I do not mean to be negative here but this is the way I look at it as a paying customer atm,there is ZERO benifit in being a paid subscriber to SL right now.
First land you say? well 512 is pretty much nothing space wise to begin with even if it was no first land is been readily availble in almost 3 months.Mainland prices are highway robbery atm sorry but I never ever ever will pay 20k for a 1048 plot.
Stipend you say should be worth it? nope again wrong 2k on Lindenx is 7.80 compared to a 9.95 membership fee.
Renting land atm is cheaper than paying tier plus you can forgo the cost of buying the land due to the landbarons ruining the chance for ppl to own land
So I ask in all seriousness what does SL offer to a paid subscriber each month that I cannot get for free or cheaper than the 9.99 membership fee.