. Bree, the Shire.
- A neighbourhood is the “instance”, a copy of the homestead. That way, multiple players can have the same address but in different neighbourhoods.
¶ Which homestead should I pick?
If unsure, pick one of the classic homesteads for your starter house. There are four to choose from:
- Bree (human-style)
- The Shire (hobbit-style)
- Falathlorn (elven-style)
- Thorin’s Hall (dwarven-style)
Some kinships have a housing directory that will tell you which homesteads and neighbourhoods your kinmates are in, so that you can pick a house next door to them!
¶ I’ve found a house I like - how do I buy it?
Easiest is to click on the “For Sale” sign outside the house. You can also buy it directly from the broker.
¶ Do More With Your House!
Congratulations - you’ve just bought your shiny new house! Here’s how to get the most out of it.
¶ Allow Kinmates to Fast Travel to Your House
Show off your house to your kinnies!
- From your character menu, click on “House”.
- Select the house that you want people to reach when they visit you (you might only have one).
- Click on the almost-invisible star under the house’s portrait. Once clicked, it should be yellow.
- Done!
Note that while this allows kinmates to fast-travel to your house, it doesn’t allow them to enter!
¶ How to Set Housing Permissions
Here’s the recommended permissions settings for your house:
- Visitor
YES - Allows others to enter your house. There is no risk in allowing this unless you don’t like people in your house. - Housing Storage
NO - Don’t let others access your storage chest. - Maintenance
YES - Others can pay your upkeep. Whether anyone would do this another question entirely! - Decorate
NO - Don’t allow others to move your stuff around and steal anything that’s not bound. - Use Decorations
YES - Lets them interact with things like crafting stations and trophies. There is no risk in allowing this. - Manage Permissions
NO - Self explanatory.
Remember to set permissions for both “Everyone” and “Kinship” - they are separate!
¶ Decorate Your House and Yard
An empty house is… not very interesting, so place some furniture and decorations around to reflect your style and to show off your trophies!
To enter decoration mode, click on the little flower symbol on the lower left edge of your radar.
There is a bewildering variety of things that you can decorate your house with. Luckily for you, we’ve written a beginners guide to get you started! We also have a number of display homes decorated using only items that a level 1 character could obtain.
¶ Trivia
A Group of Friends has a tradition where they put on a fireworks show every time a member buys a house. They also have a directory of all their homesteads and neighbourhoods for members.