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* Consider what you are looking for in a location. Do you want a mine but don’t want to dig a huge hole in the ground looking for rock? Then build by one of the public mines or areas with exposed rock. Like fishing and boat? Then look by the water, etc. Take your time and find a good dream location. You can’t undo the location of your house once you place it down. But you can modify the terrain any way you wish given enough time. Don’t worry about building near water for drinking purposes. Later on you can build a well or fountain on your own place.
* Don’t rule out abandoned places. A lot of areas have been settled and then abandoned long ago leaving large areas of nicely terraformed land. If their buildings and deeds are gone you can move in. While this takes some of the thrill out of [[terraforming ]] the place from scratch, it will most likely already have plenty of flat land which makes it much easier if you are new and want to build. You can then terraform it later and radically redesign it in your own image.
== Plan your fencing correctly, or you will get locked out of your house. ==
Don’t make the mistake I did when I first built and have an enclosed [[fence ]] are surrounding your house. Because if you die and are unable to retrieve your body and lose the key to your gate fence , you cannot get back in to your house since you can’t get past the locked gate! You also won’t be able to knock the fence down either if you are new or f2p since you need a body str of 21.
* Either make an enclosed gated areas where you can farm etc, separate from your house or ideally make a front and back door on your house. Then have your house be the “gate” to the enclosed fence area that is connected to it. That way you can always get in and out of both your house and fenced area in a worst case scenario. Just make sure to put a back door gate on your fenced area though in case you want to later on lead in animals or park your carts.
* If you have access to [[copper ]] then you can always copy your keys and put the spares in a bank to address this issue also.
Ok now that you have all this planning done, time to build! For that you can consult other articles on here on the process of actually building, such as this one: [[The "how do I build a house?" guide.|House Building Guide]] Good luck!
