On Leviathan and Behemoth, good luck finding even a small plot available in the Lavender Beds. You can be lucky enough to find a small or medium plot available in the Mist and Goblet. Still, I'm tired of getting housing parts from my retainers. I don't have the 4 million gil to buy a small house, so I just sell it to the vendors (furniture & house parts seem to be very hit & miss when it comes to selling on the MB).

EverQuest II approaches personal housing differently. There are different "housing districts" of varying rental prices. Everyone goes to the same door but the interior is instanced. And even the cheap places are pretty roomy. And should you not log on for awhile & check in on your home, you won't lose your room or the stuff in there. Just pay what is essentially a rental fee and you can enter. Everything will be as it was when you last visited.