# Renting Real Estate

Players can temporarily rent plots of land, also known as real estate, from other players using emeralds. There are two types of real estate: homes and shops. It is generally recommended to rent a home before you rent a shop, as homes provide significant value to new players.

### Renting Homes

Renting a home provides new players access to protected storage, furnaces, farmland and more.

Players can use the `/explore homes forrent` command to find homes for rent. If you find a home you like, you can use the `/home rent` command to start renting the home. Home owners are not allowed to evict or kick residents from a home that they are renting. The only way for a home renter to be evicted is if they fail to pay rent. Rent is automatically collected by the server every 24 hours.

Residents can teleport to their primary home using the `/home spawn` command. If you have multiple homes then you can teleport to a specific home using the `/home spawn <name>` command.

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Home renters can stop renting at any time using the `/home stoprenting` command.
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### Renting Shops

Renting a shop allows players to conveniently trade items with other players, even when they are offline.

Players can use the `/explore shops forrent` command to find shops available for rent. If you find a shop you like, you can use the `/shop rent` command to start renting the shop. Shop owners are not allowed to evict or kick players from a shop they are renting. The only way for a shop renter to be evicted is if they fail to pay rent. Rent is automatically collected by the server every 24 hours.

Shop renters can teleport to their shops using the `/shop spawn <name>` command or using the `/shop list` command and clicking "Spawn" next to the shop they want to teleport to.

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Shop renters can stop renting at any time using the `/shop stoprenting` command.
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