Renting an apartment is a convenient feature inThe Sims 2if you cannot afford a house. It comes with its own experience which is different from owning your own house. You will need to take care of weekly rent depending on the apartment you choose to live in. Lavish apartments are appealing to live in but also cost way more.
You can also cut the rent costs by getting a roommate. If you want a social Sim, you can be closer to your neighbors while living in an apartment. You also get to participate in special gatherings that make you feel like a valued member of a smaller community. A total of four families can stay in one, so you can see how they interact well to form meaningful bonds.
How To Rent An Apartment
Your Sims need a place to stay, so you canassign them an apartment while playing in any Neighborhood. To do that, you may select any family and move them into an empty lotin any apartment. You can recognize an apartment with agreen building icon hoveringover built lots. You also need topay the rental feewhen you move in.
We recommend starting with cheaper places so you may get used to things as a beginner. ensure to also get a job that can cover the weekly costs of staying in them.
Once you start inhabiting a place, you need to pay therent every week on Monday;If you think the rent prices are too high, you canhave a roommate to make thingseasier. This partner willsplit up the rent costwith you. However, you need to be on good terms with them to make sure that their satisfaction level remains high. If they are not satisfied living with you, they will move out.
you may find a roommate by using a computer and choosing the “search for a roommate” option. Another way is by placing an ad for one by using a phone if you don’t own a computer.
How Do Apartments Work
The Apartments housefour families at a time, so living in them will make you feelcloser to the neighboring familiesliving in the same apartment. You will have no troublefulfilling your social needsin them, as you will run into other families often. You can alsodevelop a good reputation if you are on good termswith the rest of the tenants.
Some neighbors might act in a problematic manner such as making noise. This makes living in an apartment much more inconvenient.
While living in an apartment, you can additems and furnishingsto your place. However, it’s onlylimited to the lot you are currently livingin. If your apartment has a pool, the tenants will share it.
The apartment owner will also visit the house every day to ensure things are maintained well. They will alsohold some weekend apartment gatheringswhich you may attend to bond with your neighbors. Attending these parties is not mandatory, but it lets your Sim be more social.
Services Available In Apartments
There arefewer services available while you are living in the apartment. If you call a service, you will only get the following.
You will not have access to therepairman, gardener, and exterminator, and to get repairs done you will need toget in touch with the landlord.
What Is Different In Owning A House
Unlike renting an apartment, you are responsible formanaging your own house. You need to get repairs and maintenance done yourself by calling the phone. You will have these services available on the phone, as you don’t have to contact the landlord anymore. While you don’t need to pay rent, you still have bills to take care of. You can also makeyour very own gardenin the yard of your home.
Houses usually cost a lot, and you’re able to view their price if you hover your mouse over them.
You will also be less likely to run into neighbors. However, they will visit you towelcome you into the community and for other miscellaneous reasons. Dealing with problematicneighbors and someone with whomyou are on bad terms will be less troublesome.
Living in a house you own is also more convenient if your Sim is shy and doesn’t like to be around people much.
While you are renting a place, you can alwaysmove to your own housewhen you have enough cash. You can do it by using your computer to searchfor your own place.
