Do you have a question for one of our agents? Look no farther! Here is a list of our most commonly asked questions.

 

 

1) How do I buy land?

- When you have found the parcel you like you can buy it by right clicking on the ground and by selecting BUY from the menu you get. In the next screen you have to confirm that you have read the zoning and building rules mentioned in the covenant.

All our land at Surreal Estates is set to 49L$ or a manager can change it to 0L$ for you. After buying the land one of our agents will show you were the tiermeter/tierbox is located. You will pay that meter/box as long as you wish to have land with us.

 

 

2) Do I really own the land or is it just rented?

- You own the land you purchase.  Surreal Estates retains ownership of the “estate” so we can manage it and provide you with services. You have full land rights and you have full control of your land, such as changing the name of the land, planting trees, banning people, deeding the group, changing media URLs and so on. When you rent land you have no land rights. You may not even be able to change the music on your land!

 

-You can sell your land anytime, to anyone for any price.

 

- The new owners must be willing to abide by any zoning rules that may be written in the covenant.

 

 

3) Do I need a premium account to own land at Surreal Estates ?

-No, you don`t need a premium account to own land at Surreal Estates.

A premium account is only needed when you buy land on mainland.

 

 

4) Can I buy land for a group ?

- Yes, It is possible to by land for a group. Once you have bought your land you can DEED it to a group.

 

- Follow these Easy Steps to Deed Land to a Group -

1. Right click on the land to open the `general tab` in the about land window.

2. Set the land to your group by clicking on the SET button

3. Enable the “Allow Deed to Group” option

4. Click on the DEED button.

 

- The option “Owner Makes Contribution With Deed” has no use for private estates such as Surreal Estates..

 

 

5) I have two parcels, can I share prims between them?

- Yes, it is possible to share prims between parcels if they are owned by the same avatar or owned by the same group and if both parcels are in the same sim. You can use them all or a part of the prims of parcel A on parcel B.

 

- Prim sharing is ONLY possible if the parcels are in the same sim!

 

- Group land has to be DEEDED to the group. When you use SET then the land remains in the name of the avatar who bought the land.

 

 

6) Why do you have a covenant ?

- Because of the building and object codes mentioned in our covenant we can guarantee you that the land you bought today will look nice tomorrow too. We also have several rules in it to keep the lag as low as possible.

 

- Please read the covenant before you buy a land parcel.

 

 

7) What happens if I don’t want to keep the land anymore ?

- If you don’t want to keep the land anymore you can sell it to another resident or you simply let us know and stop paying the tier for it.

 

- Please contact a member of our staff if you don’t want to pay your tier anymore so that we can reclaim the land and set it back for sale.

 

 

How to set land for sale ?

1. Right click on the ground and open the “about land” options.

2. Click on the SELL LAND button

3. Enter the price of the land.

4. Enter a name you want the land to sell to or set it to anyone.

5. Define if you want to sell your transferable objects that are rezzed on the land or not.

6. Click on the SET LAND FOR SALE button.

 

- Note: You can only sell the land for 0L$ if you enter the name of the buyer. If you want to sell land to everybody then the price has to be more then 0L$.

 

 

9)  What is tier ?

- In Second Life, every plot of land has a monthly land fee attached to it. This is called “tier”. This fee covers ongoing expenses related to upkeep for the land, such as the cost for the servers themselves and support staff.

 

 

10)  How to deed land to a group ?

- When you want to give to more then one owner land rights then deeding land to a group is the perfect solution.

 

- Via the group roles you can define what each group member can do on the land or give them rights to change land options and ban users when needed.

 

- Follow these Easy Steps in How to deed your land:

1. Right click on the land to open the “general tab” in the about land window.

2. Set the land to your group by clicking on the SET button

3. Enable the “Allow Deed to Group” option

4. Click on the DEED button.

 

- Note: If this does NOT work – Uncheck the “Allow Deed to Group” section. Wait a few seconds then check it and click “Deed”.

 

 

11)  How to undeed group owned land

- If you want to undeed group owned land then you can sell the land back to your self for 0l$. You need to be one of the owners of the group to be able to do this.

 

- How to set land for sale ? Please see Question 8.

 

 

12)  How do I play music or video on group owned land ?

- To play music or video with a radio or TV on group owned land you have to DEED the radio, the TV or the receiver of the TV to the land. Once that is done, group members can control the radio or TV.

 

-How to deed an object to a group owned land:

1. Right click on the object

2. Select EDIT from the menu

3. Open the GENERAL tab

4. SET the object to your group

5. Enable the SHARE with group option

6. Click on the DEED button

7. Confirm the OWNER TRANSFER

 

- If you want to move the object after it is deeded to the group then you need to enable that group members can move the object.

 

- The owner of the group or a member(s) of the group who have the rights to do it, can return group owned objects.

 

- When the object is returned it goes back to the lost & found folder of the original owner (the person who rezzed the object).

 

 

13)  Can I use a security orb and how do I install one on group owned land?

- We do allow a security orb that EJECTS a user and sends a warning to them before they are ejected. Surreal Estates ask that you give at least a 15-30 second warning to the avatar before they are ejected. Adding the managers who work for the company may be a good thing as well.

 

- A Security Orb on group owned land only works when it is deeded to the group the land is owner of.

 

- Follow these easy steps to deed an object to group owned land ?

1. Right click on the object

2. Select EDIT from the menu

3. Open the GENERAL tab

4. SET the object to your group

5. Enable the SHARE with group option

6. Click on the DEED button

7. Confirm the OWNER TRANSFER

 

- If you want to move the object after it is deeded to the group then you need to enable that group members can move the object.  If the object gets returned it goes back to the lost & found folder of the origional owner (the person who rezzed the object)

 

 

14)  Are we allowed to divide or join land parcels ?

-  At this time our sims we do not allow you divide or join land. We do have new tiermeters in the works that will allow that feature. (We will up date the blog when it becomes available).

 

 

15) I see the land is all decorated. Do I need to keep the items or can I send back the items I don’t want?

- Everything you see on our parcels can be returned. We try to decorate our land to give our residents of a more “homey” feel. The houses, buildings, trees, flowers or anything else on the parcel may be returned to the owner.

 

 

16) I saw a decoration on one of your parcels for sale, may I get a copy of that?

- Depending on where the item is from you may be able to get a copy. Most of our parcels are decorated with items used in our Library located on the sim named “Anshex” in Second Life. You may also browse items here: http://www.anshex.com/second_life_exclusive_content