Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 2: How To Buy A Plot Of Land

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Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 2: How to buy a plot of land
  • By chronodev (Ron)
  • Published 09/4/2012
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After you have bought and installed Hearthfire, walk around in one of the towns (such as Whiterun). Sometimes it takes a few minutes, but eventually a courier shows up. He tells you he has been looking for you and has something he is supposed to deliver - your hands only. He says it looks like official business.NOTE: If you do not get the letter from the courier, just go speak with the Jarl's steward directly. You can only buy a plot of land in Falkreath, The Pale, or Hjaalmarch.NOTE: You do NOT need Dawnguard installed to start Hearthfire, nor is there a minimum level requirement. However, if you have not already gained the Jarl's favor, you will only receive the courier letter once you are level 9 or above.You will receive a letter from a steward, such as:Letter from the Steward of FalkreathDragonborn,As a mark of the high esteem in which you are held by Jarl Dengeir of Stuhn, he has instructed me to offer you an opportunity to become a landowner in Falkreath. A choice piece of undeveloped land in the hold has just become available. Please contact me if you are interested in ourchasing itTekla, Steward to Jarl Dengeir of Stuhn of FalkreathNote: The letter could also be from The Pale of from Hjaalmarch. Read the letter. You will receive the objective: (find it in your mission log under MISC objectives)Speak to the Steward of Falkreath about the land for sale.Each Steward is in the hold capital.Location of Stewards:Falkreath Hold - Falkreath City (Tekla, Jarl's Longhouse)The Pale Hold - DawnstarHjaalmarch Hold - Morthal (Aslfur)Requirements for obtaining land in each of the holdsFalkreath: Obtain the Jarl's trust by doing the "Rare Gifts" favor and "Kill the Bandits Leader" favorThe Pale: Obtain the Jarl's trust by doing the "Waking Nightmare" quest and "Kill the Giant" favorHjaalmarch: Obtain the Jarl's trust by completing the "Laid to Rest" quest.If one of the stewards does not sell you land, try talking to another one.Fast travel to Falkreath (or to the other location) and speak with the Steward. Tekla is found in the Jarl's Longhouse.The steward should have the following dialog option:I got your letter about the land for sale. Is it still available?The steward will tell you something like it is a fine property, well watered plentiful stands of timber, beautiful view. Say you will take it. It costs 5000 gold to buy the land.The Steward gives you the title to your steading. You receive the following item which is added to your inventory:Lakeview Manor CharterHouse NamesLakeview Manor (Falkreath)Windstad Manor (Hjaalmarch)Heljarchen Hall (The Pale)You then get the following objective:Visit your new property in Falkreath HoldAnd your map is updated with the location of your new land.You also unlock the following achievement:LandownerBuy a plot of land

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Article Series

This article is part 2 of a 8 part series. Other articles in this series are shown below:
  1. Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 1: Introduction Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 1: Introduction
  2. Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 2: How to buy a plot of land Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 2: How to buy a plot of land
  3. Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 3: DLC House Material Locations Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 3: DLC House Material Locations
  4. Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 4: How to build a house Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 4: How to build a house
  5. Skyrim Hearthfire Adoption Guide: How to adopt a child Skyrim Hearthfire Adoption Guide: How to adopt a child
  6. Skyrim Hearthfire House Building Tutorial: Main Hall Skyrim Hearthfire House Building Tutorial: Main Hall
  7. Skyrim Hearthfire Pets Tutorial: How to get your children to adopt a pet Skyrim Hearthfire Pets Tutorial: How to get your children to adopt a pet
  8. Skyrim Hearthfire House Building Tutorial: Adding Wings to your Home Skyrim Hearthfire House Building Tutorial: Adding Wings to your Home

26 Responses to "Skyrim Hearthfire Guide Part 2: How to buy a plot of land"

Mike Hawk Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 04 Sep 2012 11:53:11 AM EST When i try to talk to the steward, named nenya, i didnt find the one you were talking about, but there was no option to buy anything.... do you have to be steward? and yeah i have both dawngaurd and hearthfire (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Vicki Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 05 Sep 2012 4:00:07 PM EST I know. As far as I can remember from playing this game, Nenya has always been steward, and I just talked with her and the Jarl, with no offer of land or anything else (and I did not finish the Stormclock rebellion quest line). So, this is very frustrating! I want the Falkreath property since you can't do much in that area of Skyrim as it is. So I hope the author of this article looks into this; if there's a glitch, I sure hope it's fixed soon! And just out of curiousity, I wonder who Tekla is? I think Nenya says she was steward before the young nephew Jarl. I guess I'll look it up elsewhere. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
sparklewingsmelissa Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 02 Oct 2012 12:53:42 AM EST i have a similar problem. the diologe srom the streward of falkreach wont give me the diologe or the jarl. my boyfreind however was able to buy the land right away....?but hes thane of whiterun/ leader of companions.....im halfway throgh falkreach helping people even though not sure if jarl brat asked me to. can lemme kno if figure it out? (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Schniederman Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 04 Sep 2012 12:09:35 PM EST You have to be Thane of that particular hold. THEN you have the option to buy land. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Nick Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 05 Sep 2012 12:40:59 PM EST I had a strange issue. When i met the courier, i never had the letter in my inventory so i just went straight to the steward like the walkthrough said, but i come to find that the person i'm supposed to talk to according to the letter, Tekla, is now replaced by a woman named Nenya. I dug deeper and came to find that Nenya replaced Tekla as steward when the new Jarl took over. So i'm guessing i don't have the letter in my inventory cause Tekla is no longer Steward. And this Nenya person don't even speak about selling land. So what can i possibly do now?? I'm assuming my game is glitched, but even more how could they set up a quest revolving around a person who gets replaced down the storyline?? (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Vicki Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 05 Sep 2012 4:03:04 PM EST My only letter was from the steward of White Run (and I was level 38), to add a child's room to my house there. I received no such letter as this article says. Hopefully they'll update the article as more info comes in. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
von Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 05 Sep 2012 4:18:15 PM EST I tried waiting in my game in two different towns, got adoption and update furniture letter but nothing else. first bought land in morthal because falkreath won't work. I managed to get dawnstar too but can't get the last one. I am a thane and have done all the quests and don't owe any fines or anything, and I also picked the imperial storyline. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
BananaSplit Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 05 Sep 2012 9:14:36 PM EST Once the jarl of the three settlements asks you help the people of their hold you can go to the steward and ask about buying a house. They will tell you there are no houses for sale but there is a plot of land (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Tiffany Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 05 Sep 2012 9:20:17 PM EST My husband had been having trouble with this too. He kept talking to the steward Nenya and getting nothing. He did the favors that were required for Falkreath, and when he completed the mission, he went to the Jarl. The Jarl then gave him permission to buy land and sent him back to Nenya. Then it gave him the option with Nenya to buy the land. So it seems you definitely have to complete the favors before the buying option is unlocked. Hope this helps! (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Thomas Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 06 Sep 2012 12:11:01 AM EST Could you specify the quests needed to win over the jarl. I am having the same problem. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Kent Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 06 Sep 2012 9:04:31 AM EST im pissed. on my main save I couldn't get the falkreath plot because of the dark brotherhood quest where you kill the housecarl. so I loaded a HELLA old save and was able to get it. however on this new save I now can't get the dawnstar plot... WTF BETHESDA. I have every plot on 2 saves yet I can't have all three for some reason. BUGGED! (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
M'aiq Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 08 Sep 2012 1:56:06 PM EST In morthal, the steward is now teeba-ei, and it won't let me start any dialogue with him. How do I get the plot? (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Ethan Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 12 Sep 2012 9:33:26 PM EST I completed the waking nightmare quest but the jarl won't give me the kill th giant quest. Help! (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
snipp Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 29 Sep 2012 3:29:12 PM EST :) yay (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Amanda Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 18 Nov 2012 4:47:04 PM EST LISTEN This is how you buy a house (in Falkreath at least): If you want to purchase land I just did this in Falkreath with Nenya. You have to ask to BUY A HOUSE. She will say "We do not have any houses for sale, but I can offer you a piece of land" Or something along those lines for 5000. This was of course after I completed the quests and I didn't even talk to the Jarl about buying a piece of land even though I have the quest for it (it wouldn't let me bring it up to him). (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Smrtak25 Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 22 Nov 2012 5:50:50 PM EST Pls. Can someone help me? I have The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim - Heartfire DLC... but I can't buy plot of land anyhow... I already waited for 24 hours (In game) in WhiteRun and there were no couriers + when I come to Jarl/steward they don't give me any option to buy any plot of land... BTW I'm Thane of all Falkreath,DawnStar,WhiteRun,Riften and Markarth :P Leader of Dark BrotherHood and Thieve's Guild Can pls someone help me how to solve this? :) Thanks Pls reply to [email protected] (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Thomas Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 27 Nov 2012 10:15:35 PM EST When I try to buy land from the Steward of Falkreath, it only gives me the option to buy a house. I did the quests to help the people if Falkreath and became Thane. I also received the bottle from the Jarl about land from the courier (very first letter). Still nothing. Very upsetting. Any suggestions? (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
maus Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 08 Dec 2012 10:13:40 AM EST Amanda is right - This is exactly what you have to do. Earn the favor of one of the Jarl's (3 to choose from) and ask to buy a house. I was going back and forth for hours until I read this and it finally worked: From Amanda - LISTEN This is how you buy a house (in Falkreath at least): If you want to purchase land I just did this in Falkreath with Nenya. You have to ask to BUY A HOUSE. She will say "We do not have any houses for sale, but I can offer you a piece of land" Or something along those lines for 5000. This was of course after I completed the quests and I didn't even talk to the Jarl about buying a piece of land even though I have the quest for it (it wouldn't let me bring it up to him). (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Heidi Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 14 Dec 2012 7:19:49 AM EST I'm experiencing a weird and frustrating problem while building my second house. First of all, as soon as I get as far as the main hall on my second house, the three wings on my first house disappear... like literally, they become walls again. My children still enter and exit these walls, but I can't. Secondly, when I try to lay up blueprints for the first wing in my second house, the blueprints disappear right back into the menu after about half a second, and do not show up at the carpenter's bench. This basically means I can't build a second house... Anyone knows how to fix this? I can't seem to find any information about it. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Amaris Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 09 Jan 2013 12:59:56 PM EST In order to get the Dawnstar plot, there is a requirement of your character being level 20. Apparently there is a quest that has to be done and it is only offered when the player is at this level. Kill a giant I think. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Weston Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 31 Jan 2013 11:10:39 PM EST hope someone can help....i got the first letter, talked to the jarl and he mentioned about the bandits, but there is no quest in my options and i no longer can ask about it either...did my game glitch because i cant find these dang bandits :( (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Tom Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 02 Feb 2013 8:23:33 AM EST I think we can all relate to this: because skyrim is such a great game and has so much detail, it's gonna be glitchy at times. Don't worry, be happy that the game is there. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Tycose Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 07 Feb 2013 2:06:56 AM EST I did the two quest for Dawnstar, but I can't find the steward. Anyone know where the Steward hanfs out. I met her once, then ofter that, even before the Hearthfire add-on she disappeared. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
fred Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 08 Feb 2013 9:11:05 AM EST Ok what am I supposed to do if I have hearthfire and there is no option from any person in the game to buy land? I already own the houses for being thane. There is no option to buy anything land or house in falkreath. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Anselm Foxglove Rating: ratingfullratingemptyratingemptyratingemptyratingempty Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 27 Feb 2013 6:30:55 PM EST No option to buy land! I have not killed Harvard or whatever his name is (though the quest is active) I just became thane- also did the giant and bandit stuff from nenya, but no one gives option to buy land...no we do not have houses dialogue at all- Have black briar mead & killed bandits for jarl too... This is bullshit btw level 42 (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
Jonathan Nieves Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfull Unrated ( Author/Admin) said this on 11 Mar 2013 5:41:57 PM EST Like most of you, I had some problem getting the falkreath and dawnstar plot of land, I manage to get the dawnstar one by becoming thane. When I tried to buy the falkreath one neither the steward or the jarl had the option to buy the plot of land. While doing some research, I found some misc objectives that need to be completed. If you did all Dark brotherhood contracts, dont worry so much, complete bring a mammoth tusk for Ysolda, you dont need to do it unless you have already told her you'll one for her. When you completed speak with the jarl off falkreath and he is suppose to have the option, something you will need to do for him. the first think is go to riften buy or find some black something mead, after you talk to him again he will ask you To kill a bandit. when you complete those objective you should be able to buy the plot of land. At least for me it worked and I now have all three plots of land. I hope this can help you. GOOD LUCK! P.S. I have skyrim for PS3 and yes is very glitchy. (Reply to this comment) (Cancel this reply) (Comment Replies Disabled)
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