building the cheapest apartments possible in the sims 4: for rent

Building a starter rental for landlords in The Sims 4: For Rent!
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[@chatbleu_]

tip : shared room stuff barely matter, your best furnished shared kitchen will bring less money than a cheap individual kitchen is what i learned from playing earlier today

[@sparrowwilson4514]

Pretty reasonable tbh, most people in real life prefer private over shared amenities.

[@Zack_Wester]

@@sparrowwilson4514 that said I do wish there was an option for two shared rooms to share one kitchen (this would not give any negative as long as the renters are two solo renters. so two single people could share one kitchen. (would still prefer there own bathroom, and there own minifriedge).

[@elderscrollsswimmer4833]

Well I lived in a 3 separate bedrooms with shared kitchen and bathroom as a student. Great time.

[@chatbleu_]

@@elderscrollsswimmer4833 I did too that's why I tried to recreate that situation in a build but I got barely any money when I was paying a lot IRL 😭

[@DevonPixie1991]

I’m currently building 2 lots. One is a Victoria terrace with 3 houses with 3 floors, and the forth is a 2 story with the basement its own lot. And the second lot is maisonettes.

[@OnyxArchambault]

I really hope they add pop ups for when you're paid, it would really help

[@nerodiseppia99]

There is a notification in the game panel when you get paid

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

There should be a feature added to the calendar so rent has structure of some sort. As the game does not make it clear.

[@rileigh5642]

@@nerodiseppia99 most ppl I’ve talked to don’t get a pop up 🥲 I’ve had soooo many glitches with this pack and I don’t even have mods installed since I’m waiting for them to be updated before I put them in my game again

[@rileigh5642]

@@TheDawnofVanlifethis would be a really nice feature

[@OnyxArchambault]

so true@@TheDawnofVanlife

[@CaeiseSorewynn]

There is tiny list called suggestions under the units menu that tells you what you can add to the room to make it more expensive. I personally placed a minifridge and microwave in my unit and it made the rent go far more up.

[@booroony]

I feel like not getting paid as a landlord has to be a bug … so odd!

[@sophianighart5371]

The tenants are paying the Landlord

[@AnaisGagnon-co8ef]

They only pay them on wednesdays, so if you play through none... You wont get paid

[@moonlitxangel5771]

@@AnaisGagnon-co8ef And they won't pay them the very first week (just like how tenants typically starting off in a fresh save you don't have to pay bills until the second week cuz you lived there for just a day).

[@aldccrazy1773]

Nah sounds like my grandpas life

[@LuluLinn]

Im not sure how many people realize, but with the small build, if your rent isnt at least higher than 75, you wont make anything. (There is tax on each room) They may be paying just the tax.

[@Hopischwopi]

Well, jokes on you, we had a balcony in our previous flat that was accessible through the bathroom door or by climbing out the hallway window xD.

[@ChageeyaSarang]

I made a traditional Malay house & rented out the extra rooms. There's a shared kitchen & bathroom. I never realized how different our layouts are compared to western houses.

[@marchernandez4596]

Could you describe It? I am curious to reproduce It.

[@Adrian-qp5pi]

i feel like because of the per rental tax, it would be more profitable to have one really good rental than two not so good rentals

[@AKA_Studios]

I know she had a strict budget but I would totally turn that second floor into another unit…or two

[@hedgerow.homestead]

One thing I would have loved to see in a pack like this was the ability to make a minimally furnished apartment and have the tenants be able to decorate. If you rent in real life, more often than not you are bringing your own furniture and decorations.

[@marchernandez4596]

Also roommates are able to bring their own things since Going to Uniersity.

[@sol_in.victus]

you can decorate your house if you're living in an apartment though. It makes sense to me that NPC tenants wont decorate since they dont do it in houses they own either. It's that part of the game that you kinda have to roleplay yourself if you want it to happen

[@beth22.]

Also not 3 rabbit holes for an EP 😂😢

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

Roomates in discover university will place items on surfaces, but the game's AI isn't good enough to fully furnish an apartment for you. The furniture needs to be placed by an actual human for it to make sense. In real life in the UK there are both furnished and unfurnished apartments to rent, a lot of people get a furnished apartment when they first move out on their own because they don't own anything yet. I don't know what's most common in South East Asia where the pack is set but maybe in SEA furnished apartments are the most common. When you move in I think you do have the option to move in to an unfurnished apartment so you can place your own furniture if you want to.

[@h.f6364]

u should build a bungalow court! its up your suburban alley while also being dense and fitting w the pack

[@nevw2004]

YES i hope she sees this!!

[@evebread]

for a video, you should build a few apartments and each one has a different vibe! for example, one modern sleek minimal house, maybe a pastel switch streamer apartment, an old bookish sim who has a life goal of solving some secret puzzle, etc!

[@King.of.Battleships]

What do you mean Switch Streamer?

[@evebread]

in the sims 4, there's a version of twitch called switch!@@King.of.Battleships

[@Actuallyalizard]

I’ve been working on a build like this! I don’t have the pack yet but started it once we got the trailer lol

[@astaldaron9724]

@@King.of.Battleships they meant make a twitch streamer's apartment

[@King.of.Battleships]

@@astaldaron9724 ooohhhh

[@Bizille]

27:15 The hallway has different wallpaper, one wall had green vs blue fyi. It's so cute. I LOVE this starter and the color choices.

[@vicstaroonie]

"Have I gone overboard? Is that too many plants" she asks as she places more plants. 😂

[@hakudoushinumbernine]

I legitimately spent 3 hours looking for a house to replace the "roomies" house in oasis springs before giving up, downloading town houses for the BFF's and marrying them to the roomies and penny pizzazz. 🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️ But when i tell you that i spent an hour playing three different households and it was the most fun i had since i bought the game. We're talking three different marriages, three different jobs, three different houses... on the same lot. I friggin LOVE IT! I wanted people living in my save. I messed up the aging in my town, so everyone was dead due to neighborhood stories. Except the Cullens... (all 8 vampires they just existin the background carlisle is a doctor and has delivered all 6 of my kids)😂😂😂 None of my child sims had anyone to play with. None of the auto generated townies were good enough to marry. Johnny zest was my only friend... died of old age (mccc tailored life spans failed.) So i made a new save, transferred all MY sims (including the cullens) and started placing apartments Johnny zest runs your (lilsimsie'@) trailer park in oasis springs and then a small lot in sulani (the volcano lot) for a teen and her younger sisters. My main family is going to have all of their kids living on the lot (one or 2 will move out or story purposes) The switching between lots one right after another is GOD TIER. Im confused as to how i played without it

[@luciacastille]

ms gryphi has a really good roomies house

[@unnessiesary]

I wanna see simsie create a House with a guest house ("for rent") for granny.

[@alissalalala]

this build turned out so cute!! I do wish that you did less budget builds though, or allowed yourself to have a higher budget. free real estate exists in the game and I wish you could go all out with the furnishings and really show off your decorating 😁

[@sophia-grace]

rlly looking forward to all the upcoming builds you'll do with this pack!!

[@GamerNerd157]

Kayla’s builds are always so beautiful, I wish I could build like her. I always just download my lots haha

[@1star_god]

this reminds me of my aunt and uncle's house, mostly the landscaping, you're just missing the gigantic painting of cows that literally takes up the largest wall in the house...

[@etc.samantha]

ugh i wanna get for rent but the bugs are holding me back lol

[@C3PONation]

You should build an apartment that’s like Spider-Man’s in New York that has shared bathrooms and play as a tenet. When I get the pack I’m building a trailer park in Stranger Ville.

[@falconman3534]

do a seedy motel in moonwood mill and then we'll be twinning

[@abbosimmo]

@@falconman3534okay you genius, I’d done the seedy motel in prep for the pack, but not in moonwood mill! 😍

[@ABCQTBREB]

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[@indrevei8769]

Simsie should do a challange where she can not say phrase "this is so bad" 😂 if she does, there could be punishment of adding object she doesn't like to the build 🤭

[@ambermorgan8889]

I’d love for Kayla to make a retirement home with the new pack

[@lillylilium497]

From my experiments so far, it's not only the environment score. Putting activities like painting, crafting, etc., in shared spaces also increases the amenity score (tried it with an easel: easel in shared space -> better amenities; easel in my space -> fewer amenities; same with hopscotch). I'm not sure about community gardens yet. It's also about the amount of stuff you offer. Most of the time, it will not go up from one item only; you need several. Pool size could be a cheat here (more experiments needed) Programming-wise, I imagine, they assigned thresholds for each amenity level (could be relative to the unit size as well; more experiments are needed here), and each item has a score (from environment, activities, etc). You get a better amenity score if the combined score reaches the threshold.

[@witchyfishfry]

once i get this pack im making an iconic landlord sim named larry the landlord who is really mean and i'll make him the landlord whenever i'm a tenant

[@fabianeperdonati7817]

i'm loving these for rent videos. Both with building and the gameplay. This is such a fun pack, can't wait to see more content!!

[@gabirivera9519]

Can you make coraline's house with the for rent pack and make coraline included her neighbors. 😅😊

[@Hello_Honey_Sweetie]

I love watching Lilsimsie build, but isn't every other video she makes a budget restricted one? Watching her struggle...😪 I wish she'd do some regular apartment builds!

[@aesthetic_milky]

I was so relieved that all of the sims have their own bathroom. Sharing bathrooms with strangers is gross

[@ABCQTBREB]

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[@plz.ask.]

imagine your landlord giving you a frog upon move in and it being included in the rent

[@jaceymarie612]

I need someone to make the Bluey house and Heeler Family in the sims. I think it would be so cute

[@marissaosman]

Idk if he ever finished it but drgluon started this on a stream once!

[@user-so4qw1vm1s]

19:00 This is why we can't have nice things (Kayla's Version)😂

[@Purplefox_Chili]

I think it'd be a fun idea if you tried filling up newcrest with like only rentals lots to live in (but maybe like make some lots here and there a restaurant or a spa), because I think it's something I'd do with the pack but sadly I don't have it yet, and I just think creating such a lively neighbourhood could be a fun idea for a Building series

[@rileigh5642]

Everytime Simsie bulldozes a build I think it’s so good 🥲 I’ll be able to build like her one day 😤

[@mariabrekken]

dying at the one green wall in the hallway lol, great build though!

[@kevincordova6969]

I think it's fine to build in residental rental. There's just a learning curve to it.

[@helenal.9958]

Being a landlord quick without cheats: 1- Marry a Landgraab/Goth/Spencer Kim Lewis/Jude whatshername 2-Use their money. 3- Profit

[@troberts1]

Could save a lot of money by just having that empty upstairs room be a fake room. Roof pieces for the walls on either side and just two 3 wide wall pieces to close it off at the ends.

[@emmapugh1841]

Do you think you'll do any apartment builds with the ones from city living and eco lifestyle? We can alter the windows now!

[@yowhoevenami]

for some reason this build kind of reminds me of that one 2 bed 1 bath house in the Sims 3 Isla Paradiso that i absolutely loved playing in. great build as always!!!

[@GirlOfTheTardis]

I rebuilt the landgraab mansion near the back of their lot and built a three bed home either side further forward with a courtyard in between for pool parties and potlucks, like a square with a house either side and a mansion behind, im gonna play there as a tennant with landgraab landlords

[@Phobos_2077]

"and have granny live in the backyard" is a great out-of-context quote

[@richietoaster]

Kayla pls I beg. I haven’t seen many builds that have shared living spaces like kitchen, living room, offices, gym/pool/backyard patio area,, basically everything but their own rooms I know this sounds like just a house but I want it to look like an apartment or hotel And I think you would smash this 👀

[@chickenabulas4673]

you’re so kind simmie, honestly this pack is so lackluster, i feel like it should’ve had more. It kinda gives game pack..

[@KamilaBartnicka]

i love how she puts the exterior wallpaper saying that its random and shes gonna change it and then never changes it lol

[@stay_sliving]

I got a small bonus for work so I get to treat myself to the For Rent pack (I usually wait for the sales). Using your code ❤ you have brought me a lot of joy playing the sims with your videos on. No one in my personal life plays sims too so you are nice company 😊

[@Fire-rainbow]

Idk why but this build specifically makes me want to play the pack so bad

[@morgrimwest7622]

I love that she’s able to adapt to the different build styles of each of the world. HGTV needs Kayla😂😭😭

[@violabuccafurni163]

“Everybody’s getting a frog!”🤣🤣🤣

[@MIZTONIA_XO]

The top room could be like a storage area (an attic) and have a bunch of boxes, dust & the bad looking old appliances/furniture

[@cortneyfeniello3529]

You should make a build for the old salt house lot!!

[@Maryaminx]

I think I might like playing around as a landlord but I don't build at all so this is good!

[@1in6win]

I’m sorry but you as the uncomfy landlord needs to be a series it is sooooo funny!!

[@deadname3350]

if they made a pack that was centered around really cheap items and repairing them and DIYing them into cool stuff on a budget id hop on that so fast. maybe a stuff pack like "Home Budget Reno" idk lol

[@syddlinden8966]

Irl a lot of people buy a house, split the floors into different units or have like 2 units per floor, and the landlord might live on one of the floors. But I've only ever seen shared kitchen spaces in affordable housing.

[@syddlinden8966]

The other interesting thing between irl and Sims is irl rentals like this the rented rooms won't come furnished. You're renting a space for your stuff and use of the kitchen and laudry space basically. So, in theory, you could leave the rentals blank. I assume that doesn't work with the way the gameplay is setup tho.

[@CrystalHickerson]

Great tips!!!! Thanks so much! I learned a lot! This is how the EA "live" show should have been structured with REAL PRACTICAL information!

[@jadeainsworth6693]

Make some like off campus dorms using this for the college world. like sublease rooms with on suite bathroom. Leave the kitchen like communal and make like a gym and stuff

[@seekersun624]

Kayla talking abt how 'you cant afford nice things' is cracking me uppp!

[@user-ni6gg6fs4k]

ha ha, denial is the river in Egypt is simsie ignoring the upstairs

[@_snowboarding_snow]

I couldnt even jingle to this!! I caroled immediately! Wrap up on aisle my gifts 😂😂!

[@purplecosmonaut]

"I'm giving myself 24k because that's how much you get with 2 Sims" and then she completely forgot a starting 2-Sim household still need to pay for the lot anyway, meaning even if you'll still need to cheat for money, or have 3-Sim starter, or work your way to buying this lot. What was even the point of setting a budget in the first place?

[@brithoman3900]

I have found a small bathroom and kitchenette (literally mini fridge bench oven and sink) increases it heaps! I love the build!

[@amjadsaleem90]

TEAM LILSIMSIE IS THE BEST! 👇

[@ZioMatrix001]

The advice in the video is excellent and true for an ambitious person. It was easier for me to get rich when i learnt the method of diversification for my investment portfolio. Like spread my investments across different asset classes to manage risk. I focused on capital appreciation through high-risk, high-reward assets. Income-oriented strategies target regular income from dividend stocks and bonds. Used the value strategy to seek out undervalued assets for potential long-term gains. Worked magic!

[@memikaoru]

I agree, this is why I choose to delegate my daily investment decisions to a coach. Their specialised knowledge, research, and risk management skills make it challenging for them to underperform. They focus on utilising risk for its asymmetrical potential while mitigating downsides. I've been with my investment coach for over two years and have earned over a quarter-million dollars.

[@ZioMatrix001]

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[@ZioMatrix001]

Evelyn Infurna

[@ZioMatrix001]

She's quite popular for her services. She can work with anyone irrespective of where you're located.

[@JaxonParker923]

Amazing, I think an investment is easier with proper guidance, especially from a professional It helps reduce the chances of running into losses. All thanks to this same Mrs. Evelyn Infurna I was able to pay off my mortgage.,

[@paulchristinejannetto5771]

I didn't realize you needed to add more than bathroom and kitchen things, so my tennants were revolting and I had no idea... I thought they brought their own furnishings. :D ha ha ha

[@lotti1263]

I love the new pack so so much !!!!

[@Flipflapbar]

Would it work to make your own bedroom "shared" instead of its own unit to save on taxes, then just lock your bedroom door to the specific tenant sims?

[@mairih1620]

Spoken like a true landlord

[@TinyBloxburgworld]

I wanted to get it but I was like should I ask Kayla because I knew your videos and so nice and your really helpful at times. My auntie built me a house today ❤❤❤❤

[@chloesonlinediary]

i bought the pack and i really love it! however i do have to say that there has been pretty awful lag when decorating my tenants apartment! could just be my game but still love it nonetheless:)

[@SimsLegacy5083]

This is great; I would love to use something like this to play in actually - renting a room seems like a lot of fun.

[@treefrog1018]

"Everybody can have a frog!" -Oprah vibes. 😂

[@criidawg]

Lilsimsie got us, all the people who cannot build/don't wanna have been saved. 🤗

[@Tigerpanzer6666]

i do know a perfect build for this rent DLC and makes the most sense

[@braelinholden7526]

I built a beachside duplex on this lot that was very remiscent of sims 3 island paradise resort lodgings 😂 also its 20k. Each apartment houses up to 2 sims so im kinda proud even tho its uggy

[@maggie4028]

I love how much you can do with this pack!

[@zayneparesa5181]

It would be fun to see simsie make a build with only objects found in the world she builds in (randomized). So like only objects found in brindleton bay or something like that.

[@michaeljbowker9782]

the best time to get this pack is when it goes on sale

[@Amy-cp9ff]

I'm gonna play this add a set of stairs on the outside and make that top area a unit too 😅

[@caifengforever2796]

I think having a basement room rental or having a smaller two story with the main bedroom on the main level and the rentals upstairs would save some of the lot space instead of building such a big honkin foot print

[@clecia4916]

I LOVE videos like this

[@amyris8759]

i think u have to add tenants from your phone in live mode and not under the business' tab to be able to get rent

[@hope.c9520]

I'm of gen 5 of my generation challenge. I love your builds, I got one of yours on the gallery last night. 🤭

[@Dailydelilahroblox]

Her saying “we only have a lil bit of money left” when her budget says 170 Me and my sim cruising off 3 simoleons 😳😨😤😎

[@Paige.harris90]

I'm literally still thinking to by this pack it seems like a good pack what do you guys think!

[@corrinnesnyder]

the world is beautiful but definitely lacking (not many lots), the build/buy stuff is really nice and there’s a new kitchen set and appliances, the cas is also really pretty but to me a lot of it seems like only sims from tomarang would wear them, not super generalizable to all sims, but that’s just my personal opinion it really depends on your preferences! if you like building and would use the residential rentals then it might be worth it for you. if you don’t really care about being able to build your own apartments then maybe get city living if you don’t have it already

[@Paige.harris90]

OK thx

[@user-yh5cv1vu9m]

I think it's very buggy right now, and I also don't like how there is a loading screen when you visit your neighbors on the same lot. However, I do think there are cool gameplay stories that come with this pack. You could build some sort of hotel, have your family move into the same lot or you could build a small town with different houses. I'm also thinking of installing the zombie apocalypse mod and building a survivor town with fences around it and different small houses and a shared pub and all that apocalypse stuff. I think that would be really cool. So it really depends on your gameplay style if this pack is worth it for you. Can you imagine stories for your sims with it?

[@thoughtofsorts]

I love that you're doing this.

[@riemunen8973]

This ended up really nice, but no windows in the landlord's bedroom?

[@Hiro_Trevelyan]

The fact that there's no windows in the first bedroom is soooo disturbing to me.

[@sumwa6797]

been so obsessed with you lately

[@lucaleone4331]

I made a really nice backyard pool and grill area. And they just won't stop making food >_< It's actually super annoying bc it looks like they never clean up the stinky food ans uou can't drag and drop bc it's in the shared space so the sims have to do it themselves. I assume Simsies kitchen will be the same so I probably won't play in this lol. I may add it just for something in my world to fill a lot lol

[@kfckatie]

The best way to gain environment is flooring!!!

[@marchernandez4596]

You get paid every wednesday no matter what. What matters to get the most rent is space and electrodomestics. Decor only gives money if it's able to give a buff. Increasing unit rating with events, inspection and solving crises is what gives the most increase after you build the unit.

[@alexispestorio1600]

I dont want to see the cheapest apartment possible. I want to see an actual nice apartment that's realistic and see if the rent is anything worth the time and effort to be a landlord.

[@ryasnipes6068]

Looks really nice!!!

[@hava4947]

Kayla I love that green color on you! It matches your eyes so well💚

[@Becckiee]

Please build the most expensive too!

[@kandirain_1172]

Why didn’t she use the upper room as the utility room? Adding a ladder would’ve been cheaper than building a room wouldn’t it? 🤔

[@TheCatotasz]

Try to do a expensive like really good one

[@oddott]

7:05 - 7:16 that has meme potential

[@dnister_nymph]

I also love to put a lot of plants all over the lot 😂

[@lolabugge]

the mirror might not have an environment score but they still count as an amenity because it’s an activity😊