Closing Costs

Grinding for gold and having a money sink when you have a lot of gold can be fun at times, but other times it can be a real drag when it comes to games where you need/want better gear just to survive at higher levels and yet, at the same time, you are having to pay exorbitant fees just to decorate a player home to STORE all of that swag you're getting or having to pawn those unique items just so you can purchase non-interactive wall decor for your roleplay home.  Worse yet, it kind of ruins immersion by making players have to seek out money glitches/exploits or to install mods far more "cheatier" than this one just to afford the upgrades on most homes.

I hate that and I'm sure that others feel the same.

Enter: The Closing Costs mod!

What it does:

This mod lowers the upgrade prices of the homes to 10% of their base vanilla values as one option, 50% of their base vanilla values as another.

Again, these are their BASE values - actual in-game values will be based off of your disposition with the NPC as well as the haggling slider even though the UESP lists it as a fixed cost.

So, yes, this is essentially a cheat mod.

What it DOESN'T do:

It doesn't reduce the base cost of the houses in any way.  THOSE you still pay full price for.

It also doesn't cover the Dunbarrow Cove upgrades as I had originally thought.  These upgrades are bought via speech options and not a barter menu.  I will update the file if/when I figure out how to alter these.

What house upgrades does it cover?

Shack (Imperial City)

Berius Manor (Anvil)

Leyawiin House

Bravil House

Bruma House

Cheydinhal House

Arborwatch (Chorrol)

Rosethorn Hall (Skingrad)

Battlehorn Castle (including the Captain hiring)

Deepscorn Hollow

Dunbarrow Cove

Frostcrag Spire

"Damn the torpedoes, full ahead!" - Admiral David Farragut

For folks who want the across-the-board price cuts on all houses, the is an All-In-One (AIO) version available that does just that.  Download and install the appropriate ClosingCosts-AIO and enjoy not being bled dry on any house you buy!  Just remember to NOT install the individual house version as well.

"But I just want to cheat a little!  I'm okay with the vanilla money sink on other homes for later in the game!" - Unknown

That's cool.  I have separated out the houses into individual . ESPs for folks who think it is "too" cheaty.  Just install the ESP(s) that you want from the appropriate ClosingCosts-Individual download and leave the rest out.  Just remember to NOT install the AIO as well!

"Why not both?" - Dr. Zoidberg