Land Parcel size for renting
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Leon Ash
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01-18-2006 07:48
Poll is private and will close 20 Jan 2006 ...
Just my general curiousity.
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Leon
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Melina Loonie
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01-18-2006 08:00
Does >4096 include whole sims?
Mel
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Leon Ash
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01-18-2006 08:07
From: Melina Loonie Does >4096 include whole sims?
Mel Yeah, why not  )) Would you be renting from a land-baron or LL ... oops, just remembered that is a different thread! L |
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AJ DaSilva
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01-18-2006 08:10
Nothing between 0 and 512? If I was going to rent at the moment I'd be after a tiny plot for L$100 a week or less, doesn't matter what size - I'd be using it for servers.
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Melina Loonie
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01-18-2006 08:17
From: Leon Ash Yeah, why not )) Would you be renting from a land-baron or LL ... oops, just remembered that is a different thread! L Hm ... we would have to define first what you mean by "renting". Is byuing a sim from LL also renting? Mel
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Leon Ash
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01-18-2006 08:50
From: Melina Loonie Hm ... we would have to define first what you mean by "renting". Is byuing a sim from LL also renting?
Mel Interesting question. The way I see it there is no 'ownership' of land, merely rental in one shape or another. My reasoning is that even if you 'own' and island you are paying LLabs a monthly Tier. Call it service charge, but effectively renting as that Island will be taken back by LLabs if you don't pay your rent. If you 'Buy' property from one of the more established Landlord, you still pay Tier or 'rent'. I'm a little fuzzy as to the distinction between 'buying'/'renting' from them. I'm guessing if you 'buy' the land you get more privs to mod/build on the land? I'm not aware of anywhere in SL where you can buy Land without incurring some level of 'rental'. Even the 512 parcels come with a premium account subscription. Please someone correct me if I'm incorrect. L |
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AJ DaSilva
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01-18-2006 08:55
I'm guessing if you buy from a dealer it's just the one off payment, you don't have to pay them any more - just LL.
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Leon Ash
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01-18-2006 09:25
From: AJ DaSilva I'm guessing if you buy from a dealer it's just the one off payment, you don't have to pay them any more - just LL. Sorry AJ, you've confused me (I'm easily confused, aren't I?). Are you saying there are 'vendors' who selling land/property for a onetime only charge? Whether the 'monthly' payment is in L$ or $ doesn't make a difference to the 'renting' argument. It merely means you are paying in different ways. L |
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AJ DaSilva
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01-18-2006 09:42
Sorry.  I was responding to this: From: Leon Ash If you 'Buy' property from one of the more established Landlord, you still pay Tier or 'rent'. I'm a little fuzzy as to the distinction between 'buying'/'renting' from them. I'm guessing if you 'buy' the land you get more privs to mod/build on the land?
I'm not certain, hence the "guessing", but I'd think that the difference between renting and buying from a dealer would be that if you rent then you simply pay them, if you buy then they deed the land to you. It'd be a one time only charge to them, but somebody still has to pay LL and as the owner that would be you. Of course, I'm not in the market for much land for quite a while so haven't really looked into it and could be totally wrong. |
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Margaret Mfume
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01-18-2006 09:52
From: Leon Ash My reasoning is that even if you 'own' and island you are paying LLabs a monthly Tier. Call it service charge, but effectively renting as that Island will be taken back by LLabs if you don't pay your rent.
Even if you 'own' land you are paying taxes irl. Call it a community service charge, but effectively you are renting as that property will be taken back by the government if you don't pay your tax. A little rl/sl food for thought: Irl, you can get a home loan, even with no money down, and the day after you close on it, what do you say when asked if you rent or own your property? No one calls it leasing it before the mortgage is paid off and the feeling of ownership prevails even if you only have a 1% equity in it.
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Leon Ash
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01-18-2006 23:18
From: Margaret Mfume A little rl/sl food for thought:
Irl, you can get a home loan, even with no money down, and the day after you close on it, what do you say when asked if you rent or own your property? No one calls it leasing it before the mortgage is paid off and the feeling of ownership prevails even if you only have a 1% equity in it. My point exactly Leon |