Hi, I'm interested in exploring the actual utility value of player housing as it stands.
As far as I can see, the only utility comes via the crafting stations, and assistants. It would be possible to set up a house you could teleport into, and be immediately surrounded by all of the crafting stations, a merchant, banker, and fence. This would obviously have quite a lot of utility, although I'm not sure how much it would cost to get all of those crafting stations - certainly it's out of my reach.
Has anyone done this yet? Or found some other practical uses for housing?