Quote Originally Posted by Nepentha View Post
I doubt SE wants to police how people use their houses.
They don't. They leave it to players to decide how they will use their house (or even not use it) within the design of the system.

That brings in the flaw that Kenky references - now there's an increased demands for house ownership by players who don't want to use a house. They only want the presumed prestige that comes with ownership, or to deny another player a chance to get a house.