Premium plus.. worth it or not?

[karoft]

Hello,

Me and my sister are both newbies on here. We are thinking about becoming premium plus members. So we have been looking up a lot of information about it to see if it is worth it or not. My sister loves to build for example, and we know premium plus members get a land of their own. But we can't seem to find anywhere how much prims the land has, and if those prims are with or without the homes.  And if it is possible to upgrade the prims and if yes, how much does it cost. 

It would be very nice if someone would be able to help us with it. Thank you in advance.

Edited January 26 by karoft

[Rolig Loon]

To find answers to many of your questions, start with the summary in the Knowledge Base (always a good place to start with questions about Second Life):

Then, for more details, go to https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Linden_Lab_Official:New_Linden_Homes_2019.   Finally, to see what people who are living in Linden Homes are talking about -- and to ask many of your own questions -- start lurking in the Linden Homes section of these forums:  https://community.secondlife.com/forums/forum/357-linden-homes/

Edited January 26 by Rolig Loon
typos. as always.

[Lindal Kidd]

Premium allows you to own up to 1024 square meters of Mainland free of a monthly land fee. Premium Plus doubles that to 2048 square meters.

You can take this land benefit in either of two ways, or a combination of them: You can get a free Linden Home (these are on either 512 or 1024 sq m. parcels). And/or, you can buy a Mainland parcel that is for sale.

One advantage of Linden Homes is that the prims of the house don't count against the parcel's Land Impact allowance. A 1024 sq. m. parcel allows you 351 prims.

A 2048 sq. m. parcel allows you 703 prims. But one problem is that, while LL has said that eventually there will be Linden Homes on larger land parcels for Premium Plus members, they are not yet available. And you cannot add to the prims or the land of a Linden Home parcel. So if you go Premium Plus, you can either have a Linden Home, and then buy another 1024 parcel elsewhere, or simply buy a 2048 parcel.

I said "buy", because unlike a Linden Home, you do have to pay a one-time purchase fee. This fee can vary widely, from as little as $L1 per sq. m. to way over any reasonable person's budget. (If you don't like the price, there is nothing stopping you from contacting the seller and trying to negotiate a better deal).

You can buy land directly, by going there. Right click the land and choose About Land, then click the Buy button. Some land is auctioned off by LL. See the Land Auctions listings on this website. Read the Auction FAQs carefully before bidding.

To maximize your prims, consider owning the land through a group. Groups get a 10% bonus...so, if you donate your 2048 sq. m. to a group that you create, you can purchase up to 2,240 sq m. Some Mainland parcels are sized with this in mind.

If you need more land and prims than 2048 sq. m., you can buy a larger Mainland parcel. You'll pay a monthly fee for land over your Premium or Premium Plus "free" amount.

With any land you buy, inspect it carefully. Check the Maturity rating. Look at your neighbors' builds. Check the lag. Fly up into the sky and see what's up there around your parcel. Check for banlines. If you're on waterfront, check route(s) from your parcel to open ocean for blockages or banlines.

[Randy Pole]

I'd add to this that probably the best way to get a good price on land is via the land sale auctions - as long as you have patience.

[Rhiannon Tamerlane]

On 1/26/2023 at 2:53 PM, Lindal Kidd said:

Premium allows you to own up to 1024 square meters of Mainland free of a monthly land fee. Premium Plus doubles that to 2048 square meters.

You can take this land benefit in either of two ways, or a combination of them: You can get a free Linden Home (these are on either 512 or 1024 sq m. parcels). And/or, you can buy a Mainland parcel that is for sale.

One advantage of Linden Homes is that the prims of the house don't count against the parcel's Land Impact allowance. A 1024 sq. m. parcel allows you 351 prims.

A 2048 sq. m. parcel allows you 703 prims. But one problem is that, while LL has said that eventually there will be Linden Homes on larger land parcels for Premium Plus members, they are not yet available. And you cannot add to the prims or the land of a Linden Home parcel. So if you go Premium Plus, you can either have a Linden Home, and then buy another 1024 parcel elsewhere, or simply buy a 2048 parcel.

I said "buy", because unlike a Linden Home, you do have to pay a one-time purchase fee. This fee can vary widely, from as little as $L1 per sq. m. to way over any reasonable person's budget. (If you don't like the price, there is nothing stopping you from contacting the seller and trying to negotiate a better deal).

You can buy land directly, by going there. Right click the land and choose About Land, then click the Buy button. Some land is auctioned off by LL. See the Land Auctions listings on this website. Read the Auction FAQs carefully before bidding.

To maximize your prims, consider owning the land through a group. Groups get a 10% bonus...so, if you donate your 2048 sq. m. to a group that you create, you can purchase up to 2,240 sq m. Some Mainland parcels are sized with this in mind.

If you need more land and prims than 2048 sq. m., you can buy a larger Mainland parcel. You'll pay a monthly fee for land over your Premium or Premium Plus "free" amount.

With any land you buy, inspect it carefully. Check the Maturity rating. Look at your neighbors' builds. Check the lag. Fly up into the sky and see what's up there around your parcel. Check for banlines. If you're on waterfront, check route(s) from your parcel to open ocean for blockages or banlines.

Something I'd like to ensure I understand better, since I upgraded to Premium Plus - if I bid on and win land in a Linden land auction, provided the total land I own is under my free tier limit, there are no recurring costs - i.e., no monthly or weekly rental, correct?

[Lindal Kidd]

5 minutes ago, Rhiannon Tamerlane said:

Something I'd like to ensure I understand better, since I upgraded to Premium Plus - if I bid on and win land in a Linden land auction, provided the total land I own is under my free tier limit, there are no recurring costs - i.e., no monthly or weekly rental, correct?

Yes. As long as the total Mainland you own (including any Linden Home) does not exceed the 1024 sq m. allowance (for Premium) or 2048 sq. m. allowance (for Premium Plus) you are not charged a monthly land fee. (LL never collects fees weekly; however, that is very common if you're renting from another resident).

This is exactly what I did when I went P+; I already owned a Linden Home, and I bid on several auctions until I managed to win one. I now own my Linden Home and a 1024 snowland parcel, and do not pay any monthly land fees.