Location doesn't matter, ideally, I'm looking for a brick, 2-story stone/wood and plaster, large patio, or villa. Thank you for your consideration and time.
Apologies, Marble House with patio, (villa) according to Stratics way back when states that it's 14x14. If that's erroneous, that's what I'm referencing. But yes, I need minimum 14x14 placement.
Just a consideration, a 2 story L shape is considered a 14x14 but can be placed in a way other 14x14's cannot. Not sure if you were looking for a specific layout such as a brick house but wanted to give word of caution
Brick is 1 tile smaller than a patio, and may be slightly cheaper. Normally a patio fits where a brick fits though, and if a patio fits, there's a good chance there's already a tower in the spot. If you're looking for a patio/brick spot, you should be looking at towers and then plan to remove them and place the patio/brick. That's the best bet. If "house size" is your concern, and you don't specifically want a Patio/Brick, then the L-shape 2 story house is going to get you the best deal. They can be placed all over in spots that larger houses simply cannot fit, heck I have a pretty good L shape spot you can just have for the deed cost. You can still go out and place a villa/cabin or anything smaller yourself easily enough so I doubt that's what you're looking for unless you have a specific location in mind. The "housing problem" here is more of a "idiots placing towers/keeps and not using/selling them" problem. Have a look at the world map (link) and you will see the disproportional number of large homes.