Somewhere to put your stuff.
You can rent a house, take out a mortgage on one, or grab an apartment in one of eight managed complexes around the city. Every property holds your furniture and your safe. Pay your rent on time, plug in an alarm, and your place stays yours. Miss enough payments and you get evicted or repossessed: this page covers every step you need to know.
Renting a house
Month-to-month rent, with a deposit
Find a property with a "For Lease" sign, interact with the door, pick Lease Property. Pay the security deposit plus the first month upfront from your bank. Rent then comes out of your bank automatically every month on the anniversary of your move-in.
| Cost | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly rent | 2% of sale price | Auto-deducted from bank |
| Security deposit | 1 month of rent | Refundable, see below |
| Late fee | 10% of rent | Added if you miss the due date |
Three missed payments = eviction
EvictionMiss rent three months in a row and you're out. You lose access to the property and only get half your deposit back. A recent eviction also blocks you from renting again for 30 days, so don't let it spiral.
End the lease cleanly with no late payments and you get the full deposit refunded. End it with any late payments on the record and you get 50%.
Buying on a mortgage
Credit score sets your terms
At the property door, pick Purchase on Mortgage. Choose a loan term (typically 60, 120, or 240 months). The system reads your credit score and calculates the down payment and interest rate. Better credit, better terms.
| Credit score | Down payment | Interest rate (annual) |
|---|---|---|
| 750 to 850 | 15% | 5% |
| 650 to 749 | 20% | 8% |
| 550 to 649 | 25% | 11% |
| 500 to 549 | 30% | 15% |
| Below 500 | Not eligible | |
Monthly payments come out of your bank on the due date. Pay the loan off in full and the property is yours with no further monthly cost.
Two missed payments = repossession
RepoMortgages are stricter than rentals. Two consecutive missed payments and the bank takes the property. You lose every dollar of equity you've put in, and your credit takes a major hit, which makes the next mortgage harder. Set up an autopay reminder.
You can only have one active mortgage at a time. Pay one off before taking another.
Apartments
Eight complexes, rental-only
Apartments are managed buildings: you can't buy one. They come pre-furnished and you sign a 30-day rolling lease. Find an estate agent (Victoria Sterling roams all 8 complexes) and ask for available units. Each complex has a credit-score minimum.
| Complex | Rent range | Min credit |
|---|---|---|
| Vespucci Canals | $400 to $1,000 | 500 |
| Alta Street Apartments | $500 to $1,200 | 500 |
| Del Perro Heights | $600 to $1,500 | 550 |
| Integrity Way | $800 to $1,800 | 600 |
| South Rockford Dr | $900 to $2,000 | 600 |
| Tinsel Towers | $1,200 to $2,500 | 650 |
| Weazel Plaza | $2,000 to $4,000 | 700 |
| Eclipse Towers | $3,500 to $6,000 | 750 |
Deposit is 2x rent, eviction at 3 misses
Pay 2 months of rent as a deposit when you sign. Rent auto-deducts from your bank monthly. Miss 3 payments in a row and you're evicted, with the usual 50% deposit penalty and 30-day reapply ban. You can only hold one apartment at a time.
Furniture
Buy from the furniture store, place from inside the property
Buy pieces from the furniture store with cash or bank. Each piece goes into your inventory. Walk into your property and open the interior editor from the property menu: pick up the piece, position it, rotate it, drop it. Layouts save and persist across server restarts.
| Piece | Price range |
|---|---|
| Modern sofa, brown | $2,400 |
| Leather armchair | $1,100 |
| Dining chair, oak | $380 |
| Office chair, black | $650 |
| Single bed | $800 to $1,400 |
| Queen bed | $1,800 to $3,200 |
| Dining table | $600 to $1,100 |
| Wardrobe, oak (12-slot storage) | $1,900 |
| Dresser, walnut (8-slot storage) | $950 |
| Floor lamp | $220 to $480 |
| Shelving unit | $180 to $650 |
Some pieces have built-in storage: wardrobes and dressers add inventory slots to the room they're placed in. Removing a piece returns it to your inventory.
Safes
Lockable storage for cash, weapons, valuables
Buy a safe, place it inside your property, set a 4 to 6 digit PIN. Three tiers: each gives more slots, more weight capacity, and (on Premium) optional fingerprint security on top of the keypad.
| Tier | Price | Slots | Weight cap | Security |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $500 | 15 | 30 kg | Keypad |
| Advanced | $1,500 | 25 | 50 kg | Keypad |
| Premium | $4,000 | 40 | 100 kg | Keypad + fingerprint |
Only the property owner and anyone they've given access can use the safe. If you forget the PIN, an admin has to reset it for you, so write it down.
Alarm systems
Three tiers, all with monthly fees
Optional. Buy at the alarm store, install at the property entrance, set a PIN (separate from the safe PIN). Arm and disarm via the keypad, your phone, or the in-game computer.
| Tier | Buy price | Monthly | What it does on trigger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $500 | $25 | Siren only |
| Standard | $1,500 | $50 | Siren + SMS to owner |
| Premium | $4,000 | $100 | Siren + SMS + auto 911 dispatch |
Monthly fees are auto-deducted from your bank. Miss the fee and the alarm disables until you top up. A false alarm on Premium still calls the cops, so disarm the second you walk in.
Important: alarms don't stop people who already have property access. If a guest is going to rob you, the alarm won't fire.
World stashes
Drop items in the world with an RP note
Use the stash interaction to drop items at your current location with a short roleplay description (under the gas station bin, taped behind the dumpster, etc.). Anyone within 2 metres can claim them after confirming, and the claim is logged. Admins can read who stashed what.
Use it for handoffs, dead-drops, hiding contraband from a chase. Don't use it to powergame around the rules: stashing things in nonsensical places (mid-air, inside a wall) will get the stash voided and possibly a ticket. Stashes expire after a while if nobody claims them.
Property tax
Monthly, based on value
If you own (not rent), you owe property tax monthly. It's auto-deducted from your bank.
| Asset | Tax |
|---|---|
| Houses you own | 2% of value / month |
| Vehicles you own | 1.5% of value / month |
| Apartments | No tax (you don't own them) |
A $300,000 house costs you $6,000/month in tax on top of any mortgage. The money flows into the government faction treasury, so council and Mayor budgets depend on it.