How to know about the invisible timer? Ask another player how the housing system works. Read the Lodestone housing guide, which specifically states

Plots will be temporarily unavailable for purchase if they are emptied for any of the following reasons:
・Selecting "Relinquish Land" from the Housing menu
・Auto-demolition
・Relocation
・The character that owned the plot is deleted

* During this period, plots will still be available for relocation


Quote Originally Posted by ZodiarkE View Post
That I do understand because I had looked it up awhile ago within afew days back, most of it is so complexed that at times it doesn't make sense at all, I mean I'm not gonna say that it isn't fair, I mean its suppose to work as that this most of my fc leader and I know this, its just simply a pain because most of us tend to stay up and we only set a goal on how long, the sucky part is when you still do not have a place of your own before going offline to bed or have a time limit on how long you can stay on for due to " adulting " due to life, my only issue is " it is giving me a headache and its confusing on how this works. " lol
The system isn't complex. A plot becomes vacant. There is a short period of time (less than 24 hours) that it is only available to relocation then it becomes available for both relocation and purchase. That's pretty simple.

What's causing the problem is the lack of supply adequate compared to player demand. When we had an adequate supply back in 2018, the timer wasn't a problem because there were plenty of vacant plots on all but a few congested worlds. Something was always available for purchase.

Making changes to the timer is not going to get you a house because it does not fix the supply problem.