We all have to start somewhere and coming up to the end of the year and preparing for the start of the new year why not look at some Sims 4 starter homes? From beginning a new save in a new starter home, adding a new household to your forever save or moving out the next generation of your family to start in a new home and place – these starter homes are great for gameplay and for your Sims budget.

Starter Homes under 10K

Looking to start somewhere cute and still have some money left over for your Sims to live their best lives? The following starter homes are all under 10k leaving your Sim with an extra +10K to use as you wish.

>10 K Starter Home – Symtherin

Lot Type: Tiny Home Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §8,569

This gorgeous starter home is a great base to build up your Sims life from, the red tones are warm and welcoming with big windows to let in lots of light. The house features a mini kitchen, dining and living room all open plan as well as a double bed (if you have 2 Sims someone is scooching over). In the backyard you have gardening patches to get your Sims those extra Simoleans they might need. This lot is also a Tiny Home which means you get extra perks and skill gaining bonuses on this lot.

Camping Out – 10k Starter – leahlaz

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30×20
Price: §9,980

A fancy looking camper to start your Sims journey into their new world sounds like a great idea! With over hanging roof pieces on either side to put down some gardening pots to be sheltered or a skill building item or two with the left over Simoleans your Sim has, this starter home is picturesque. Outdoor living has been thought through with a picnic table, a bonfire pit, mini pond and some starter plants to grow and tend – this lot has everything your Sim needs. And although it is placed on a diagonal (everyones favorite direction in the Sims build mode) it all works perfectly and has been laid out with functionality in mind.

♥Base 10K Modern Starter♥ – Anaire3

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §9,976

This modern starter is gorgeous to lay your eyes and stunning both inside and out. From a cute driveway with a car, styled walkway up to the front door and cute little seating area out front – the outside of this lot is just as beautiful as the inside. Everything is decently sized on the inside, with a bedroom, separate living and kitchen with dining area and separate bathroom. There are custom paintings on the inside, you need nothing to use these in your game as they are created by other talented Simmers on the gallery.

10k Tiny Cottage Starter – coldnuit

Lot Type: Tiny Home Residential
Lot Size: 30×20
Price: §9,994

Looking to start quaint and small? This adorably cute tiny cottage home (say that three times fast) is nestled amongst beautiful trees and landscaping. Space for a couple or single Sim with a small kitchen, dining and living room all open plan and a small bathroom. Tiny living has never looked so cute with this little cottage.

BaseGame starter home 10K – neminzdrav

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §9,999

Although not listed as such, this little house is actually a tier 2 tiny home. Beautifully landscaped all around, it is giving beautiful tiny home in the countryside. Everything is small, compact and everything fits in perfectly. Not only do you have everything you need but you get the perks that come with tiny living!

4k Cozy Cabin – PlumeriaPlay

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30×20
Price: §4,000

This wooden A-frame starter home, is a fun and different look to what we are used to. This A-frame is open plan inside – all things in one room minus the bathroom having it’s own space. There is an archery target outside with a pond around the back and bridge going over the top. The inside of this home is spacious with room to clutter, personalize and grow!

Oasis Starter | 10K – joydiesims

Lot Type: Tiny Home Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §9,896

This dark home against any background will stand out with great contrast in your neighborhoods. With some landscaping and small details around the lot, this open plan home brings a different layout to what we have seen too. All in one room like the previous build, this home also takes outdoor living into account with a seating area just outside the front door as well as seating around the back.

Starter Cottage – vongatka

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §6,421

This starter home seems too big and too full to be true and yet here it stands! At just under 7k Simoleans this starter home leaves room for more items with your Sims left over money. There is a painters easel to get that cash flow started the minute you move in as well as a computer for not only entertainment but career and social needs should your Sim require it.

10K Starter Home – Poepsie_Gallery

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×20
Price: §9,151

Wild flowers and plants frame the front of this sweet little starter home which could actually fall under the tiny home category for all those extra perks. Tiny living is definitely a good way to describe this home as it is setup for a single sim with a small dining area and mini kitchen. Looking for a great challenge? This starter home is ready to start from basic rags to riches!

10k Tiny Starter (Desert) – Ellieville

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §9,994

A tight squeeze but a great looking starter home, this has everything your Sim needs from a mini kitchen, a bar counter and a seating area to a bed tucked into a corner – all open plan – with a decently sized bathroom too. This lot even features a swimming pool, since technically it should be placed in the desert (as the name implies) your Sim will have plenty of warm and sunny days to make full use of said pool.

Starter Homes under 20k

We have the money so why not use it to our full advantage. This next set of homes might gobble up all of your Simoleans but they come pretty filled with more than what is needed to get your Sims lives started on a more elevated level.

Basegame Starter Home 3/1 – belle1create

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30×20
Price: §18,837

A 3 bed, 1 bath with full kitchen, dining and living all for under 20K AND leaving a bit extra to get your Sims lives going? Look no further than this modern beauty with it’s contrasting dark and light exterior and neutral interior… minus the colorful kids rooms of course! This house has space for 2 adults, 2 kids/teens, a toddler and an infant… so on that note also technically a baby or 2!

I am getting 100 baby starter vibes from this place but over and above that this is also a perfect family starter home that can also be your Sims forever home. This home has so much going for it and room to add your own flare as your Sims level up in their careers and bring more Simoleans in. There is a mini pool and loungers outside to enjoy the fresh air in this beautifully landscaped backyard too.

Starter 1/1 Basegame – sashraf1

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30×20
Price: §15,422

This home has plenty of breathing space to either clutter to your hearts content, re-work some layout and add more furniture in, or to leave as is for easy gameplay. This is a 1 bed, 1 bath home, fully furnished with a full kitchen and living room, there is also space for a dining room table should you wish to add one in and invite some friends around for a dinner party.

Outside there are some plants ready to be tended to as well as a chess table near the front door to ponder moves and get your logic skill up. The garden is looking beautiful and colorful with flower beds surrounding the home. Along with the plants and chess, there is also a painters easel located inside for some painting skill gain and possibly straight into earning some more Simoleans.

18k Simple Starter – schnuck01

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×20
Price: §17,792

A 2 bed, 2 bath beauty to admire from the outside and marvel on the inside. This home comes with everything you need for your little family to start living, from a full kitchen, living and dining area, to skill building items and all beautifully laid out and decorated.

This build really is a gorgeous modern home with white and wood finishes and large windows to let in all the light. This is also a 2 story home, with the main room on the top floor with an en-suite bathroom. The childs room comes with an activity table as well as a dollhouse to get those skills going and keep your child Sim entertained. The other skill building items included are an easel as well as an introspective contemplation seat on the upstairs balcony. There is even a small sandpit!

Base Game Starter Home – thatonegreenleaf

Lot Type: Tiny Home Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §18,664

A cute backyard, beautifully landscaped with a small pool and loungers, as well as gorgeous landscaping around the sides and front of the house – this beautiful 2 bed, 1 bath is a wonderful starter home for your Sims. Although it is a small space and classifies as a Tiny Home Residential, this home has a full kitchen, a dining room space for the whole family as well as a small living area. The childs room comes with a painting easel, a Blarffy as well as a desk under a bunk bed perfect for homework.

The home is nicely decorated ready for your Sims to move in ASAP and make use of all those Tiny Home perks!

Starter Home Shells

For those of us who love decorating and filling in our own homes with our Sims characteristics and lifestyles in mind BUT don’t have the skills, energy to build a home, looking for a challenge or just want to find some beautiful shells we would love to fill and clutter – these starter empty homes are perfect.

Base Game Starter-Shell – summerrplays

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 20×15
Price: §7,334

With the basic shell done and all that is left to do is furnish, why not give this shell a try? Setup as a 1 bed 1 bath with space for kitchen and possible small dining and living room areas. There is also some outdoor patio space for some outdoor living, a great home to let your imagination run wild with clever layouts and good use of all space.

Basegame Starter – Ellieville

Lot Type: Residential
Lot Size: 30×20
Price: §19,978

Step into this two story, modern home and be blown away by how much you can do with this space. There is the option for 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a full kitchen, dining and living room space and possibly even a study or library nook, or even a skill building corner – all for under 20K Simoleans!

That brings us to the end of our Sims 4 starter homes gallery spotlight. Did you see any great starter lots you would like to try? Let us know in the comments down below! Stay tuned to the Sims Community for all future Community Spotlights!