Property

A Property is a player-owned entity that the player can live in. All players have a default Shack that they start with (this can't be sold). The primary purpose of having a property is to maximise one's max Happy. Upgrading one's property usually results in increasing one's max Happy: with a higher Happy value, the more Battle Stats one will gain.

The three most expensive properties also provide other benefits in addition to increased Happy.

Lease

If the player doesn't have enough buying power to purchase a type of Property, they can lease the type of property from other players. The landlord has full control over leasing market price, leasing length, and upgrades before the tenant "accepts" the terms. Once the lease is in effect, neither party can alter the terms (price, length including cancelling the lease, and upgrades).

Leasing price is all paid upfront, no daily fees are paid to the landlord. However, staff fees still apply, and will rack up until the end of the lease. If there is an outstanding upkeep on the property at the end of the lease, the debt is transferred over to Duke [4] to manage.

In rented properties, the vault upgrade cannot be accessed.

From 10/06/21, Property landlords can offer their tenants an extension to their lease before the end of their contract.

As long as the rental duration doesn't exceed a maximum of 100 days, contracts can be extended and renewed at any point during the occupancy.

All property leases, when expiring, will end at 03:30 a.m Torn-Time, regardless of the time that the renter started the lease of the property.

Owning

There are various discounts that can reduce the price of purchasing/upgrading properties:

  • ELT Stock Benefit - 10% discount to all home upgrade costs
  • 10* Property Broker - 10% discount to all home upgrade costs
  • LAW2910
    Law of Property
    • Gain a 5% discount when buying properties from the estate agents
    • Gain 75 intelligence upon completion
    • Gain 25 endurance upon completion
    - 5% discount to purchasing properties from the Estate Agents.

Owners have the ability to share their vault with their spouse. This is disabled by default. By enabling it, your spouse will be able to deposit and withdraw from the same pool of money. There's also a log below the panel, displaying transactions to and from the vault.[1]

You can also move into a different property without removing the funds from your old property's vault. The funds will remain inside that property until you move back in.

Properties that are owned may be sold by placing the property into the Selling Market, or by selling directly to the Estate Agent. (Requires the property to be vacant)

When selling the property back to the estate agents, then remaining unpaid upkeep and staff fees are deducted from sale value.

Moving

  • Move in: Once you own or rent a property, you will get an option to move in. You can only use the facilities of the property after moving in. Your spouse can also move in to any property owned/rented by you and not under lease. They can't hire staff. The vault can only be used with your permission, which you can revoke at any point of time.
  • Move Out: You can only change in to another property to leave the present property. You can not move in to another property without first firing all the hired staff and clearing the balance upkeep. You need not kick your spouse to move out. They can continue staying in the property, but they can not hire any staff.
  • If you are living in your spouse's property you can move in and out freely.

Upkeep

Whether you own or lease the property, there are daily upkeep and staff fees which can be be paid by you and/or your spouse.

If a property's fees build up too much then after a certain threshold of unpaid fees, the maximum happiness that the property provides will gradually decrease - all the way to 0 over a long period of time. The threshold for happiness reduction is equal to 10% of the property's original value without upgrades, and happiness reduction can be calculated using the following formula:

if (upkeep >= 0.1 * property_cost): 
   happy_reduction = (upkeep - 0.1 * property_cost) / property_cost * 2.5
else:
   happy_reduction = 0

If either spouse works in a 7* Lingerie Store, the upkeep and staff costs for the property they reside in are waived. (If you had previously unpaid fees, then your debt is not cancelled when joining a company, your fees simply will not increase.)

Properties

Standard Houses

Information on Houses bought from the City (No upgrades/staff)

Standard Properties
Name Cost at Estate Agency Base Happy Daily Upkeep $ per Happy Value at Estate Agency
Shack $0 100 $0 $0 $0
Trailer $5,000 110 $10 $45 $3,750
Apartment $25,000 125 $25 $200 $18,750
Semi-Detached House $75,000 150 $70 $500 $56,250
Detached House $300,000 200 $150 $1,500 $225,000
Beach House $500,000 300 $200 $1,666 $375,000
Chalet $750,000 350 $300 $2,142 $562,500
Villa $1,250,000 400 $350 $3,125 $937,500
Penthouse $2,000,000 450 $450 $4,444 $1,500,000
Mansion $3,000,000 500 $500 $6,000 $2,250,000
Ranch $15,000,000 600 $1,000 $25,000 $11,250,000
Palace $65,000,000 1,000 $3,000 $65,000 $48,750,000
Castle $200,000,000 1,500 $10,000 $133,333 $150,000,000
Private Island $500,000,000 2,000 $100,000 $250,000 $375,000,000

Fully Upgraded Houses (Without staff)

Fully Upgraded Properties (without Staff)
Name Cost at Estate Agency Base Happy Daily Upkeep $ per Happy
Shack $0 100 $0 $0
Trailer $7,500 165 $10 $46
Apartment $37,500 188 $25 $200
Semi-Detached House $141,500 275 $70 $515
Detached House $979,000 500 $150 $1,958
Beach House $1,279,000 650 $200 $1,968
Chalet $1,654,000 725 $300 $2,282
Villa $2,404,000 800 $350 $3,005
Penthouse $3,538,000 925 $450 $3,825
Mansion $5,038,000 1,000 $500 $5,039
Ranch $23,288,000 1,200 $1,000 $19,408
Palace $196,038,000 1,875 $3,000 $105,968
Castle $415,788,000 2,725 $10,000 $152,586
Private Island $1,952,788,000 4,225 $100,000 $462,222

Fully Upgraded Houses (With staff)

Information on Houses bought from the City then Fully Upgraded (Includes staff).

Fully Upgraded Properties (with Staff)
Name Cost at Estate Agency Base Happy Daily Upkeep $ per Happy
Shack $0 100 $0 $0
Trailer $7,500 165 $10 $46
Apartment $37,500 188 $25 $200
Semi-Detached House $141,500 275 $70 $515
Detached House $979,000 500 $150 $1,958
Beach House $1,279,000 650 $200 $1,968
Chalet $1,654,000 725 $300 $2,282
Villa $2,404,000 800 $350 $3,005
Penthouse $3,538,000 1,150 $47,950 $3,118
Mansion $5,038,000 1,725 $198,000 $3,035
Ranch $23,288,000 1,925 $198,500 $12,201
Palace $313,038,000 2,550 $200,500 $125,295
Castle $532,788,000 3,475 $232,500 $153,387
Private Island (*) $940,788,000 4,500 $352,500 $209,142
Private Island $1,835,788,000 5,000 $352,500 $367,228
Private Island (**) $1,952,788,000 5,025 $352,500 $388,684
(*) Private Islands with 4500 happy are most common, and this was previously a fully upgraded property before Yachts were introduced.
(**) This is a fully upgraded PI, both a yacht and the XL vault. All fairly new additions.

House Upgrades

Note: Purchasing a lower-tiered upgrade does not decrease the cost of the next one. For example, if you purchase the 'Large' vault upgrade for $98,000,000, you will still need to pay the full $215,000,000 for the 'Extra Large'.

Facilities and Modification

Generic Upgrades
Name Interior Modification Hot Tub Sauna Pool Advanced Shooting Range Open Bar
Sufficient Superior Small Medium Large
Cost 1/4 of House Cost 1/2 of House Cost $17,000 $12,000 $35,000 $100,000 $500,000 $250,000 $9,000
Effect 1/4 of Standard House Happy 1/2 of Standard House Happy 25 Happy 25 Happy 100 Happy 125 Happy 150 Happy 50 Happy 50 Happy
Shack No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Trailer Yes


Yes


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Apartment Yes


Yes


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Semi-Detached House Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


No


No


No


Detached House Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Beach House Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Chalet Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Villa Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Penthouse Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


Yes


Mansion Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


Yes


Ranch Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Palace Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


Yes


Castle Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Private Island Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


High Valued Upgrades
Name Vault Medical Facility Airstrip with Plane Private Yacht
Small Medium Large Extra Large
Cost $20,000,000 $42,000,000 $98,000,000 $215,000,000 $17,000,000 $75,000,000 $895,000,000
Effect 50 Happy 75 Happy 100 Happy 125 Happy 50 Happy 250 Happy 500 Happy
Holds $100 Million Holds $300 Million Holds $500 Million Holds $1 Billion Regenerates additional 1% of your Health every tick (5 Minutes) from 5% (requires Doctor) Can Transport +10 Items, 30% off Travel Times and Free Travel (requires Pilot) Other effects unknown at this time
Palace Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


No


Castle Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Private Island Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Staff

Name Maid Service Butler Service Guard Service Doctor Pilot
1x 2x 3x 5x 1x 2x 3x 1x 2x 3x 5x 10x
Cost (Daily) $5k $10k $15k $25k $7k $15k $22.5k $15k $30k $45k $75k $150k $25k $30k
Happy Gains 50 75 85 100 75 100 125 100 150 200 300 500 25 50
Shack No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Trailer No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Apartment No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Semi-Detached House No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Detached House No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Beach House No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Chalet No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Villa No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Penthouse Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


No


No


No


No


No


Mansion Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Ranch Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Palace Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


No


Castle Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


No


Private Island Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Yes


Additional properties' benefits

Since 24/05/12, you can have 4 additional perks, thanks to property upgrades:

Property: + Access to Airstrip
Property: + 1% Life Regeneration (Medical facility)
Property: + 2% Damage (Shooting range)
Property: + 2% Gym Gains (Swimming pool)

Those benefits were added in the 4.4.08 update, but most players haven't been aware of the last two.

Unique Properties

In addition to the standard 14 properties in Torn, from a Trailer to a Private Island there are also an additional 12 unique properties.

These were originally auctioned off in 2011 in a one-off event with one property being sold each month, players at the time could bid an amount to win the property with a finish time of 30 days for the auction, last-minute bids were not possible in this event as any bid below a 12 hour time window reset the bidding time to 12 hours, this was to ensure a true earned winner for the house at the fairest possible price for the time. These properties sold for values between 12 and 23 billion dollars each in the original auctions, the only way to buy one nowadays is to purchase from a player who previously owned it. The most recent purchase was in May 2020 where the St Paul's Abbey was sold for 70 billion dollars, previous notable sales include the Royal Penthouse in 2016 for a 75 billion dollar value.

Information on houses: current happiness at maximum staffing and upgrades.


Unique Properties
Name Happy Daily Upkeep Current Owner
Queen Eleanor 7975 $250,000 David [132845]
Drakkar Sea Fort 7725 $250,000 bogie [148747]
Eagle Island 7275 $250,000 BigNemesis [74296]
Royal Penthouse 7225 $250,000 beaker [371096]
Cerium Temple 7225 $250,000 xxx_alone_xxx [1306506]
Trekant Tower 7225 $250,000 LeukyBear [83808]
St. Pauls Abbey 7225 $250,000 pokey477 [1271316]
Iron Fist Hill 7150 $250,000 Healen [78092]
Presidential Bunker 6775 $250,000 deft [979003]
Maidengrave 6775 $250,000 rudias [391053]
USS Bloodbath 6325 $250,000 diON [432049]
Silo X17 6025 $250,000 Tezwar [1034523]

All of them have the normal house staff except some don't have airstrips, so not all have pilots. All have medical facilities so all can hire doctors, as well as the normal guards/maids/butlers.

Eagle Island, Iron Fist Hill, Maidengrave, Presidential Bunker and Silo X17 all have airstrips.

Not all have yachts either, only Drakkar Sea Fort and Eagle Island have yachts (although that's only extra happiness)

The USS Bloodbath, however, doesn't have a swimming pool and is the only unique property without one of those, which means it lacks the +2% gym gains gained from a pool.


Patch History

Released prior to Patch list #1

Patch list #196 : 15/06/21
  • Released property rental extensions.
Property rental extensions
  • Property landlords can now offer their tenants an extension to their lease before the end of their contract. As long as the rental duration doesn't exceed a maximum of 100 days, contracts can be extended and renewed at any point during the occupancy.
Patch list #194 : 01/06/21
  • Added ignore list checks and spam protection to property giving and lease offers.
Patch list #184 : 16/03/21
  • Added saving of selected All / Your / Spouse's tabs on Properties so the same one is selected when returning.
Patch list #157 : 01/09/20
  • Changed property networth values to reflect the estate agent sale values instead of default costs (-25%).
Patch list #155 : 18/08/20
  • Changed other user property lists to be ordered by happiness descending after property type.
Patch list #151 : 21/07/20
  • Added option to decline a Property Rental offer sent by someone.
Patch list #145 : 09/06/20
  • Changed property rental expiry warning event to appear 1 day before completion instead of 2 days.
Patch list #127 : 04/02/19
  • Added property upkeep icon.
  • Changed recent vault transactions to load more when scrolling down on the Property Vault page.
Patch list #104 : 30/07/19
  • Changed 'rental expiration' and 'kick spouse' to move users into the best available property instead of Shack.
Patch list #100 : 02/07/19
  • Changed "Estate" to "Property" on the mobile top-bar for consistency with sidebar "Properties".
Patch list #90 : 16/04/19
  • Changed property staff hiring to immediately add payable upkeep upon increasing daily costs.
  • Changed property staff upgrades to allow hiring / firing whenever (no longer need to wait a day).
Patch list #88 : 02/04/19
  • Added "Do not fall for scams!" warning message while giving a property.
Patch list #86 : 19/03/19
  • Removed unnecessary upkeep buttons appearing on properties that are listed for sale or rent.
Patch list #80 : 05/02/19
  • Changed properties to show the one you're living in first always.
Patch list #77 : 15/01/19
  • Changed maximum property price in estate listings to 10 digits.
Patch list #67 : 30/10/18
  • Added 3 day warning on expiring rental agreements.
Patch list #62 : 25/09/18
  • Added 'currently due property fees' to the Property Information section on home page.
Patch list #51 : 10/07/18
  • Added spouse filtering on 'Your properties' list.
Patch list #47 : 12/06/18
  • Added more informative error when double clicking to rent a property to prevent duplicate rentals.
Patch list #41 : 17/04/18
  • Added 'happiness value' to property sale and rental events of sellers.
Patch list #38 : 27/03/18
  • Added possibility for $0 private lease agreements (for those with negative networth).
Patch list #34 : 27/02/18
  • Removed properties appearing on 'add to trade' list if they are up for rent or on market.