The Sims 4: Moving your family in Sims 4 Guide, tips
Last update: 30 March 2022
It is better to have a whole family in the house. This The Sims 4 guide page will help you move your family to a new home. You will also see all the available options when buying a real estate - you can buy a ready-made, furnished house, a lot or an empty house.
Moving your family in
Once you start a family, you need a place to live in. You may choose from two "worlds", between which you will be able to move in the future. These are Oasis Spring and Willow Creek. Each has public parcels - which you can visit, e.g. for entertainment - as well as building plots. Note that some plots may already hold buildings, while others do not - these are vacant lots. Since you have only limited funds at the beginning, you cannot afford much. You possess 20.000 Simoleons for one Sim, 22.000 for two of them, and so on.
Buying an empty lot
You can buy one of the available building lots. There are not many of them, but if you want to start building from scratch, this is the easiest way.
There is also another way. If you fancy a different plot, which you can afford, but there already is a building, you can demolish it. On the purchase screen select "Empty the lot". Then, you will pay as for a vacant lot.
This way you will get an empty lot. You may start building your house as you see fit.
Building and furnishing a house is discussed in respective chapters of the guide.
Buying a furnished house
You can also select one of the already existing houses. Its price depends on construction costs, which means its sizes and the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. Do not expect anything exciting from the cheapest houses - everything there is simple and cheap.
Once you choose a house, there is yet another decision you may make. The house may already be equipped, i.e. furnished with things like: cabinets, a stove, a sink, and a refrigerator in the kitchen, a bed, and a dresser in the bedroom, a shower tub, a washbasin, and a toilet in the bathroom, and lighting in all rooms. Buying an all-equipped house will cost you around 25% more, thus leaving you with less Simoleons on your Sim's account.
Basically, you get a furnished house with basic, necessary furniture and appliances. They are of the lowest class, so things like a bed, a shower tab, and a toilet, should immediately be replaced for better ones. When you choose an all-equipped house, you can start playing right away. This is a good option for those who are not interested in building and furnishing their house.
Buying an empty house
You can also buy a house that is not furnished at all. Of course, this will be 25% cheaper, but you will spend that amount on furniture anyway.
Such house is not in raw state. It has windows, floor and wall coverings. The only thing it is missing, is furniture and appliances.
Furnishing a house is discussed in the respective chapter of the guide.