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Sanguis_Tiberius
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Looking to buy my first new home
Either super cheap to expensive, doesn't matter.
I don't care about vanity or looks. I like practicality first of all.
A.ka. somewhere close to traders, crafting stations, thieves dens, etc. (Doesn't need to be all of them but some.)
What are the best and most practical house locations?
Any suggestions would be amazing since I work too much to visit every home!
  • Tevalaur
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    My suggestions:
    Affordable Convenience for Convenience's Sake (listed in order of expense)

    Mara's Kiss Pub in Vulkhel Guard, Auridon (free to 3,000 gold)
    Wayshrine, Stable
    Sisters of the Sands in Sentinel, Alik'r Desert (12,000 gold)
    Bank, Outlaw Refuge
    Flaming Nix in Mournhold, Deshaan (13,000 gold)
    Wayshrine, Writ Boards, Craft Stations, Guild Stores
    Humblemud in Dhalmora, Bal Foyen (40,000 gold)
    Bank, Craft Stations
    Snugpod in Elden Root, Grahtwood (45,000 gold)
    Stable, Outlaw Refuge, Writ Deliveries & Rolis Hlaalu, Guild Stores, Wayshrine, Daily Guild Quests
    Captain Margaux's Place in Daggerfall, Glenumbra (56,000 gold)
    Writ Boards, Pack Merchant, Bank, Crafting Stations

    Also, you may wish to read https://forums.elderscrollsonline.com/en/discussion/comment/4377582
    Edited by Tevalaur on 2 August 2017 02:40
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  • xerikos
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    I would drop Mara's Kiss Pub from the list (ask around and everybody will tell you it's smaller than a shoebox), but would second the rest as suggested.

    In the mid-price range I would add:
    • The Ample Domicile in Stormhold, Shadowfen (195,000 gold)
    • Cliffshade in Marbruk, Greenshade (255,000 gold)
    • Sleek Creek House in Rawl'kha, Reaper's March (335,000 gold)

    I wouldn't consider any of the large ones. They're good if you're into housing, but not so good if you really want to fully furnish them to suit your desires. Besides, they aren't as practical as the smaller ones mentioned already, imho.
  • Sanguis_Tiberius
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    @Tevalaur and @xerikos Thank you! This helps a lot. Yall are both amazing
  • lasertooth
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    The mistveil manor is right next to riften, which has all the crafting stations right next to the bank +wayshrine. It has a barn/workshop too
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  • Aurie
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    I would go for Gardners House, conveniently bang in the middle of Wayrest.

    It's also a very good sized home over three floors including cellar, bags of room. Only small yard though.
  • OmniDo
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    Aurelle1 wrote: »
    I would go for Gardners House, conveniently bang in the middle of Wayrest.
    It's also a very good sized home over three floors including cellar, bags of room. Only small yard though.
    Totally agree.
    Between that and my Daggerfall Castle, I really dont need any other home.
  • Aurie
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    Also forgot to add that Gardner's is one of the places that doesn't *** around with the exterior/interior ratio. All three floors are full size. What you see is what you get.


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    Edited by Aurie on 3 August 2017 09:53
  • Elfbait
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    I agree about Gardner House, but I also want to mention Ample Domicile and Sleek Creek. In particular, Sleek Creek is steps away from a major trade hub, centrally located crafting, and a wayshrine. It also has a second exit that leads directly to the thieves den, with no guards in sight. Unbelievably convenient for my NB. The savannah views and spacious courtyard are just icing on the cake.
  • Sanguis_Tiberius
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    Elfbait wrote: »
    I agree about Gardner House, but I also want to mention Ample Domicile and Sleek Creek. In particular, Sleek Creek is steps away from a major trade hub, centrally located crafting, and a wayshrine. It also has a second exit that leads directly to the thieves den, with no guards in sight. Unbelievably convenient for my NB. The savannah views and spacious courtyard are just icing on the cake.

    @Elfbait
    Actually looked at sleek creek recently and it's one of my top picks.
    Snugpod is the best location in my opinion but it's comically tiny. I'd only buy that for the free wayshrine lol
  • SSlarg
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    I bought sleek creek as well. its just about perfect. right near the wayshrine and all crafting tables.
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  • SydneyGrey
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    My first house was Cliffshade, in Marbruk, in Greenshade. It's close to literally everything you'd need: A wayshrine, all crafting stations, a dye station, mage and fighter's guilds, a bank, stables and a fence. The fence is even accessible from the home without having to pass any guards, which is really convenient if you have a bounty.

  • SantieClaws
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    You know the one place in Tamriel that Khajiit would really like just a little home is on the coast westward of Sadrith Mora.

    Scenic and with fresh air and large mushrooms and also totally co-incidentally located very near to Dreloth Tomb. Thus Khajiit may easily may pay her ... um ... respects to the long dead Dunmer who dwell within in their plentiful and beautiful urns.

    Yours with paws
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  • BlackSparrow
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    SantieClaws wrote: »
    You know the one place in Tamriel that Khajiit would really like just a little home is on the coast westward of Sadrith Mora.

    Scenic and with fresh air and large mushrooms and also totally co-incidentally located very near to Dreloth Tomb. Thus Khajiit may easily may pay her ... um ... respects to the long dead Dunmer who dwell within in their plentiful and beautiful urns.

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws

    Just be careful with all those Telvanni around, Santie. Wouldn't want you snapped up by a slaver.

    (Tel Galen is pretty conveniently close to that tomb, though that house is no longer available for purchase to anyone who didn't snap it up on the one weekend it was available, more's the pity.)

    I own a bunch of small homes. Of them, the most convenient I have is the Flaming Nix inn room in Mournhold, since it's so close to one of the major crafting and trading hubs. The only problem is it takes two loading screens to get anywhere. :p
    Edited by BlackSparrow on 8 August 2017 15:04
    Living vicariously through my characters.

    My Girls:
    "If you were trapped in your house for, say, a year, how would you pass the time?"

    Nephikah the Houseless, dunmer assassin: "I suppose I could use the break. I have a lot of business holdings now that need management."
    Swum-Many-Waters, elderly argonian healer: "I think that I would enjoy writing a memoir."
    Silh'ki, khajiit warrior-chef: "Would this one be able to go outside, to the nearby river? It's hard to fish without water!"
    Peregrine Huntress, bosmer hunter: "Who is forcing me to stay inside, and where can I find them?"
    Lorenyawe, altmer mechanist: "And why would I want to go outside in the first place? Too much to be done in the workshop."
    Lorelai Magpie, breton master thief: "I'd go nuts. Lucky for me, I have a little experience sneaking out!"
    Rasheda the Burning Heart, redguard knight: "I would continue my training to keep my skills sharp."
    Hex-Eye Azabi, khajiit daedric priestess: "I suppose it would be lucky, then, that I built a shrine to Mephala in my backyard."
    Yngva Stormhammer, nord bandit (reformed...ish): "I hate being inside even when I'm not forced to be. GET. ME. OUT."
    Madam Argentia, vampire dunmer aristocrat: "I suppose it would be more of the same. I have a rather... contentious relationship with the sun."
    Mazie gra-Bolga, orc scout: "Uh... I'd have to house train my bear..."
    Felicia the Wanderer, imperial witch-for-hire: "What Lorelai said."
    Calico Jaka-dra, retired khajiit pirate: "This one would like a rest from her grand adventures. Her jewel shop runs out of stock!"
    Shimmerbeam, blind altmer psijic: "Provided that I am confined to Artaeum, I do not think I will want for things to occupy my time."
    Shauna Blackfire, redguard necromancer: "Sounds like paradise. I hate people."
    Kirniel the Undying, cursed bosmer warrior: "I would feel useless, not being able to fight."
    Echoes-from-Dragons, argonian who thinks she's a dragon: "All the better to count my hoard!"

    (Signature idea shamelessly stolen from Abeille.)
  • eirinnpryderi
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    Snugpod (Elden Root), Gardner House (Wayrest), Flaming Nix Garret (Mournhold) and if you have Morrowind Saint Delyn Penthouse (Vivec City) those are in the Capital City of each region
  • Dystopia2020
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    Best place ever is Sleek Creek House, it's in Rawl'kha with the best vendors, all the crafting stations and bank; also fabulous if you want outdoor seating areas, the ability to add lots of statues and big trees plus a water feature, view and still room for a workshop all at a reasonable price. If you have ESO plus you won't have a single spot left and it will look over furnished w/ beautiful garden.
    Oh, and did I mention you can see the outlaws refuge from your deck?
    Edited by Dystopia2020 on 8 August 2017 17:39
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  • Jayne_Doe
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    BlackSparrow wrote: »
    SantieClaws wrote: »
    You know the one place in Tamriel that Khajiit would really like just a little home is on the coast westward of Sadrith Mora.

    Scenic and with fresh air and large mushrooms and also totally co-incidentally located very near to Dreloth Tomb. Thus Khajiit may easily may pay her ... um ... respects to the long dead Dunmer who dwell within in their plentiful and beautiful urns.

    Yours with paws
    Santie Claws

    Just be careful with all those Telvanni around, Santie. Wouldn't want you snapped up by a slaver.

    (Tel Galen is pretty conveniently close to that tomb, though that house is no longer available for purchase to anyone who didn't snap it up on the one weekend it was available, more's the pity.)

    I own a bunch of small homes. Of them, the most convenient I have is the Flaming Nix inn room in Mournhold, since it's so close to one of the major crafting and trading hubs. The only problem is it takes two loading screens to get anywhere. :p

    I agree regarding Tel Galen - I port to it all the time when I want to farm the tomb on a character that is somewhere else in Tamriel.

    Also, I use the Flaming NIx all the time on most all my characters to do their crafting writs. I don't like that the bank is away from the hub, so if it's just the bank I want, I usually port to Sisters of the Sand.

    To my mind, Gardner's House is rather inconvenient, but that's due to how inconvenient Wayrest is in general. You spend most of your time in that town riding around to get anywhere - I've just never liked that town, or Evermore, for that matter.

    The most convenient town seems to be Rawlkha, but I have no interest in purchasing a Khajiit home.
  • Sanguis_Tiberius
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    Dystopia2020 wrote: »
    Best place ever is Sleek Creek House, it's in Rawl'kha with the best vendors, all the crafting stations and bank; also fabulous if you want outdoor seating areas, the ability to add lots of statues and big trees plus a water feature, view and still room for a workshop all at a reasonable price. If you have ESO plus you won't have a single spot left and it will look over furnished w/ beautiful garden.
    Oh, and did I mention you can see the outlaws refuge from your deck?

    I keep visiting there and the more I go, the better it gets. Really loving the place!
  • Astarana
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    My only problem with Sleek Creek House, that I don't like that style. It would be perfect, but I can't stand the looks. For some reason, almost all of the houses with water feature have that or Redguard style and I don't like either one of them. So i stick with my Flaming Nix room for now.
  • Dystopia2020
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    Astarana wrote: »
    My only problem with Sleek Creek House, that I don't like that style. It would be perfect, but I can't stand the looks. For some reason, almost all of the houses with water feature have that or Redguard style and I don't like either one of them. So i stick with my Flaming Nix room for now.

    I have lots of Telvanni furnishings and lighting features w/ shrooms. Altmer style white cherry blooms too. It does not have to look Redguard at all if you don't want. I will say this though, it has an 'Asian' feel to it that I love.
    Edited by Dystopia2020 on 8 August 2017 19:15
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  • Astarana
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    Dystopia2020 wrote: »

    I have lots of Telvanni furnishings and lighting features w/ shrooms. Altmer style white cherry blooms too. It does not have to look Redguard at all if you don't want.

    I don't mind the Redguard of Khajiit's furniture styles that much. I don't like the house styles (House of the Silent Magnifico or the Sleek Creek House).
  • Reclaire
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    I like Grymharth's Woe in Windhelm (Eastmarch). Nord style, near outlaw refuge, right in city near everything. Once inside no other load doors, 2 floors. Nice area on first floor for crafting stations. 2 fireplaces. A bargain at 280K!

    I bought Amaya House first because of the lovely outside area but too many load doors inside!
    Edited by Reclaire on 11 August 2017 14:28
  • zaria
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    SSlarg wrote: »
    I bought sleek creek as well. its just about perfect. right near the wayshrine and all crafting tables.
    sleek creek should have an direct door to the thief guild, save you from loading screen-roll dodge- loading screen.

    Grinding just make you go in circles.
    Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.
  • Sanguis_Tiberius
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    zaria wrote: »
    SSlarg wrote: »
    I bought sleek creek as well. its just about perfect. right near the wayshrine and all crafting tables.
    sleek creek should have an direct door to the thief guild, save you from loading screen-roll dodge- loading screen.

    That would make that place perfect. They need a thieves den based house.
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