# Buying Houses There will be a total of 8,800 houses on the mainland. Houses are sold directly in limited house sales that are held from time to time. These are purchased via GST tokens on marketplaces that will be announced in the future. ### Current Benefits of Owning A House * If you are staying in your own house you don't have to rent from the system. * If you are staying in your own upgraded house, you get free random items. * If you own a house and rent it out for more than what you are paying for rental, you are earning GSC daily for not doing anything. * You can sell the houses in the future for profits. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.gunstar.io/whitepaper/the-game/game-play/houses/buying-houses.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.