Question regarding buying a house

[Joshuam303]

Okay thanks

[Sove92]

but I thought it was completely random? so doesn't that mean it could be available today?

The devaluation timer is just for price drop, it has nothing to do with the random invisible timer. There's no way to check if a house is off the rng timer without just going up and attempting to purchase it. There's no way to convert a house from private to fc or vice versa, so be sure you choose correctly when purchasing.

While the devalue timer itself has nothing to do with the random timer before the plot can be purchased, it can be used to measure how long the plot has been vacant. The timer is random but from what I've been hearing from FC and LS members, it averages/medians around 36h, of course it could be available in just a few hours, it's just not the general experience. That's about the time when people start camping the placards, perhaps even earlier.

[Dustytome]

While the devalue timer itself has nothing to do with the random timer before the plot can be purchased, it can be used to measure how long the plot has been vacant. The timer is random but from what I've been hearing from FC and LS members, it averages/medians around 36h, of course it could be available in just a few hours, it's just not the general experience. That's about the time when people start camping the placards, perhaps even earlier.

If you're willing to do the math to find out I suppose. It resets every 6 hours after the initial timer though, so just looking strictly at the timer won't help.

[SamSmoot]

You can check this by looking at the original price and the current price. Each devalue lowers the price by 0.42% and the plot is devalued every six hours. A plot that has devalued six times, has been up for 36h and should be unlocking soon.

What's the point in reducing the price in steps if you can only buy after it's fully devalued?

[Pehrah]

There is a random timer on it to stop people buying and selling houses automatically. can be longer then the devalue timer

[Frizze]

What's the point in reducing the price in steps if you can only buy after it's fully devalued?

It isnt getting fully devalued. If the house sits open long enough it eventually settles in at half its original price. That process takes something like a month to happen, not the day-ish that a house sits open on most NA servers.