Uncommon Knowledge: You can get on top of Balconies in Large Estates...

[Ayerinn]

Now if only we could enter the houses from the balconies... or get onto the balconies from inside the house... that'd be awesome

I spent about 10 min trying to figure out if I could get onto the balcony on my GF's and my mansion...there is a fake door where it should let us zone out! UGH! This is a good tip though OP I'm going to try it