Owning/Renting Land 101

So you think its time to get your own slice of SL now? You been in sl for what….2 weeks? Yeah lol its time. So I thought I might give you some ins and outs of owning & renting.

First, you may ask, what’s the difference? Well in most cases not much. I would recommend renting first…find a sim that makes you happy, cuz honestly, that’s what sl is about right? Being happy?
Before I get started I want to go over some terms with you.

1. Prim or Primitives = each object in sl has a “prim” count. This is the amount of items it takes to make up the object. To find out how many prims an object has you click on the item and click the edit button. Once the pop-up window appears you will see at the top it says Primitives with a number next to it. That is your prim count.
2. Parcel = land
3. Sim = Simulator…this is like an island in sl.
4. Mainland = owned by Lindens
5. Tier = payment for owning land. This in the end goes to the Lindens for payment of using their servers.

Right, so, renting, find a nice house or condo or skybox. A good price for a skybox at about 150 prims is L$250 a week. Condos should give you about 250 prims at L$375 a week & houses go for about L$500-L$1000 a week for 300-900 prims. I can recommend a WONDERFUL sim that has these things all in a beautiful tropical setting. Just IM me in-world and I will send you a lm :D

NOW, for the renting of a parcel…This is pretty much like renting a building, but you get land and you can put up what you want within your prim count. The best price on a sim is L$1.8 per square meter. If you find that, it means you are pretty much getting your parcel for cost.

Buying land is a whole other ball of wax. I personally owned a few parcels before buying a whole sim. It really is like buying things in rl. You need to looks for what you want, and try to get the very best price you can for it. Again, L$1.8 per sqm is a good starting point. But expect to pay more. You also will have to pay tier each month on top of that to the sim owner or the Lindens depending on who you buy it from.

So now you should have a good base for renting or buying. One thing I would also recommend when looking, find sim owners who care, who have been on sl for a while, who hang out on their own sim and are there to help you. ALSO! Make sure the sim is full of people who you will get along with. You want your sl experience to be full of happy times, NOT fighting with neighbors.
So enjoy, happy shopping, and as always, IM me if you have any question :) Peace.