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the only difference is the place is ussually more trashed then when you worked on the client version lol
Now, there are the buyers who pop up and tell you their likes/dislikes. You can try to sell to them in you'd like, but you don't have to listen to them either. I made sure to sell to each one so that I could get the achievements for selling to them. However, once I did that, I now ignore them and just make a house how I would like it. The house will sell no matter how much you do/don't do it.
You can also redo the jobs if you'd like. That can a little fun......to me, at least. Since most of the jobs don't give you a lot of space to make many choices in it, I find that that gets boring after awhile. Thus, the flipping on your own is more fun. You can always search through some of the videos, too, to get some inspiration or ideas on what you can do in flipping houses. For me, though, some of the people are way more talented than I am, so I could never end up with a house looking as nice as theirs. That's OK, too, though. As I said, the house will still sell no matter what you have done/not done to it. Just flip it however you'd like. Let your imagination run wild and have fun!
P.S. If your wondering how i got through the kindergarten and sauna jobs if I'm physically incapable of making creative decisions, I usually either A: stack everything in a messy pile in the corner like the suana room and gramdmas basement while i feel a small part of my soul die from seeing such an untidy mess or B: i use a mathematical algorithm to determine which piece of furniture goes where by size or the piece of furniture and and the size of the room and the intended purpose of said piece of furniture which is agonizing for me. Either way i don't have fun with the "creative" parts of this game.
In fact, most of us play the game for this certain part.
Anything you can imagine (as long as the content or mechanics don't limit you) can be done, and you can go for any interior design idea that pops in your head.
Have fun!
EDIT: Remember that you don't have to hurry with it. No pressure!
You might also want to go to Steam Workshop and see if there's something you like there, something that might give you ideas.
I am an X console gamer. I found the PS4 very constrictive as to what you can do or buy for your houses. The Steam community is wonderful and you can ask for help and share your screenshots. Since the PlayStation very lazily took away the communities with the excuse they couldn't keep up with moderating conversations. Sadly, There is no one to reach out to for help in a community on any games on the PS4 anymore. If you decide to come back to Steam hit me up and I will try and help you with whatever problem or dilemma you come across with House Flipper and I'm sure so will the rest of the House Flipping community. Happy House Flipping my friend.
Also I'm not sure what you mean by "they took away the communities" as i'm here right now talking to you.
And after finally being able to play on a proper console i can't imagine going back to the PC as the feel and controls of playing on console just feel so much better. And it is so nice to play the game again, especially now that the door alignment problem seems to have been fixed. But now there seems to be a problem where installations don't snap into the right position anymore. Not sure if that's a console problem or not.
1. Most properties have at least some furniture in them. You can find similar-looking furniture that is new in the tablet store and replace stuff "like for like". Or find some other furniture that is similar in price. As long as you don't replace stuff that's really cheap with something really expensive, you will make a profit
2. Things only need to be replaced if they are broken, dirty, discoloured, or scratched. If a piece of furniture or a wall look bright and smooth, you can keep them, and find other furniture to match in the store.
3. If, for instance, a bathroom has tiles that do not need replacing you can ask yourself "What colour would look nice with this?" and go from there.
4. When you buy something in the store, it becomes attached to your cursor. It's not actually bought until you make a final click to place it down. You can use this to effectively preview furniture and paint colours and see what looks appealing to you.
5. There is a Room Requirements Guide on Steam. Check that to see what furniture is required for a room to register as a certain type and go from there.
6. Some rooms are very easy to trigger. For example, a bed is the only thing needed for a bedroom. Decide if you want a single or a double and place it down. Then ask yourself what else you might need. Bedside cabinets? A wardrobe? How about a desk? Or a dressing table?
7. You may have noticed that some furniture comes in ranges. "Mal" is one of the first examples you encounter. So if you like a bed in a certain range, just see if you can get other furniture that matches.
8. Make sure the curtains and blinds don't look too big for the windows in the room. This will narrow down your choices.
9. Many bigger properties have some smaller rooms that can be given an unusual purpose. Some are recognised room types - store room, laundry room, toilet, closet, sauna. Check the Room Requirements guide for those. Others are not recognised, but can still be done with the right furniture - artist's studio, music room, bar, workshop (table, chair, some tools). Some bigger properties are even suitable for making into commercial offices or hotels, especially in the Luxury or Pets DLC.
10. The only time your imagination is Really stretched to its limits, is when the house is a "shell", with some or all internal walls missing. The hardest thing then is figuring out which rooms you need to have and where they all go.
In other words, once you've figured out the Function of the room, looks are secondary, and easy. :)
And there are some youtubers that have done "let's play - Houseflipper" videos.
I personally enjoyed Welsknight Gaming, Houseflipper videos. He didn't film any of the jobs, Only the ones where he did houses that he liked as he liked.
Playlist here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lov2VpGG_tc&list=PL3e14exB92LJPQPB8iFTzKjAbpg-op8if
I also watch Toogi who has multiple playtroughs, with each of the houses flipped as he sees fit. I suggest that you skip the older ones, as the game has changed so much from those times. And it also features the jobs that you have already done, so you can keep looking for the videos where he does the houses as he likes them.
Playlist here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=172ErKkPcxM&list=PLDnSQUHGKYOCbjUf8BfwVQCey0VLhrbEI
Edit: Almost forgot.
Without welsknight, I wouldn't even have houseflipper.
But i do appreciate the videos so i can copy their build even though running back and forth between my PS4 and PC is not not ideal. I'll go check out his videos and resume playing houseflipper when i'm done with Tank Mechanic Simulator (very fun game btw) So thank you ^_^
P.S. i think i found houseflipper through Markiplier or Jacksepticeye
While I can have an idea, of what "no imagination" is, But the whole concept of it is something I could not grasp in it's entirety.
I can admit that I'm not the most imaginitive person out here. Hence I find larger houses problematic. My issue being "but what I'm going to do with all this space." but I'm managing.
Hence why my first builds were "what would I need" builds.
Essentially, I bought tiny house knocked down all the walls, and started planning.
Do i need a toilet? Shower? and so on, Yeah I probably need. Washing machine for clothes.. Yup, Need.
So I made a room that had all of those.
Kitchen? Yeah I do make my own food most of the time... Need.
Where does it go? Well the sink needs a water connection, so realisticly it would be close to bathroom, How much counter space? Could I do the food prepping on dining table?
Yeah, so not much counter space, just bit more than what coffee maker and microwave requires, but large enough table, 2 chairs is enough.
The built walls around that.
Do i need seperate bedroom, Could i sleep on the sofa? or if the bed is just tucked away behind something in the corner?
The house actually fills itself that way rather fast. and if you start thinking that some furniture is 2nd hand / pass me down and so on, so it doesn't need to match with anything else in any way.
Heating/cooling? Do I need? Well it get's sub zero where I live, so some form of heating is a must. Radiators? Wood burning heater? AC?
And that's how I turned the camping bungalow in to this.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2407698758
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2407698802
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2407698830
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2407698862
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2407698926
I know exactly how you feel. My first post on this forum was how much I hated this game, but seriously could not leave it alone. After around 500 hours I did learn how to set a nice dining table.
That post was 11 months ago and I still struggle with the game, and still go back to it.
One thing I have learned is to concentrate on areas that you need to have, but don't be afraid to experiment. For example bathrooms, I tend to use showers more than baths, but things like trying different floor and wall tiles to see what works for you. I don't bother with who is interested in buying it, someone will and usually at a profit.
I experiment a lot on a small area during a flip to see what I like and don't like, just like with the dining table. So for example recently I have been experimenting with different fire places and fires to see I think may look good, and this can vary on the size and type of house.
On larger properties, have a large area you don't know what to do with? Leave it alone, I have this problem with the town house between the front and back of the house on the ground floor. I usually just slap a fish tank under the stairs, to give it a focal point.
I do struggle a lot with colour. I now just clean a place out, tidy up and paint all the walls white. I find this easier than just following the colour plan that was there in the first place. As for what colours to pick, any good website on colour theory will help you to get a colour plan that you can work with. First time I used a colour wheel to find a colour scheme to work with I was surprised how good the finished product was. In larger homes particularly this can be useful when designing different uses and using colour to help define these.
I have also found furniture to be a good way of adding colour. I used to pick an item, but would not bother changing the colour/wood type. Now if I cannot get the effect I want with a piece of furniture I will look to see if I can find one that does.
Another thing I do is to have someone in mind when decorating a room, especially bedrooms. So while I may play more safe with colours in the main areas I can experiment with bolder or more challenging colours. If that fails I just try and decorate it to how I would like it.
As I have all the DLCs it is hard to know what is exclusive to the DLC and what the developer has added to the base game. After installing the Pets DLC I noticed that there I now have the inspirations boards that were introduced into the Luxury(?) DLC where owners indicated that kind of furniture and colours they were looking for. These can be found among the pictures, and can also be a good source of inspiration.
If it helps, what I have found is it is like any other skill, the more you use it and practice the easier it gets. That said some of my flips have been downright ugly, but some mug will buy it and give me a profit of some sort.
Also i'm glad to know i'm not the only one having difficulty with house flippers "freedom". But i also have ocd so i can't bring myself to leave an ugly mess. Though i appreciate the concern. Thank you ^_^