The Sims 3 Guide Essentials Creating a House
Buying a Lot
After creating your Sim or choosing a pre-made one from the Sim Bin, you and your §20,000 can look over Sunset Valley’s available properties.
You’ll see a mix of empty lots and pre-fabricated houses. The pre-fab houses are more expensive than empty lots, and the prices go up even more if you choose to purchase a pre-fab house that is completely furnished.
When shopping for a lot, scroll around the overhead map of Sunset Valley and check out all of your available options.
Lots with a purple diamond are empty. Purple house icons indicate a pre-fab house for sale. Lot prices are affected by the distance from the city center and size. Choice real estate
Consider your Sim’s interests when buying property. If you have a Sim with social traits, move into a bustling neighborhood with other families. Or if your Sim likes to fish, why not move into the lot on Waterfall Way? Into gardening? Buy a lot with extra space for horticultural studies. Skimping on land at the beginning of your game is rarely a good idea. You can always make more money and build out a house or buy cool doodads to fill it with later on. Land, on the other hand, is a premium commodity in Sunset Valley.
in exclusive neighborhoods such as the trio of empty lots on Redwood Parkway also goes for a premium. Buying one of these lots will set you back immediately, but location is everything. If you live in the tony part of town, you are likely to attract some pretty swank friends.
When you click on a lot, you see the address and lot size. The larger the lot, the more expensive it is. It’s not necessarily a bad thing to splurge on your lot, because while you may build a humble abode at first with your paltry earnings, you will likely need the room to expand in the future.
Lot Prices
| Street Name | Marker | Price | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | $14,700 | 15 Summer Hill Court | 60 x 60 |
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B |
$6,800 | 477 Sunnyside Blvd | 29 x 29 |
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C
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$2,700 | 9 Sun Song Ave | 19 x 30 |
| D | $5,400 | 180 Redwood Pkwy | 40 x 30 |
| E | $5,400 | 130 Redwood Pkwy | 40 x 30 |
| F | $3,000 | 100 Redwood Pkwy | 24 x 29 |
| G | $1,800 | Oak Grove Rd | 30 x 30 |
| H | $2,400 | 7 Landgrabb Ave | 30 x 40 |
| I | $1,800 | 99 Landgrabb Ave | 29 x 29 |
| J | $3,200 | 415 Skyborough Blvd | 40 x 40 |
| K | $2,400 | 17 Maywood Lane | 29 x 39 |
| L | $1,200 | 18 Maywood Lane | 19 x 29 |
| M | $3,200 | 299 Skyborough Blvd | 40 x 40 |
| N | $3,384 | 53 Waterfall Way | 35 x 47 |
| O | $1,800 | 2200 Pinochle Point | 30 x 30 |
| P | $1,800 | 2250 Pinochle Point | 30 x 30 |
| Q | $1,800 | 2300 Pinochle Point | 30 x 30 |
| R | $1,800 | 2350 Pinochle Point | 30 x 30 |
| S | $1,800 | 2450 Pinochle Point | 29 x 30 |
| T | $2,400 | 2400 Pinochle Point | 40 x 30 |
| U | $3,200 | 2500 Pinochle Point | 40 x 40 |