right i am currently loaded (well 9334 gold loaded anyway).i feel it's about time to buy somewhere to store things.am fed up of having to go back to winterhold mages guild to drop stuff off in my room.any recommendations as to where to go to find a house? :thumbsup:

Whiterun is a good starter location. You've got plenty of shops around you and all of the facilities you need for Smithing, Enchanting (in Dragonsreach) and Alchemy. It's a good central location in the world, too, and a lot of quest relating things happen in or around it.

For something small and useful, try Breezehome in Winterhold.

thanks everyone.have now purchased a lovely place in whiterun (i cannot believe how cheap it was/and the furnishings were a lot cheaper than in oblivion :thumbsup:

Whiterun*

Ye Breezeholm is good to go. It cost 5000 gold. Just bought a mansion in windhelm. I think it was around 13-14k
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