Hi Glitchen!
This is a little different than all the "what house should I buy" posts...
Why buy a house at all?
I'm working on a blog post about housing, and I thought I'd get feedback from the forum community. I know there are gameplay benefits to owning a house, and I'm not looking to be convinced. I do own a house myself. I just want to open this up for discussion and opinion. There's no wrong or right and every insight is valid and helpful. There are tons of playstyles out there and tons of reasons for and against based on your own preference.
Now, the game benefits are: more storage space. Plots for crops. Spots for trees. Private animals.
But, really, with lots and lots of bags, I don't really need the storage space. The trophy case is nice for bragging rights. Aside from crops, there's nothing I can't stock up on via a walk through the world.
For me, I like having a place to go for logging out. I enjoy the Harvest Moon aspect of the game. I really like having a home and decorating it and I hope Tiny Speck adds in furniture and decor and ways to improve and customize housing. It's more about this is how I like to play rather than in-game benefits. It's also nice to have a place to host events.
So why buy a home, in your opinion? Or why not? Why go homeless? That's a valid option, too.