Buying a house is stressful, even in the virtual earth of The Elderberry Scrolls V: Skyrim . Including DLC, the game has six pre-built houses and 3 plots of land for customizable homesteads, and nigh of them are quite expensive. The best houses in Skyrim, however, are worth the high price to purchase them.

Skyrim heavily emphasizes player freedom, letting the Dragonborn protagonist engage in many different questlines and activities - or even simply wander off into the wilderness to explore. Among players' many options are getting married and adopting children, then it simply makes sense they can buy a home in Skyrim, too.

Of course, merely like looking for a home in real life, players need to weigh the pros and cons of each Skyrim house, including price, location, and amenities. While information technology's squeamish to simply have somewhere to phone call home between Skyrim's many quests, there are applied benefits to each location, such as storage infinite, crafting materials, and more. Because of the required investment, ownership without a little pre-planning can be risky, and then here'south a brief guide to Skyrim's best houses to buy.

Honeyside (5,000-eight,000 Gold)

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Located in Riften, Honeyside is a pocket-sized home for a modest price, simply it comes with a lot of benefits. It has a personal balustrade, an alchemy table, a cooking pot, and a tanning rack. Honeyside is one of only 2Skyrim player homes with an external portion considered part of the wider open world, rather than part of Riften itself, significant the balustrade tin be used to escape bounties in the city. The house'southward garden produces alchemy ingredients and food, equally do the two fish barrels on the porch, and Honeyside fifty-fifty has a thief cache barrel for members of Skyrim'due south Thieves Guild. Its aesthetically pleasing, forest cabin look doesn't hurt, either.

Hjerim (8,000-12,000 Gilded)

Hjerim in Windhelm isn't the cheapest firm in Skyrim, but it's well located, has lots of storage infinite (including a large armory), and comes complete with an enchanting table and alchemy table. It's also located near an alchemist shop, a smelter, and a Thieves Club fence. Hjerim even has a hole-and-corner room, though information technology's poorly lit and doesn't have much storage, and the house requires players to complete several quests before they're able to obtain information technology.

Proudspire Estate (25,000 Gold)

While Proudspire Manor is the most expensive house in Skyrim - and costs fifty-fifty more than to upgrade - it'southward also one of the best. Proudspire is establish in Solitude, and, in addition to coming with lots of space, this three-floor home has a handy alchemy lab and is only a short walk from a nearby market filled with appurtenances. It also has plenty of room to house children'due south quarters, which don't require players to sacrifice other amenities. Additionally, it's got a squeamish patio with a view of the landscape. For completionists, buying Proudspire Manor is as well needed to consummate the "No Rock Unturned" side quest, since one of the Stones of Barenziah is found inside.

Severin Manor (Gratuitous)

In add-on to existence i of the best houses in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, Severin Manor easily has the best price. Severin is located in Raven Stone (a town in the Dragonborn DLC'southward Solstheim) and is awarded to players upon completion of the "Served Common cold" quest. The manor is spacious, coming consummate with a cooking pot, small-scale garden and other perks, like a forge and alchemy lab. In that location are enough of boosted benefits, only information technology has a big downside, in that neither a spouse nor children can move into information technology. The location could also be better, only again, the price is definitely right.

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