Valkyre Pevensey

Yup! Like a wholesale discount. That's the key factor I was missing I guess! Well, I guess I'll be getting things off the ground then. Only way to move is forward! If I gain nothing at least it'll be a fun experience. I'm sure I'll meet lots of awesome people along the way too.

Ah, sweet, a bit of info. Thanks for the reply. :matte-motes-bashful-cute-2: I think I can take a bit of loss for a while and just enjoy SL. I'm not exactly sure how owning and renting a full private region works, but I definitely am interested in investing in a lot of tier to try out my luck on mainland. Getting a bonus at work soon and I've been considering setting some of that extra money aside to toy with in SL. Still a bit iffy on the idea that owning more land somehow makes up for loss though! Is it because higher levels of tier allow you to own more sqm/US$ or something? Kind of like paying for premium annually instead of monthly? That makes sense if that's the case. I wish I knew more about building and the technical side of SL. Might try to brush up on some of that while I'm diving in again haha. Anyway, thanks again for the information, Soulstar!

That's the only conclusion I've been able to draw so far. I know private regions work differently so maybe you have to take the plunge and invest in that before you can actually cover your costs. Mainland does seem like it has a certain draw to it after all. I'd imagine it's more appealing to own shops for commercial use. Could just not be meant for profit anymore after LL flooded the auctions with new land and screwed L$/m prices! Hopefully the answer is just painfully obvious and hiding right under my nose. Been thinking about this non-stop the last few days! Thanks for the input. :matte-motes-bashful-cute-2:

I've dabbled in SL off and on for several years now but I'm interested in owning and renting out land now. I've read up on it around the internet but I still have a few questions. First, about pricing. I may just be having a really dense day, but deciding how much to rent out parcels for to cover the cost of tier is just not adding up. I'll have a few 512sqm plots to rent out soon, but everywhere I go I see crazy low prices that would hardly add up to half of my tier costs if I were to match them. Am I missing something here? 150 $L per week? Does that sound right at all? Maybe I was just in a strange area lol. And second (also last, I guess), a question about tier itself. I'm still working out all of the group-owned, deeding, contributing tier, etc. I'll figure that out in time. But can a single user surpass the $195/m tier? I'm nowhere near needing that much but it's just something I've been curious about. Not sure if smaller mainland landlords have a way around that using groups or anything. Thanks in advance for any replies. Some of this might seem sort of silly, but I want to make sure I have a good grasp on all of it before doing too much and making promises I can't keep!