As far as the ones on Calypso go, need to buy them from the current owners (if they are selling, need to find one selling of course). Prices are pretty high hehe, it's a dream for most people to own a land area. I think the most recent, cheapest one sold for 140k ped? I believe that was the old Club Meat, but not 100% sure. Then I believe I saw the Neconu Nation one selling for 240k after? Again not exactly sure. Anyways...yeah, the price depends on a ton of things...what resources can be found there, the current DNA there, if it has a TP, what terminals are there, people of course ask for daily/weekly/monthly/yearly? payouts to get an idea of whats been going on there. I'm no expert cause i'm one of those dreamers lol, but thats some info for ya. Oh, and as far as owning a mining land area, no upkeep I believe, just clear the DNA for an open land for miners, but if you choose to run a hunting land area you need to upkeep it with fertilizer for the mob spawns (not sure on how much/how often). I'm sure a more knowledgable person will answer some for ya, but here's some info. Enjoy
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