Build-A-Lot I Game Walkthrough

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Level 1 (Meadow Dale)
This level is a tutorial level. Skip the tutorial if you want. To beat the level build 2 rambler houses.

Goals

 * 2 Rambler Houses

Level 2 (Meadow Dale)
This level is a tutorial level. Skip the tutorial if you want. Buy the first two houses that go up for sale. Upgrade houses until your rental income is $4,000.

Goals

 * Buy 2 houses
 * Rent: $4,000

Level 3 (Meadow Dale)
This is a tutorial level. Skip the tutorial if you want. First, buy 100 materials. Build a rambler. Sell the rambler. Buy 100 materials. Build another rambler. Sell either house remaining.

Goals

 * Construct 2 houses
 * Sell 2 houses
 * $115,000 Cash

Level 4 (Pleasant Valley)
Tutorials are over, time to get a little serious. You start with 1 rambler. Start out buy building another rambler. Buy the colonial blueprint ($30,000). Build a colonial house. Build another colonial house on your empty lot. Upgrade your houses until your rent is $6,000.

Goals

 * Draft the colonial blueprint
 * Own 1 colonial
 * Own 2 ramblers
 * Rent: $6,000

Level 5 (Pleasant Valley)
Start by repairing the two houses. Then build and upgrade as many colonials you can until you have your rental income at $10,000

Goals

 * Repair 2 houses
 * Build-a-lot Level 6 (Pleasant Valley) Super Efficiency PlaythoughBuild-a-lot Level 7 (River Glen) Super Efficiency Playthough 2 colonials
 * Rent: $10,000

Level 6 (Pleasant Valley)
Start by building and upgrading 4 colonials. This should get your rent to $12,000. Draft the Colonial blueprint (which costs $25,000). To build the Post Office, you need to hire a worker, which is $50,000 and 350 materials. When you have the requirements, build the post office.

Goals

 * Post Office Blueprint


 * 1 Post Office
 * Rent: $12,000

Level 7 (River Glen)
Start by buying the tudor blueprint for $60,000. Destroy 3 of the colonials and build tudors. Buy the empty lot and build a rambler and upgrade it to 3 stars.

Goals

 * Demolish 1 house
 * Draft the tudor blueprint
 * Build 3 tudors
 * Upgrade 1 rambler with 3 stars.

Level 8 (River Glen)
Start building the 4 tudors. Then build 1 colonial and upgrade it to 3 stars. Upgrade the tudors until your rental income is $25,000. Buy one of the other houses and "flip it" into a 3 star tudor, and sell it for the $150,000 cash.

Goals

 * Build 4 tudor houses
 * Rent: $25,000
 * Cash: $150,000
 * Build 1 three-star colonial (introduced later in the level)

Level 9 (River Glen)
Start building the tudors. Buy the rambler house. Draft the workshop blueprint ($75,000). Build the workshop. When you have $60,000 buy three workers. Upgrade the tudors to 3 stars.

Goals

 * Build 5 three-star Tudors
 * Draft the workshop blueprint
 * Build a workshop
 * Have 6 workers total.

Level 10 (River Glen)
Start with building 5 tudors and begin upgrading them. Buy the two ramblers when you can afford them. Upgrade the ramblers to three-stars. Continue upgrading your houses until you have $90,000. Buy two workers. When you have $50,000 buy the library blue print. Keep upgrading houses until your rent is $30,000. When you have $150,000 buy 2500 materials. Build the library (it costs (1500 materials and you need 5 workers).

Goals

 * Draft the library blueprint
 * Build a library
 * Rent: $30,000
 * Have 2 three-star ramblers (introduced later in the level)

Level 11 (Evergreen Park)
Build 3 tudor houses. Buy 2500 materials. Build a fourth tudor. Upgrade tudors. Try to keep $120,000 cash. Buy the empty lots. Train two workers ($90,000) and the tudor blueprint ($120,000). Build 2 estates.

Goals

 * Own 2 estates
 * No empty lots in the neighborhood
 * Rent: $35,000

Level 12 (Evergreen Park)
Build a tudor. Upgrade it to 3 stars. Sell the tudor. Build a workshop. Hire 2 workers. Build 4 estates. Upgrade the estates to 3 stars. Inspect the estates. Buy the rambler. Destroy it. Build an estate. Sell it.

Goals

 * Own 1 workshop
 * Inspect 1 house
 * Own 4 estates
 * Have $250,000 in cash (introduced later in the level)

Level 13 (Evergreen Park)
Hire two workers; build an estate; upgrade to two stars. Sell estate. Buy the bank blueprint ($75,000) and order max materials. Build the bank. Build 2 3-star tudors. Build estates and upgrade them until your rent is $40,000.

Goals

 * Build 1 Bank
 * Rent: $40,000
 * Build 2 three-star tudor homes (introduced later in the level)

Level 14 (Evergreen Park)
Start by hiring two workers. Build an estate. Sell it. Build 6 more estates. Buy the rambler if it is available. Upgrade 6 estates to 3 stars. If you don't have $500,000, buy a colonial, build an estate and sell it. You should be close to $500,000, if not collect rent until you have it.

Goals

 * Own 5 estates upgraded with 3 stars
 * No empty lots in the neighborhood
 * Rental income $75,000
 * Have $500,000 in cash. (introduced later in the level)

Level 15 (Evergreen Park)
Hire two workers. Build an estate and sell it. Order materials and build a bank. Buy properties and build as many estates as you can and upgrade them as much as possible (I had 8 estates of varying upgrades). After achieving $80,000, donate your banks proceeds to charity.

Goals

 * Own 1 bank
 * 1 bank donating to charity
 * Rental income of $80,000

Level 16 (Lakeside)
Hire two workers. Build and sell an estate. Build 4 estates and upgrade to 3 stars. Build a tudor and upgrade to 3 stars. Buy at least 2 premier properties. Buy the other two tudors if you can, if not put them on the premier lots. Upgrade your houses until you have a rental income of $85,000.

Goals

 * Own two premier lots
 * Rent: $85,000
 * No empty lots (introduced later in the level)
 * Own 3 three-star tudors (introduced later in the level)

Level 17 (Lakeside)
Hire two workers. Build and sell an estate. Buy materials. Hire 1 more worker. Build and sell another estate. Buy the mansion blueprint ($240,000). Build a mansion. Build a bank. Build another mansion. Sell one of the mansions. Build and upgrade mansions until your rent is $100,000. Sell a mansion if necessary to clear the $1,000,000 cash requirement.

Goals

 * Own 1 mansion
 * Rental income $100,000
 * Have $1,000,000 cash.

Level 18 (Lakeside)
Hire two workers. Build and sell an estate. Hire 1 more worker. Buy materials. Build 3 mansions. Build a bank, and donate with the bank until you have $300,000 in cash. Build 2 2-star Estates. Buy and demolish all premier lots. Build mansions no all premier lots. Upgrade until your rent income is $150,000.

Goals

 * Own 3 premier mansions
 * Have no empty lots in the neighborhood
 * Rental income $150,000
 * Own 2 two-star estates

Level 19 (Lakeside)
Build an estate and sell it. Buy materials. Build a workshop. Hire 3 workers. Build mansions, upgrade them to three-stars, and inspect. Build 2 more mansion, upgrade to 3-stars, and inspect. Build a bank and donate to charity. Build and upgrade the remaining mansions in the same way. Turn the donations off the bank when you have between $300,000-400,000 in cash and collect until you have $1,000,000.

Goals

 * Own 7 mansions
 * Inspect 5 houses
 * Have $1,000,000 in cash

Level 20 (Lakeside)
Build and sell an estate. Buy the sawmill blueprint ($75,000). Build a sawmill. Build a workshop. Hire 3 workers. Build a mansion, upgrade it to 3 stars, and inspect it. Build a tudor, upgrade it to 3 stars and inspect it. Buy properties and build mansions and upgrade them until your rental income is $180,000.

Goals

 * Own 1 Sawmill
 * Rental income $180,000
 * Own 1 three-star Tudor home. (introduced later in the level)

Level 21 (Granite Springs)
Build an estate; sell it. Build a sawmill and a workshop. Hire 2 workers. Build and upgrade 2 mansions. Build a bank (donate until you have around $300,000-$400,000. Building 2 banks is also an option on this level because there is no rent requirement). Build as many mansions as you can aquire spaces for. Leave a spot for the Fire Station. The blueprint costs $75,000 and you'll need 9 workers to build it. Buy the tudor and one of the mansions on the premier lots. Build 2 estates on premium lots and upgrade. Sell properties if necessary to raise $4,000,000.

Goals

 * Build 1 fire station
 * Build 2 estates on premier lots.
 * Have $4,000,000 cash

Level 22 (Granite Springs)
Build an estate and sell it. Build a sawmill and a workshop. Hire 2 workers. Build the 3 mansions on the premium lots and upgrade to 4 stars. Build 5 estates on other lots and upgrade to 3 stars.

Goals

 * Own 1 sawmill
 * Purchase 3 upgrade permits
 * Own 3 four-star mansions
 * Own 5 three-star estates (introduced later in the level)

Level 23 (Granite Springs)
Build an estate and sell it. Build a sawmill and a workshop. Buy 3 workers. Build as many mansions as possible and upgrade them. Purchase 3 of the premier lots and ensure there is 1 mansion, 1 estate and 1 tudor on them. Purchase, upgrade, and build properties as necessary to achieve the $200,000 rental income.

Goals

 * 1 Tudor on a premier lot
 * 1 Estate on a premier lot
 * 1 Mansion on a premier lot
 * Rental income of $200,000

Level 24 (Granite Springs)
Build an estate. Sell it. Build a workshop, a sawmill, and a bank. Donate the banks profits to charity. Start building and upgrading mansions. Buy the two colonials and build 3 more. Upgrade them to 4 stars (optional). Buy the premier estate. Upgrade it to 4 stars. Turn charity off on the bank and sell mansions until you have $2,000,000.

Goals

 * Raise $2,000,000 in cash.
 * Own 5 colonials
 * Own 1 four-star estate

Level 25 (Granite Springs)
Build an estate. Sell it. Order 500 materials. Build a sawmill and order materials to build a workshop. Keep an eye on the premier Tudor and your cash so you can buy it as soon as possible. In the meantime, build and upgrade mansions until your have the $250,000 rental income (you'll need at least 5 four-star mansions). When you can buy the tudor inspect it. When you have some extra money saved, buy the museum blueprint, it costs $100,000. Build the museum on the premier lot. Continue upgrading and building mansions until you have the rental requirement met.

Goals

 * Own 1 museum on a premier lot.
 * Have a rental income of $250,000.

Level 26 (Summit Ridge)
Build a sawmill and a workshop. Build 4 estates and upgrade them to 4 stars. Buy workers as you upgrade and make money. Buy (or build) three tudors and upgrade them to 4 stars. When you have $500,000, buy the castle blueprint. Build and upgrade castles until your rental income is $275,000.

Goals

 * Own 1 Castle
 * Rental income of $275,000
 * Own four 4-star Estates (Introduced later in the level)
 * Own three 4-star Tudors (Introduced later in the level)

Level 27 (Summit Ridge)
Hire 2 workers. Build a mansion. Sell it. Build a sawmill, workshop and a bank. Donate the bank's proceeds to charity. Build castles on every lot and upgrade to 4 stars. Make sure you buy the houses on the premier lots and build castles on them as well. You should have a rental income of $350,000.

Goals

 * Own 3 castles on premier lots
 * Own 3 houses with 4-star upgrades
 * Rental income of $350,000
 * No empty lots (introduced later in the level)

Level 28 (Summit Ridge)
Hire 2 workers. Build a mansion. Sell it. Build a sawmill and a workshop. Build 5 castles, and upgrade to 4 stars. Watch your money for taxes (unless you decide to build a bank) because taxation on castles can be costly. Build 3 four-star mansions. Upgrade more castles until your rent is $400,000.

Goals

 * Own 5 Castles
 * Own 1 Sawmill
 * Rental income of $400,000
 * Own 3 four-star Mansions

Level 29 (Summit Ridge)
Build an estate and sell it. Build a sawmill, workshop and a bank. Hire 3 workers. Build castles on the empty lots and upgrade to 4 stars. When you start buying properties, replace the Tudors with Castles, but keep the other houses as they are. You can upgrade them if you wish, I only upgraded the castles to 1 star and inspected everything. Hire workers until you have a total of 30 workers. At the halfway mark, ($2,500,000) begin destroying estates, then mansions, then eventually the castles. The bank will carry you to $5,000,000.

Goals

 * Own 1 bank
 * Have $5,000,000 in cash
 * Have 18 empty lots

Level 30 (Summit Ridge)
Build a mansion and sell it. Build a sawmill and a workshop. Hire 3 workers. Build four 4-star castles. Build four 3-star estates (Buy the estate already on the level if you can). Continue building and upgrading castles until your rent is $400,000. (You can do this without buying the premier castle or the mansions). Buy one of the premier castles when you have the money. Buy the ice rink blue print and build it on the premier lot.

Goals

 * Own 1 Ice Rink on a premier lot.
 * Have a rental income of $400,000.
 * Build four 3-star Estates (introduced later in the level)

Level 31 (Palm Grove)
Build and sell and estate. Build a sawmill and a workshop. Hire 6 workers. Buy and sell 3 castles. Buy the premier lots and upgrade them as much as you can. Order 3 more workers (more if you want, I used 20 workers). Buy properties and build 6 four-star ramblers. Buy the blueprint for the surf shop ($125,000). Once the ramblers are nearly build, destroy the premier mansion and build a surf shop. Destroy the premier castle and build a colonial house on the premier lot.

Goals

 * Own 1 Surf Shop on a premier lot
 * Employ 12 workers
 * Own six 4-star Ramblers (introduced later in the level)
 * Own 1 premier Colonial (introduced later in the level)