Owning a house is meant to be elitist by design though. So although that might be disheartening, that's kinda how things work.

And I hear you on the RMT end, that is a valid concern. I guess it would have to come with harsher RMT control from SE.

Also as for making the gil, it's not THAT hard. I made ~3m yesterday alone and I have no lvl 70 crafters (far from being omni). I suspect that omnicrafters galore make a fair amount everyday as well if they're committed (wouldn't be surprised if it were upwards of 1m/day). And every patch brings new opportunities to jump onto before others catch on.

There are ways