The unofficial Housing Guide

[Mergadeth]

Anyway, does anyone know if the item limit for the small house includes the yard or does the yard have a separate item allowance?

Yep, the yard and interior have separate item allowances.

[FJerome]

Yep, the yard and interior have separate item allowances.

Thank you. That's great to know ^^

[SeraviEdalborez]

Kind of vague question but is there anything that doesn't count against the furniture limit indoors? Like walls/flooring/lighting, do those count against it?

Also I believe medium construction permit is 1mil, large is 3mil?

[Wulfyn]

My question is, do you have to immediately build a house after buying a plot?

[Jeykama]

Kind of vague question but is there anything that doesn't count against the furniture limit indoors? Like walls/flooring/lighting, do those count against it?

Interior Fixtures such as walls/floors/chandeliers are placed in their own menu. The caveat is that you can't retrieve or move their floors once set - so if you have that ADS lamp, better like where you put it.

My question is, do you have to immediately build a house after buying a plot?

No, we had a purchased but empty lot nearby for about a week before its FC got around to buying the house.

[Wulfyn]

I am trying to figure out how SE considers a plot to be inactive too.