Furnished Lots and Pre-Set Lives

Sometimes, starting from scratch can be overwhelming, so why not ease a little stress by moving into a furnished house—or even a furnished life?

Sunset Valley is a mature town with lots of developments and interesting households for you to investigate and even take control of in certain situations.

If you are just starting The Sims 3, checking into a pre-built house is a good way to get ideas for your own dream house. Some of these furnished lots are pretty elaborate and may introduce design ideas you might have never considered before stepping over the threshold of these properties.

You can also skip Create a Sim entirely and jump into a life-in-progress with existing households in Sunset Valley. Each household has its own situation and scenario that gives the story some structure.

As you try to fulfill the wishes and wants of the pre-built households, you will learn a lot about skill development, career management, and the general social structure of life in Sunset Valley. And if you choose, you can ignore the presented scenario and take these households in an entirely different trajectory. Their world is your oyster.

Finished Lots

Finished houses can be purchased either empty or completely furnished. Furnished homes are more expense than unfurnished homes, which puts a lot of them out of range of first-time buyers.

Myrtle Bungalow

Mosquito Cove

Pre-Fabulous

Shotgun Style

The Monotone

“El” Urban Sprawl

Sunset Valley Households

Sunset Valley has a number of households that have already moved in and are waist-deep in their own complicated lives.

Every household or life situation you can take control of is listed in this section, complete with all of the necessary information you need before slipping into the skins of these busy Sims.

As mentioned, each household has its own scenario that you can attempt to unravel and complete, or you can just take over the household and live their lives however you please.

You never know what trouble you might get into when you deviate from the set desires of your newly acquired household. (Trouble isn’t always a bad thing, by the way. Some of the best fun in life comes from getting into—and out of—trouble.)

Goth Household

Goth Manor

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §50,000

Scenario: The Goths have lived in town since time immemorial. The aura of gloom from the nearby cemetery suits them, but can a young boy named Mortimer grow up to be well-adjusted in such a place?

House Name: Goth Manor
Address: 13 Skyborough Blvd.
Lot Size: 60 x 60
Rooms: 3br, 3ba

Unfurnished Cost: §129,943
Furnished Cost: §195,134

Each household has a different difficulty rating (one through six). Six is the toughest difficulty. The reasons for the household’s difficulty rating are partially explained by the scenario description.

Landgraab Household

Landgraab Estate

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §75,000

Scenario: The Landgraabs are old money (Nancy’s family more or less founded the town), so it was no surprise that when she married Geoffrey, it was Geoffrey who changed his last name, not Nancy. Will young Malcolm be a mild-mannered doctor like his father or a voracious business tycoon like his mother?

House Name: Landgraab Estate
Address: 10 Summer Hill Court
Lot Size: 60 x 60
Rooms: 3br, 4ba

Unfurnished Cost: §203,724
Furnished Cost: §310,740

Alto Household

Villa Alto

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §75,000

Scenario: The Altos are new money. Their unscrupulous business practices have gotten them far in this town. Unofficially, they own most of the local shops. But how did their daughter become such a Goody Two-Shoes?

House Name: Villa Alto
Address: 20 Summer Hill Court
Lot Size: 60 x 60
Rooms: 2br, 2.5ba

Unfurnished Cost: §138,426
Furnished Cost: §272,848

Langerak Household

Tileicious

Difficulty: 4
Budget: §3,400

Scenario: Kaylynn Langerak cleans up after her brother and stay-at-home dad while her mother works all day. Now Kaylynn’s Aunt Zelda has arrived with half-dead plants in tow and things are messier than ever.

House Name: Tileicious
Address: 14 Sierra Tango Street
Lot Size: 30 x 40
Rooms: 4br, 3ba

Unfurnished Cost: §92,472
Furnished Cost: §133,095

Wolff Household

Lone Wolff Manor

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §25,000

Scenario: Both the arts and having children are very important to Morgana Wolff, but she has just learned that her new husband, Thorton, actively dislikes both. Oops. Can these newlyweds save their young marriage? Should they even try?

House Name: Lone Wolff Manor
Address: 505 Sunnyside Blvd.
Lot Size: 40 x 40
Rooms: 1br, 4ba

Unfurnished Cost: §126,663
Furnished Cost: §217,093

Bunch Household

Peep’s Peak

Difficulty: 5
Budget: §3,300

Scenario: Here’s the story: two working parents juggle family, household chores, and their careers while their four children run wild. What is the right balance for this household of six to stay sane?

House Name: Peep’s Peak
Address: 16 Maywood Lane
Lot Size: 40 x 30
Rooms: 4br, 4ba

Unfurnished Cost: §35,628
Furnished Cost: §51,694

Wainwright Household

Minihaus

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §2,900

Scenario: Susan and Boyd are techno-geniuses who spend all of their available time with electronics. When their daughter, Blair, was a child, they bought every toy she asked for in the hopes that she would amuse herself and give them more free time for their hobbies. Now that Blair has moved out on her own, the Wainwrights are thinking of converting her old room for the next project.

House Name: Minihaus
Address: 53 Maywood Lane
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Rooms: 2br, 1ba

Unfurnished Cost: §35,869
Furnished Cost: §74,065

Jolina Household

House Plan B

Difficulty: 1
Budget: §1,000

Scenario: Jamie Jolina is as intelligent as she is beautiful. Can she prove to the world that two traits can coexist?

House Name: House Plan B
Address: 91 Landgraab Ave.
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Rooms: 2br, 1ba

Unfurnished Cost: §24,264
Furnished Cost: §30,496

Keaton Household

Low Fat Ranch

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §4,500

Scenario: Avid outdoorsy Sims, Marty and Justine Keaton both have active careers and active hobbies. What effect will the impending arrival of their first child have on their lifestyle?

House Name: Low Fat Ranch
Address: 86 Landgraab Ave.
Lot Size: 40 x 40
Rooms: 2br, 1ba

Unfurnished Cost: §31,700
Furnished Cost: §45,660

Single Moms Household

Asilomar

Difficulty: 4
Budget: §3,700

Scenario: Fiona Marsh is used to living alone with her teenage daughter, River. But when Fiona’s best friend needed a place to live with her own young daughter, Fiona readily invited the two to live in her home. Will Molly be the perfect housemate or Fiona’s biggest regret?

House Name: Asilomar
Address: 330 Oak Grove Road
Lot Size: 30 x 30
Rooms: 3br, 2ba

Unfurnished Cost: §38,795
Furnished Cost: §63,850

Crumplebottom Household

August Moon

Difficulty: 1
Budget: §20,000

Scenario: Agnes Crumplebottom hadn’t even changed her last name to her husband’s when an unfortunate accident on her honeymoon ended the marriage. Between her growing bitterness and her husband’s ghost scaring away gentleman callers, only the bravest Sim would ever try to win her heart and fortune now.

House Name: August Moon
Address: 230 Redwood Pkwy.
Lot Size: 30 x 40
Rooms: 2br, 2ba

Unfurnished Cost: §73,560
Furnished Cost: §135,686

Wan-Goddard Household

Raggio del Sole

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §2,100

Scenario: Pauline and Hank are certain that they will be 2-gether 4-ever because they have so much in common: parties, the beach, and music. The only question is whether or not they can maintain their lifestyle.

House Name: Raggio del Sole
Address: 1 Sun Song Ave.
Lot Size: 20 x 30
Rooms: 2br, 1.5ba

Unfurnished Cost: §36,629
Furnished Cost: §49,773

Ursine Household

Pescadero

Difficulty: 1
Budget: §1,500

Scenario: Claire Ursine is a reclusive angler living by the ocean. Since she lives alone, she is hopeful that no one will notice her unexpectedly changing waistline.

House Name: Pescadero
Address: 5 Sun Song Ave.
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Rooms: 2br, 1.5ba

Unfurnished Cost: §30,397
Furnished Cost: §40,311

Frio Household

Ocean Vista Cottage

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §1,200

Scenario: The Frio brothers are cool—but in very different ways. Connor is shy and seems aloof; Jared is downright cold to people after he befriends them. Can anything be done to change them into the next level of cool: awesome?

House Name: Ocean Vista Cottage
Address: 7 Sun Song Ave.
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Rooms: 2br, 2ba

Unfurnished Cost: §43,375
Furnished Cost: §70,932

Koffi Household

Sur la Plage

Difficulty: 1
Budget: §3,500

Scenario: Gobias Koffi is a well-meaning single Sim who just hasn’t met the right woman. Is this because he actually prefers the company of his male friends?

House Name: Sur la Plage
Address: 433 Sunnyvale Blvd.
Lot Size: 30 x 30
Rooms: 1br, 1.5ba

Unfurnished Cost: §82,416
Furnished Cost: §135,519

Working Friends Household

Metropolitan Lofts

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §2,850

Scenario: Four women trying to make their way in the world have come together to share this house. Madison and Monica are best friends forever, Tori is a best-friend wannabe, and Ayesha is the tomboy who couldn’t care less.

House Name: Metropolitan Lofts
Address: 270 Sunnyvale Blvd.
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Rooms: 3br, 2ba

Unfurnished Cost: §55,388
Furnished Cost: §101,760

Roomies Household

Cosmopolitan Lofts

Difficulty: 4
Budget: §3,050

Scenario: Can five young adults from five different backgrounds really stand living together in a single house? Just about every personality is represented in this wacky household...but who is the exceedingly plain guy who doesn’t socialize with the others? And how did he manage to get his own room?

House Name: Cosmopolitan Lofts
Address: 260 Sunnyvale Blvd.
Lot Size: 30 x 40
Rooms: 5br, 3ba

Unfurnished Cost: §79,787
Furnished Cost: §107,992

Kennedy Household

Cottage Cheese

Difficulty: 1
Budget: §1,300

Scenario: Erin Kennedy is a long-term military career woman who has recently transferred to town. Making friends has always been difficult for her, and she worries that things might be the same in this town. Will her fears come true?

House Name: Cottage Cheese
Address: 67 Water Lily Lane
Lot Size: 30 x 30
Rooms: 1br, 1ba

Unfurnished Cost: §29,063
Furnished Cost: §37,313

Alvi Household

Flava-ful

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §600

Scenario: Young Miraj Alvi wishes that his teenage brother would stop giving their dad such a hard time. Is there some way he can help the two make amends?

House Name: Flava-ful
Address: 43 Water Lily Lane
Lot Size: 20 x 30
Rooms: 2br, 1ba

Unfurnished Cost: §22,412
Furnished Cost: §32,087

Bachelor Household

Greener & Greener

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §3,100

Scenario: The Bachelors are a tightly knit household and Simis sees to it that everything—and everyone—is in its place. Now if only the other neighborhood kids were as well behaved as Michael and Bella.

House Name: Greener & Greener
Address: 12 Sim Lane
Lot Size: 40 x 30
Rooms: 3br, 3ba

Unfurnished Cost: §68,020
Furnished Cost: §104,507

Sekemoto Household

Plus Plus

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §2,550

Scenario: Yumi Sekemoto has recently moved in with her son, Leighton, to help him raise his toddler, Sam.

House Name: Plus Plus
Address: 24 Sim Lane
Lot Size: 30 x 30
Rooms: 3br, 3ba

Unfurnished Cost: §30,509
Furnished Cost: §44,349

Clavell Household

Victor’s Abode

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §2,800

Scenario: Xander Clavell is a party animal still living in his parents’ house. Buster is tired of Xander’s mooching and wants him out. Will Bessie have to choose between her son and her husband?

House Name: Victor’s Abode
Address: 306 Skyborough Blvd.
Lot Size: 30 x 20
Rooms: 2br, 2.5ba

Unfurnished Cost: §62,485
Furnished Cost: §95,070

Andrews Household

Stalwart Mission

Difficulty: 2
Budget: §1,400

Scenario: Beau Andrews is an inventive slob who spends most of his time watching television. Victoria is an artistic bookworm who spends most of her time reading. How is it that these two seem to be living happily ever after?

House Name: Stalwart Mission
Address: 378 Skyborough Blvd.
Lot Size: 20 x 30
Rooms: 1br, 1.5ba

Unfurnished Cost: §42,301
Furnished Cost: §57,471

Hart Household

Primrose

Difficulty: 3
Budget: §2,400

Scenario: Bebe Hart has a hard time as the only responsible person in the entire Hart lineage. It’s no secret in the neighborhood that both of her parents are slightly insane, so Bebe feels that the neighbors’ eyes have been scrutinizing her for ages, just waiting to see if she’ll crack too.

House Name: Primrose
Address: 303 Skyborough Blvd.
Lot Size: 30 x 40
Rooms: 2br, 2ba

Unfurnished Cost: §35,624
Furnished Cost: §65,291

Steel Household

Garden Cottage

Difficulty: 1
Budget: §1,000

Scenario: Christopher Steel is lucky by nature. Things have always come easily for him, which is starting to get boring. Now that he’s in a brand new town with no friends, how will he fare?

House Name: Garden Cottage
Address: 373 Skyborough Blvd.
Lot Size: 30 x 40
Rooms: 2br, 1ba

Unfurnished Cost: §24,784
Furnished Cost: §32,111