Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year Tips Walkthrough

Check out our tips and tricks for Build-A-Lot 2: Town of the Year. INTRODUCTION Those who've played the original Build-A-Lot will be familiar with the mechanics of this game – it plays very similarly to the original one with some great new elements added, including the ability to paint houses, train your workers to work at lightning speed, and add landscaping to your home. THE BASICS In order to do well in the game you have to know how to move around on the main screen. Here's a bri…

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Check out our tips and tricks for Build-A-Lot 2: Town of the Year.

INTRODUCTION
Those who’ve played the original Build-A-Lot will be familiar with the mechanics of this game – it plays very similarly to the original one with some great new elements added, including the ability to paint houses, train your workers to work at lightning speed, and add landscaping to your home.

THE BASICS
In order to do well in the game you have to know how to move around on the main screen. Here’s a brief run-down of what you’ll see:

TABS ON THE MAIN SCREEN
Money & Goals Tab (GREEN)

  • This tab is very important because it lets you know how much money you have to work with in order to perform certain tasks.
  • You can look in this tab if you want to know what remaining goals you have in a level. If you don’t want to click on the tab you can also look on the top right-hand-side of your screen and see your goals there.
  • When you click on the tab, there are 2 different meters at the bottom. The Potential Rental Income shows you how much money you will have once certain works in progress are finished. The Current Income meter shows how much money you are actually taking in.

Workers Tab (YELLOW)

  • You can use the workers tab to hire additional employees. The tab will show you how many employees you have on hand and how much it costs to hire additional helpers.
  • Once you click the tab, the yellow hard hat icons are showing you how many employees you can afford to train with the money you have on hand. If the hard hats are grayed out, it means that you have to wait until you can afford to train more of them.

Materials tab (RED)

  • The materials tab shows you how many supplies you have in inventory. It will also show you how much it costs to buy more inventory.
  • You can cut your cost of materials in half when you build a Recycling Center, which does not appear until level 11.

Blueprints tab (BLUE)

  • This is where you buy blueprints that you need whenever you have to build a new structure for the first time.
  • You will only have-to buy a blueprint once. Once you’ve bought it you can use it in the rest of the levels. You will not be allowed to buy blueprints ahead of time.
  • You will also be able to see how much it costs to purchase each blueprint.

GENERAL TIPS

  • Build a Workshop and a Recycling Centers at the same time – you will be able to get a lot more work done.
  • When it’s available, always buy your workers the Efficiency Training.
  • If you’re ever confused about which houses you’ve painted, all you have to do is click on the house and see if the paint icon says “paint” or “re-paint”
  • If you did not get a star at the end of a level you can go back and play a specific level once you’ve completed all 8 of the bonus levels.
  • When a house is having work done or it needs repairs, you will not be able to collect rental fees until those jobs have been completed.
  • When you’re trying to build several properties at the same time, always buy the smallest and cheapest properties first and then demolish them.
  • When you’re trying to meet a goal, don’t take too much time to bring the price of a house down. There are times where it’s beneficial for you to low-ball the price of a house and sometimes it’s not.
  • If you have a lot of money in the bank, don’t haggle – it takes too long to take several houses off the market at one time.
  • Click on the text bubbles if you want the person to stop talking.
  • Read your mail frequently, it contains money most of the time and at other times it reminds you of good strategy tips.
  • Build and sell a house at the beginning of a level in order to make extra cash.
  • It’s cheaper to build a house than to buy one that’s completed.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE APPEALS

  • A house with positive Appeal will earn you a higher rental income and add extra value to your house.
  • A house with a negative appeal (sad red face) will have a lower value and a lower rental income.
  • Build your houses with a park in the middle when you want to meet a high Appeal goal. Always build the latest park you bought, since the newer it is the higher the Appeal value will be.
  • You will get a negative Appeal when a building is next to a house.
  • Painting and landscaping increases the levels of Appeal in a neighborhood.
  • Neighborhood Appeal appears at the top of the screen and takes into consideration the curb appeal of all the houses in the neighborhood.

BUYING, SELLING AND BUILDING

  • Do multiple jobs at once – hiring a lot of extra workers will help you reach your goals faster.
  • When you’re trying to sell a house at the beginning of a level, do it as soon as it’s built. The faster you put it up for sale your chances are better that no other houses will go up for sale before yours.
  • Be careful of where you place your buildings such as the Recycling Center and Workshops. They have a negative appeal on the houses that are near them.
  • Build Refineries as a way to keep earning cash as you build up your town. Just make sure that you collect the checks as soon as they are presented to you.
  • Know when to demolish your buildings. If you have an Appeal goal to make, demolish any building towards the end of the game that has a negative appeal on another house. You can always use that spot to build an extra house if you need it.
  • When you build some shops, your profits will soar as you add more houses to the neighborhood.
  • Place your house on the market just to be able to pay less for a house. As soon as you get your house off the market, unlist your house.

UPGRADES

  • You can perform up to 3 upgrades on a house. When you upgrade a house you will be able to obtain a higher amount of rent for that property.

SHOPS

  • There are several types of shops that you can build in this game, and as you progress through the game new shops will be unlocked.
  • When you see a Help Wanted sign on one of the shops you must immediately assign a worker to that shop if you want to continue to make money from it.
  • When you send a worker to a shop with a Help Wanted sign you will lose that employee. Make sure that if a certain amount of workers are required in your goals that you replace that employee right away.
  • All shops will generate a steady source of income.

WORKSHOPS

  • Be careful where you place the workshops since they bring down the value of the houses near it. (Introduced Level 9).
  • Once you reach level 16 you will have the ability to inspect houses when you own a Workshop.
  • Starting in level 19 you will be able to send your workers to an Efficiency Training class. That class will make them work much faster and costs $75,000.
  • To buy the Efficiency Training you will have to make sure that you build the Workshop first and that it stays built in order for them to keep working faster.
  • You can tell which houses are affected by a Workshop by clicking on it. The area that it impacts is the red circle that glows around it.
  • Place the workshop in a corner where there are no other houses, whenever possible.
  • If you place the Workshop in an area in which there’s a house next to it you can also demolish the Workshop at the last minute in order to meet an Appeal goal.
  • You can go ahead and destroy a workshop after you’re done with it and build something else on that spot. This is helpful when you want to meet a last minute goal and you need the land.
  • You should always inspect a house when you build a workshop since you will no longer have to worry about houses needing any more repairs.
  • The inspection is only good until you upgrade, sell or destroy the house.

WRENCH ICON

  • Whenever you see a wrench icon it means that your property is in need of fixing. Click on the property and then on the Repair tab to start fixing that house.
  • You can prevent a house from needing repairs by getting it inspected. In order to inspect a property you must first build a workshop.
  • Re-painting your house once in a while can keep the house from needing repairs longer.
  • If you don’t fix your houses right away, the damage will compound itself. The longer it stays without being fixed the more materials and workers you will need.

REFINERIES

  • Starting in level 23 you will be able to purchase the blueprint for the Refineries.
  • Building a Refinery will pay you big dividends during a level.
  • It’s a good idea to build a Refinery early in a level since you’ll be receiving checks pretty frequently during that time.
  • You really need to build a Refinery in a remote lot since it has a huge negative Appeal on the community (-20). When you place it on a remote lot it cannot affect other properties.

GARDEN CENTERS

  • Once you build a Garden Center you will be able to landscape any house that belongs to you.
  • Each time you landscape a house it raises its Appeal by 5 points.
  • If you have a goal to reach that requires a high Appeal goal adding landscaping to your houses will really help a lot.
  • If you have 10 houses and you landscape each one you will have an extra +50 in Appeal points just for doing that one thing.
  • Once you reach level 27 and you build a Garden Center you will no longer need to do maintenance on your parks. That’s why when you have a goal that requires you to build a lot of parks you should also build a Garden Center along with it.

LEVEL PROGRESSION

  • This section will show you when new house models, buildings, shops and upgrades will be added.
  • Level 4 The Farmhouse is introduced.
  • Level 5 How to paint your house is explained in this level.
  • Level 6 The blueprint for the Play Park is available for purchase.
  • Level 7 The Townhome is available as one of your choices for new homes. Houses become damaged for the first time when the wrench icon appears.
  • Level 8 You will need to buy the blueprint for the Coffee Shop and then build one.
  • Level 9-The workshop is introduced.
  • Level 11-Recycle center is available for purchase.
  • Level 12 The Modern Home is introduced.
  • Level 13 You now have the ability to inspect houses when you build a workshop.
  • Level 16 You will be able to start building the Garden Center which allows you to add landscaping to any house that is yours.
  • Level 19 Your workers will now be able to work with lightning speed when you purchase Efficiency Training for them at $75,000.
  • Level 20 The Flower Shop is introduced.
  • Level 21 Villas are introduced
  • Level 22 This is the first time that the Help Wanted sign appears. When you see it, assign a worker to that location.
  • Level 23 You can now build a Refinery which can net you a lot of money in profits.
  • Level 24 The broom and dustpan are introduced. When you see that icon above a Park you need to assign a worker to it.
  • Level 25 You will now be able to construct a Bookstore.
  • Level 26 The Business Center is introduced, when you build one you will no longer have to worry about staffing your shops.
  • Level 27 Starting at this level once you build a Garden Center your park maintenance needs will automatically be taken care of.
  • Level 29 The Zen Park is available for purchase in this level.

WALKTHROUGH (LEVELS 1 – 35)

Need advice on how to pass a specific level in Build-a-lot 2: Town of the Year? There’s more than one way to play the game, of course, but our complete walkthrough of levels 11 – 35 (with summaries of levels 1 -10) will show you the strategies that worked for us.

1st TOWN-MAPLE CREEK

Levels 1, 2 and 3 are all tutorial levels.

Levels 4 through 10 are not overly difficult, so we’ve included summaries to tell you about goals that are not presented to you at the beginning of a level. These goals sometimes show up at the last minute, just when you thought you were almost at your goal a new one appears.

2ND TOWN-SUMMERVILLE
LEVEL 4

Goals(1) Farmhouse Blueprint (2) Build 2 Farmhouses (3) Build 2 Bungalows (4) Rent $7,000

LEVEL 5
Goals(1)3 Farmhouses (2) 2 Painted Houses (3) +20 Appeal (4) Rent $7,000

LEVEL 6
Goals (1) Play Park Blueprint (2) 1 Play Park (3) +30 Appeal (4)last minute goal, raise $30,000

3RD TOWN-SPRING BROOKE
LEVEL 7
Goals (1) Townhome Blueprint (2) 4 Townhomes (3) 1 house with +10 (4) Rent $15,000. In order to get the house with a +10 rating, you must first build a Play Park and place it next to one of the painted properties you own.

LEVEL 8
Goals (1) 1 Coffee Shop (2) $100,000 (3) Rent $15,000 (4)Last minute goal, 2 Farmhouses with 3 stars each

LEVEL 9
Goals (1) 1 Workshop (2) 7 workers (3) Rent $17,500 (4) +30 Appeal
Construct a Play Park on the empty lots that are on the top left side.Place the park in the middle spot so that you can raise the appeal of both houses next to it

LEVEL 10
Goals (1) 2 Demolitions (2) 1 Coffee Shop (3) +40 Appeal (4) $120,000

WALKTHROUGH – LEVELS 11 – 35

The following section is a walkthrough for levels 11 through 35. There are several ways to accomplish your goals, but this walkthrough will work for most people. Each time you start the game the layout is different. Everything doesn’t have to be exact just follow the steps as closely as you can with the layouts you are given. If you do not think you can work efficiently with the layout you’re given, restart the game and a new layout will appear.

4TH TOWN-WILLOWSBURGH
LEVEL 11-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Recycling Center (2) 3 Three-Star Townhomes (3) +40 Appeal (4) last minute goal build 2 Play Parks

build a lot 2 tips level 11
  • Build a Townhome, upgrade once and sell right away. It should net you $165,000.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Recycle Center.
  • Train 1 additional worker so you can build your Recycle Center.
  • Build your Recycle Center and then buy 5,000 materials.(If it’s available, build it on the lot that is on the top right corner). Building it in an isolated spot will prevent it from bringing down the value of the houses around it.
  • Construct a Play park in the middle of 2 empty lots.
  • Construct a Townhouse next to the Play Park and give it a coat of paint right away. This will give you a rating of +10 on that Townhome.
  • Upgrade that house to 3 stars right away.
  • Buy any empty lots that become available.
  • When it becomes possible build a Townhouse on each side of the Park, paint and upgrade them to 3 stars each.
  • If the lots are not available at this time wait until they come up for sale.
  • Always answer your mail, it will either have money for you or some good advice.
  • If a Bungalow becomes available for sale put your 2 Townhomes up for sale so you can pay a lower price for that house.
  • Click on the small house and select Buy, then click on the low offer icon and pay less for the house.
  • Immediately after you buy the Bungalow take your Townhomes off the market.
  • Demolish that Bungalow right away and start building a Play Park in its place.
  • Build your last Townhome in an empty spot and upgrade to 3 stars right away.

LEVEL 12-Walkthrough
Goals (1) Build 1 Modern House (2) Own 8 houses (3) Rent 30,000 (4) Last minute goal-Paint 5 houses in a nice shade of yellow.

build a lot 2 tips level 12
  • Construct a Townhome, upgrade to 2 stars and sell right way. It should net you $180,000.
  • Train 1 worker so you can build the Recycling Center.
  • Buy 100 materials and build a Recycle center in an isolated spot.
  • Once the Recycling Center is built buy 5,000 materials
  • Build as many Townhomes as you can afford, paint them all yellow right away, then upgrade to 3 stars ASAP.
  • If any lots become available buy them and build some Townhomes right away.
  • You have to buy all the properties you can as soon as you see them come up for sale (provided you can afford it)
  • Buy the blueprint for the Modern Home.
  • Demolish the Recycling Center and build a Workshop instead and train 3 more workers.
  • Demolish your Workshop and build a small house since your income should already be at $30,000.
  • Building a smaller house takes less materials and time to build than a bigger house.
  • At this point you should have 5 yellow Townhomes and 1 Modern Home.
  • Buy one last house and your goal will be completed.

LEVEL 13-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Workshop (2) 5 inspections (3) Rent $40,000 (4) Last minute goal, appeal of +55

build a lot 2 tips level 13
  • Buy 1 additional worker, build a Modern house, upgrade once and sell it right away.
  • If a house becomes available while you’re trying to sell it, low-ball it so the house can come off the market quickly. You can get full asking price for your house if you’re the only one selling. You should be able to sell it for $330,000.
  • Build a Recycle Center in an isolated spot and then a Workshop right next to it. You want to build them next to each other since they bring down the value of houses that are adjacent to them.
  • Build the Recycling Center first, buy 500 materials in order to help you build it.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and build a workshop in the next isolated spot.
  • Train 3 additional workers so you can get more work done at once
  • Build a Play Park in a spot in which you can build 1 house on each side.
  • Build a Modern on a spot next to the Play Park, paint it right away and start upgrading it until you get to 3 stars.
  • Inspect that Modern Home as soon as you get to 3 stars.
  • Buy the maximum amount of materials you can afford.
  • If you have a smaller property next to the Play Park, demolish it and build a Modern House in that spot instead.
  • Buy the maximum amount of materials and then destroy the Recycling Center so you can build a
  • Modern House in its spot instead.
  • When you destroy the Recycling Center you will get extra materials added as well. I received 450 more materials.
  • Build the Modern House on that spot
  • Then build a Play Park next to it as well.
  • If you’re close to your Appeal goal and a house is not going up for sale next to the Play Park, just buy any other property and paint it.

LEVEL 14-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 4 three star Moderns (2) 5 Empty Lots (3) +35 Appeal (4) Money $500,000

build a lot 2 tips level 14
  • Build a Modern house, upgrade once and sell it right away. You should get $330,000 for it.
  • Buy 500 materials and build a Recycle Center and place it on a remote lot.
  • Buy the maximum amount of materials possible. Try to get around 5,000 materials, destroy the
  • Recycling Center and build a Workshop instead.
  • Even though you need 5 empty lots as one of your goals, start building some Modern homes for the time being.
  • In the meantime start building Moderns, paint them and upgrade them to 3 stars as soon as possible.
  • Once the workshop is built, train 4 additional workers.
  • When a lot becomes available, next to one of your houses, build a Play park so you can bring your appeal up.
  • Buy the max amount of materials you can afford.
  • Once you have all 4 Moderns built and your money is getting close to $500,000 destroy the Workshop in order to have that last lot empty.
  • If you still don’t have enough empty lots, buy the cheapest properties that become available. Put your own houses up for sale right away so you can get a lower price for them.
  • As soon as you buy the house unlist your houses so you can earn the rest of the money you need.

LEVEL 15-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 2 Picnic Parks (2) 10 workers (3) +70 Appeal (4) Last minute goal-Build 4 Townhomes

build a lot 2 tips level 15
  • Build a Modern house, upgrade it and sell it right away. You should get $330,000 for it.
  • Buy 500 materials and build a Recycle Center and place it on a remote lot.
  • Buy 5,000 materials which will now cost you $125,000.
  • Build a Modern House in a corner lot (you want to leave the space on the right of it open so you can build a Picnic Park and get the Appeal up).
  • In the meantime if a Townhome becomes available buy it since a new goal will appear telling you to own 4 Townhomes.
  • Paint the Modern house right away and start upgrading it as soon as possible.
  • Buy another 5,000 materials and then destroy the Recycle Center and build a Workshop instead.
  • Train an additional 3 workers, it will cost you $60,000.
  • Buy the Picnic Park blueprint and build one in the middle of a lot so you can get a +10 Appeal on the houses next to it.
  • Build 2 Townhomes, one on each side of the Picnic Park as soon as those lots are available. You need to have a minimum of 4 Townhomes before the level ends.
  • Train 2 additional workers so you can reach your goal of 10 workers.

5TH TOWN-AUTUMN HILLS
LEVEL 16-Walkthrough

Goals (1) One Garden Center (2) Two Landscaped Houses (3) 7 Painted Houses (4) Rent $45,000

build a lot 2 tips level 16
  • Build a Modern house, upgrade once and sell it right away. You should get $330,000 for it.
  • Buy 500 materials
  • Build another Modern House in a corner lot.
  • Buy the Garden Center blueprint.
  • Buy another 500 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated spot.
  • Start painting and upgrading your Modern House to 3 stars. Try to do 3 Modern Houses back to back as quickly as possible.
  • Buy 5,000 materials since you can buy them at a discounted price.
  • Build another Modern House wherever you can.
  • Buy 5,000 additional materials as soon as the money becomes available and destroy the Recycle Center.
  • Build a workshop where the Recycle Center was located.
  • Train 6 more workers, 3 at a time. That should give you 11 workers.
  • Inspect the houses you have with 3 stars.
  • Demolish the Workshop as soon as you can but inspect as many houses as possible before you do.
  • Build the Garden Center where the Workshop was located.
  • Landscape 2 houses right away to meet the rest of your goal.
  • In the meantime buy whatever houses become available. Put your own houses for sale quickly so you can low-ball the offer.
  • Make sure you have 7 painted houses. Since you don’t have to worry about Appeal goals in this level just build any house once your rental income has reached $45,000

LEVEL 17 -Walkthrough
Goals (1) 3 three-star Farmhouses (2) Own 2 parks (3) +80 Appeal (4) Money $750,000

build a lot 2 tips level 17
  • Build a Modern house, UPGRADE 3 times and sell it right away.You should get $390,000 for it.
  • Buy 500 materials and construct a Recycle Center in a corner lot.
  • Buy the maximum amount of materials once the Recycle Center is completed.
  • Build a Picnic Park in the middle of a lot so you can place 1 house on each side.
  • Build 2 Modern houses on each side of the Picnic Park you just built. You need them in order to make your $750,000 quota at the end of the game.
  • Start painting and upgrading those houses right away.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and destroy your Recycle Center and build a workshop in its place right away.
  • Train 9 workers: 3 at a time when you have the money.
  • Build your second park in between 2 houses.
  • Build 3 Farmhouses quickly, upgrade all the houses to 3 stars until you get all of them done.
  • Once those 9 workers have been trained, destroy the Workshop and build another Modern house in order to get closer to your goal.

LEVEL 18 -Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Workshop (2) 3 Three Star Moderns (3) 3 Three Star Townhomes (4) Last minute goal is to inspect 6 houses

build a lot 2 tips level 18
  • Build a Modern house, upgrade to 1 star and sell it right away. You should get $330,000 for it.
  • Buy 500 materials and build a Recycle Center in a corner lot.
  • Buy 5,000 materials right away and build a workshop in a remote area.
  • Train 3 workers and buy them Efficiency Training so they can work faster.
  • Start building 3 Modern Houses back to back and upgrade and inspect them all.
  • Build a Modern house in a corner lot, paint it, upgrade all the way and inspect as soon as possible.
  • Train 3 more workers
  • Buy the max amount of materials and start building 3 Townhomes back to back.
  • Buy any inexpensive piece of land that becomes available.
  • Demolish whatever houses you need to and build Townhouses instead. If you bought a Townhome paint, upgrade and inspect.
  • You need to have 6 houses inspected by the end of the day, make sure they’re done.

LEVEL 19-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 6 Landscaped Houses (2) 12 Workers (3) Rent $60,000 (4) Last Minute goal: 3 Painted Bungalows (5) Another last minute goal: Build a Coffee Shop

build a lot 2 tips level 19
  • Build a Recycling Center and buy 2,500 materials.
  • Build a Modern house, upgrade to 2 stars and sell it right away. You should get $360,000 for it.
  • Build a Workshop in another isolated piece of land or next to the Recycling Center.
  • Buy 5,000 materials, train 6 workers and buy them an Efficiency Class.
  • Build 3 Moderns back to back upgrade all the way and inspect. You need that money so you can reach your rental of $60,000
  • Buy as many empty lots as possible so you can start building 2 bungalows, upgrade and inspect them.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and then destroy the Recycling Center and build a Garden Center instead.
  • Start landscaping all your properties.
  • Buy one more worker so you can reach your goal of 12.
  • Buy any small property, demolish it and build a Coffee Shop on there instead.

LEVEL 20-Walkthrough
Goals (1) Own 1 Florist (2) Own 5 Townhomes (3) Neighborhood Appeal of +85 (4) Last minute goal: Build a Coffee House

build a lot tips level 20
  • Buy enough material so you can upgrade the Modern house to 3 stars before you sell it.
  • Build a Modern Home upgrade 3 times and sell it for $390,000
  • Buy 1,000 materials build a Recycling Center in an isolated lot.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available, if not build in a remote area.
  • Train 6 workers and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • Buy whatever empty lots become available.
  • Build some Picnic Parks in the middle of a lot so you can place houses on each side of the park. (You need it to bring your Appeal up)
  • Start building as many Townhomes as possible, upgrade all the way and inspect them.
  • Buy 5,000 materials when you start getting low.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Florist.
  • Demolish your Recycling Center and build your Florist.
  • Place your Coffee Shop in any empty lot or demolish a house to fit in there

6TH TOWN-CALICO CROSSING
LEVEL 21-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 3 Three Star Villas (2) No Empty Lots (3) Rent $85,000 (4) Last minute goal +50 Appeal
Buy 500 materials

build a lot 2 tips level 21
  • Build a Modern, paint and upgrade to 3 stars. You should be able to sell it for $409,500. You need the extra cash because the blueprint for the Villa is $240,000
  • Buy 1,000 materials and build a Recycling Center
  • Buy 5,000 materials at a discounted rate once the Recycling Center building is finished
  • Build another Modern, paint and sell for $315,000.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Villa.
  • Build the Workshop right next to the Recycling Center if it’s available.
  • In the meantime buy up all the cheap properties or empty lots.
  • Train 6 workers and pay for them to have lightning speed.
  • Start building 2 Villas back to back, and leave a space in between them so you can build a Park (You need the park to meet your Appeal goal)
  • Train 3 more workers
  • Buy the max amount of materials that you can afford and build some more Villas with some Parks in between wherever possible.
  • You should have 2 Picnic Parks and 5 Villas (You can choose one Picnic Park if you desire)

LEVEL 22-Walkthrough
Goal(1) Own 3 Shops (2) 12 workers (3) 2 Landscaped Villas (4) Money $1,000,000

build a lot tips level 22
  • Train 2 workers
  • Build a Villa, upgrade once and put up for sale right away. If you sell it while there are no other houses up for sale at that time you can get $660,000 for it. If there’s at least one house for sale you will get less.
  • You can’t fake out the other houses by low-balling them because you don’t have enough money.
  • Buy 1,000 materials and buy a Recycling Center.
  • Buy 20,000 materials and destroy the Recycling Center and build a workshop.
  • Build a coffee shop while the Recycling Center is being demolished.
  • Train 6 workers and then you will have 13 total.
  • Build a Villa and start painting, upgrading and inspecting.
  • Buy the Efficiency Training for $75,000.
  • As soon as you see a Help Wanted sign appear, send some of your workers there.
  • Demolish the Workshop as soon as you’re getting closer to the end so you can build a garden Center instead.
  • As soon as its built, landscape 2 houses.
  • As soon as you have 4 Villas upgraded Sell one for $858,000 in order to meet your goal.
  • Every time that a shop needs a worker you will lose one. Keep an eye on it so you meet your goal of 12 workers. Buy an extra worker when needed.

LEVEL 23-Walkthrough
Goal (1) 2 refineries (2) 3 Bungalows (3) Rent $90,000 (4 )last minute goal is to make sure the neighborhood has a +40 Appeal

build a lot 2 tips level 23
  • Keep an eye on the 2 lots that are next to each other on the lower left side of the screen, it’s the ideal spot for the 2 Refineries.
  • As soon s you see its available buy it. If you already have it, don’t build anything except the Refineries on there.
  • Train 2 workers
  • Build a Villa, upgrade and sell, you should get $660,000.
  • Buy 1,000 materials, build a Recycling Center and buy 15,000 materials at once. Destroy the Recycling Center right after you buy the 15,000 materials.
  • Build a workshop where the Recycling Center was and train 6 workers, buy the Efficiency Training for $75,000
  • Build 2 Villas quickly and start painting and upgrading and inspecting them.
  • Start building Bungalows as well and try to upgrade, paint and inspect.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Refineries
  • Build 2 Refineries back to back next to each other.
  • Destroy the Workshop and place a Garden Center instead and start landscaping all your houses to get the +40 Appeal.

LEVEL 24-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 3 Refineries (2) Own 3 Parks (3) 4 Three Star Villas

build a lot tips level 24
  • Train 2 workers in order to build a Villa. Even though training 2 workers cost $90,000 it’s worth it because you will get more money by selling a Villa than you would a Modern House
  • Build a Villa, paint it and sell it right away, the normal asking price is $630,000 but you will only get $598,500 if other houses are up for sale at that time.
  • Buy 500 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated area.
  • Buy 10,000 materials
  • Construct a Refinery first so you can earn extra money.
  • Build a Villa, paint and upgrade and try to buy whatever inexpensive property comes along.
  • As soon as your materials are low buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available, if not build it next to the Refinery.
  • Train 6 workers and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • Finish building your Villas and start working on your shops.
  • Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Start building towards your 4 Villas ASAP.
  • Try to put all 3 of your Refineries in the same section. The area on the lower left side is ideal for this.
  • Buy the last of your materials, demolish the Recycling Center and build the last Refinery.

LEVEL 25-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Bookstore (2) +60 Appeal (3) Rent $120,000 (4) Money $1,500,000.

build a lot tips level 25
  • Train 2 workers and build a Villa, paint and sell it right away for $630,000.
  • Buy 1000 materials and build a Recycling Center in a corner.
  • Buy the maximum amount of materials.
  • If the lot next to the Recycling Center becomes available buy it and build a workshop in that spot.
  • Train 6 workers and buy them the Efficiency Training.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Bookstore and build it right away.
  • Start building as many Villas as back to back as possible.
  • Build 2 parks in between some houses, this will help bring your Appeal points up.
  • Train 3 more workers and upgrade and inspect the rest of your houses.
  • You should have 6 Villas built at this point. Sell one of them if you need to meet your goal of $1,500,000. Just make sure that when you sell a property it doesn’t take away from your rental goal.

7TH TOWN-ROCKWOOD
LEVEL 26-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Business Center (2) Own 3 shops (3) No negative House Appeal (4) Rent $140,000

build a lot tips level 26
  • No negative house appeal means that only the houses cannot have a negative appeal. It’s OK to place several buildings next to each other and for the buildings to have a negative appeal on each other.
  • Leave one house empty in between all the buildings.Train 2 workers, build a Villa upgrade once and sell right away for $660,000.
  • Buy 1,000 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated area.
  • Buy the maximum amount of materials.
  • Build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Business Center, it will cost you $150,000.
  • Train 6 workers and buy them Efficiency Training. (You should have 13 workers in total)Start building As many Villas as you can, upgrade to 3 stars and inspect them.(You need at least 5 Villas if you want to make your rental quota early.)
  • Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Coffee Shop or any shop for that matter, as long as you build 3 shops before the end of the day.
  • Buy more materials and build the Business Center next to the Recycling Center and the Workshop.
  • If there’s a house next to any of those 3 buildings demolish it right away because it’s making you have a negative appeal.
  • You have to work fast if you want to make expert on this level.
  • As soon as some land becomes available buy it (demolish a house if it’s on there) and build your other 2 shops as fast as you can.

LEVEL 27-Walkthrough
Goals (1) Own 2 parks (2) 1 Garden Center (3) +100 Appeal (4) Last minute goal-Rent $150,000.

build a lot 2 tips level 27
  • Starting from this level every time you build a Garden Center you will no longer have to do maintenance on your parks.
  • Train 2 workers, build a Villa upgrade once and sell right away for $660,000.
  • Buy 1,000 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated area.
  • Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available.
  • Try to place your Recycling Center and your Workshop in the middle row, the last spot on the right of the scene. This way they will not have a negative appeal on your other properties.
  • Build your parks in the middle spots, you always want to leave room for houses on each side of the park. This will give you greater Appeal.
  • Train 9 workers and buy them Efficiency Training.(You should have 16 workers in total)
  • Buy as many empty lots as you can.
  • Build as many Villas as you can, leave a space in between them for the parks.
  • Keep buying materials every time you see your supply getting low.
  • Just keep upgrading and inspecting as many houses as you can.
  • Build the Garden Center next to an empty lot or a house that does not belong to you.

LEVEL 28-Walkthrough
Goals (1) Own 10 houses (2) Landscape 8 houses (3) Own 3 Villas upgraded with 3 stars (4) Last minute goal: Own 1 Townhome with +15 Appeal.

build a lot 2 tips level 28
  • In order to get the Townhome with a +15 Appeal you must build it next to a park and paint the house as well.
  • Train 2 workers, build a Villa upgrade once and sell right away for $660,000.
  • Buy 1,000 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated area.
  • Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available.
  • Train 6 workers for now and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • Start building as many Villas as you can, upgrade all the way and inspect them.
  • Keep replenishing your materials as often as needed, and always buy the maximum amount you can afford.
  • Start buying as many houses as you can, just paint and upgrade them , all that matters is that you own 10 of any kind of house. You want to inspect them because you don’t want them to need repair.
  • Once you get close to 8 houses, buy the max amount of materials and build a Garden Center.
  • Landscape as many houses at once as fast as you can.
  • You can choose to destroy one of your buildings (Recycling Center, Workshop or the Garden Center) if you need the lot for houses.
  • As soon as you landscape 8 houses you can demolish the Garden Center and build a house instead. This will help you get to your goal of 10 faster.

LEVEL 29-Walkthrough
Goals (1) Build 1 Zen Park (2) 1 Modern with +25 (3) Rent $150,000 (4) Last minute goal of having 5 painted farmhouses.

build a lot 2 tips level 29
  • Train 2 workers, build a Villa upgrade once and sell right away for $660,000.
  • Buy 1,000 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated area.
  • Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available.
  • Train 6 workers for now and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • Build a Modern home and start upgrading it.Buy the Zen Park blueprint and build it next to the Modern House.
  • That will give your Modern home a +20 Appeal, in order to get the +25 you will have to build a Garden Center later on in the level and landscape that house.
  • Build 2 Villas and upgrade right away, you need the money to meet your goal.
  • Train 3 more workers so you can get more done.
  • Your goal of 5 painted farmhouses is coming up soon, so start acquiring them little by little.
  • Upgrade the farmhouses as much as you can because you need to meet your rental goal.
  • If any Farmhouses come up for sale just start painting them and upgrading them as fast as you can.
  • Train 3 more workers.
  • Buy the max amount of materials and destroy the Recycling Center and place a Garden Center in that spot instead.
  • Make sure you landscape the Modern house first that is sitting next to the Zen park so you can meet your goal.

LEVEL 30-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Florist (2) 20 Workers (3) +150 Appeal (4) Last minute goal of having 4 three star Townhomes.

build a lot 2 tips level 30
  • Train 2 workers, build a Villa upgrade once and sell right away for $660,000.
  • Buy 1,000 materials and build a Recycling Center in an isolated area.Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Workshop next to the Recycling Center if it’s available.
  • Train 6 workers for now and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • In this level you need to build several Zen Parks and place them in a lot in which you have a house on each side. It’s very important to get a high Appeal score and that’s the best way to achieve it.
  • Build a Zen Park in a center lot and start building 2 Villas on each side of it.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and train 3 more workers.
  • Start working on building your Townhomes, buy as much property as you can and upgrade as soon as possible.
  • Train 3 more workers.
  • Buy the max amount of materials and demolish the Recycling Center and place a garden Store instead.
  • Start landscaping as many houses as possible since it will help with your Appeal points.
  • If houses come up for sale put your own houses up for sale as well so you can offer them Less money for their properties.
  • Train 6 more workers, that should put you over the required 20.
  • Demolish your Workshop and build a Florist instead.
  • Demolish your Garden Center and build a Townhome

8TH TOWN-VIEW HAVEN
LEVEL 31-Walkthrough

Goals (1) 1 Red Palace (2) Rent $200,000 (3) Appeal 150+ (4) Last minute goal of having 1 Yellow Palace.

build a lot 2 tips level 31
  • Train 2 workers
  • Build 2 Villas do not paint or upgrade them. As soon as one is ready put it for sale and start building the second one.
  • If all goes right you should be able to accumulate $1,200,000.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and train one additional worker so you can build the Recycling Center and the
  • Workshop at the same time.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Palace.
  • Build a Palace right away and paint it red, upgrade and inspect.
  • Place a Zen Park in between 2 Palaces so you can bring your Appeal up.
  • Train 6 more workers and pay for efficiency Training.
  • Build another Palace and paint it Red. You now have 2 goals taken care of.
  • As soon as the opportunity presents itself place another Zen Park in a location in which you can build a Palace on each side.
  • If a whole row is available you can build it in the following order: PALACE, ZEN PARK, PALACE, ZEN PARK, PALACE and ZEN PARK.
  • Buy as much property as you can, paint them in order to get the Appeal points up to your goal.

LEVEL 32-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Cafe (2) Money $3,000,000 (3) Last minute goal: 1 Bookstore (4) 4 three star Farmhouses.

build a lot 2 level 32
  • Train 2 workers
  • Build 2 Villas do not paint or upgrade them. As soon as one is ready put it for sale and start building the second one.
  • If all goes right you should be able to accumulate $1,200,000.If a house comes up for sale as you’re trying to sell yours, just press the low-ball button and that house will come off the market.
  • Buy 5,000 materials and train one additional worker so you can build the Recycling Center and the
  • Workshop at the same time.
  • Start buying the smaller properties that come up for sale and demolish them and build Palaces instead.
  • You can build the farmhouses later since they do not take long to build. You need to start accumulating money towards your goals.
  • Train 12 more workers and pay for Efficiency Training.
  • Keep building Palaces as fast as you can, paint, upgrade and inspect them ASAP.
  • Buy the Cafe blueprint and build it right away.
  • Keep buying materials as soon as you run out.
  • Buy 15,000 materials, demolish the Recycling Center and build a Bookstore instead.
  • If you need money to get to your $3,000,000 goal sell one of your Palaces at the last minute.

LEVEL 33-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 1 Grand Park (2)+250 Appeal (3) Last minute goal $250.000 (4) Another last minute goal is to own 3 parks.

build a lot 2 level 33
  • Train 2 workers
  • Build 2 Villas do not paint or upgrade them. As soon as one is ready put it for sale and start building the second one. Sell the second house as soon as you sell the first one.
  • You should be able to accumulate $1,200,000.
  • If a house comes up for sale as you’re trying to sell yours, just press the low-ball button and that house will come off the market.
  • Buy 2,500 materials and train one additional worker so you can build the Recycling Center and the
  • Workshop at the same time.
  • Buy the blueprint for the Grand Park and build one in a middle spot in which you can place Palaces on both sides.
  • Build a Garden Center it will keep your parks from needing maintenance.
  • Train 10 workers and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • If you build 5 Grand parks and place Palaces on each side you will be able to get expert on this level.
  • Constantly buy material and property that becomes available.
  • Upgrade and inspect all of your properties, you do not want to stop what you’re doing to repair houses.

LEVEL 34-Walkthrough
Goals (1) 3 three star Palaces (2) 3 three star Villas (2) 3 three star Moderns (4) Last minute goal is to have a +300 Appeal.

build a lot 2 tips 34
  • In order to avoid confusion build the same type of houses in a row and then start on the next kind. For example build all your Palaces first (they will start earning you more money) then start working on the Villas etc.
  • Leave some spaces in between your homes so you can build some Grand Parks in order to raise your Appeal points.
  • Train 2 workers
  • Build 2 Villas do not paint or upgrade them. As soon as one is ready put it for sale.
  • Buy 500 materials and start building the second Villa.
  • Sell the second house as soon as you sell the first one.
  • You should be able to accumulate $1,200,000.
  • If a house comes up for sale as you’re trying to sell yours, just press the low-ball button and that house will come off the market.
  • Buy 2,500 materials and train one additional worker so you can build the Recycling Center and the
  • Workshop at the same time.
  • Start building your 3 Palaces in any empty spots.
  • Buy small properties and demolish them as soon as you get them.
  • Train 12 workers and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • Buy 5,000 materials.
  • Build a Garden Center as soon as you can so you don’t have to perform maintenance on your parks.
  • Start working on your Villas, upgrade them to 3 stars ASAP.
  • Buy 20 or 30 thousand materials and demolish the Recycling Center and place the Garden Center on there instead.
  • Landscape all your properties to bring up your Appeal value.
  • Start building your Modern homes at this time, upgrade to 3 stars and inspect.
  • Do not demolish your workshop because you need it in order for the workers to move faster.
  • Make sure you have all the proper requirements and you should be done soon.

LEVEL 35-Walkthrough
Goals (1) No empty lots (2) All houses with a +10 (3) Money $10,000,000 (4) Rent $500,000

build a lot 2 tips level 35
  • This level requires a lot of speed and fast thinking to beat it.
  • Make sure that you are constantly buying materials and that you buy the Efficiency Training for your workers.
  • Train as many as 30 or 40 workers in order to achieve your goal.
  • Demolish all your buildings at the last minute so they don’t give the neighborhood any negative appeal.
  • You want to build only Palaces so you can make your $10,000,000.

Let’s get started:

  • Train 2 workers
  • Build 2 Villas do not paint or upgrade them. As soon as one is ready put it for sale.
  • Sell the second house as soon as you sell the first one.
  • You should be able to accumulate $1,200,000.
  • If a house comes up for sale as you’re trying to sell yours, just press the low-ball button and that house will come off the market.
  • Buy 2,500 materials and train one additional worker so you can build the Recycling Center and the
  • Workshop at the same time.
  • Buy 5,000 materials as soon as your Recycling Center is built.
  • Train 15 workers and buy them Efficiency Training.
  • Start building your 3 Palaces in any empty spots.
  • Any property you buy in this level you must demolish and build a Palace instead. You must buy all properties because you need to make sure that all houses have at least a +10
  • Buy inexpensive properties first and buy the most expensive ones later. It will help you keep your cash when you buy the smaller properties since they don’t cost as much.
  • Train 12 more workers so you can get more jobs done.
  • Pause the game for a second and look at the Appeal of your houses, make sure that everything is up to at least +10.
  • Buy a lot of materials (20 or 30,000) and destroy your Recycling Center. Build a Garden Center in its place.
  • Landscape all your properties that are at the end of your lots before you destroy all your buildings.
  • You must buy up all the properties.
  • Place some parks in between some houses in order to keep your appeal up.
  • Keep moving fast, it’s OK to pause the game so you can look at your screen and see what you’re doing. If you play the game in the windowed mode, tapping outside the box will pause the game without the menu box appearing in the center of the screen.

THE END…

Or is it?

  • Once you’re finished with the game you will have the chance to play some bonus levels, 8 in total, one for each town.
  • Once you’ve completed all the bonus rounds you will be able to unlock the “Select a Level” mode in which you can choose to replay any level that you previously played.

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