How to Buy the Honeyside Manor in Skyrim

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Honeyside is one of the few properties that you can buy inside the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim game. It's a small wooden manor located inside the town of Riften. Upon purchase, your main character will use this house to serve as its residence inside the city to become a Thane. Honeyside can only be purchased after you complete some quests related to the town of Riften, which shouldn't be that hard or complicated to do.

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    Riften is one of the major cities in the world of Skyrim that the Dragonborn (main character) needs to travel to. It is located in the southeastern region of the map and can be reached either by foot or by horse.
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    Here, you'll find an Argonian (reptile) woman named Wujeeta.
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    She will tell you that she's sick because of Skooma use. Simply give her some health potion and force out some information from her about who's selling the Skooma, either by Persuasion, Intimidation, or Bribery.
    • For reference purposes, Skooma is referred to as an illegal drug in Skyrim. The Skooma quest is part of the game's storyline, tracing back from the very start of the game.
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    After getting some information from Wujeeta, head to the keep inside the city and talk to the Jarl (Laila Law-Giver) about the Skooma incident.
    • The Jarl will then tell you to kill the Skooma dealers (another quest).
    • If you have completed the Civil War questline for the Imperials, the Jarl will instead be Maven Black-Briar.
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    The Jarl will give you a key to a warehouse located outside Riften at the port. Enter the warehouse and eliminate the Skooma dealers.
    • The dealers are rather weak and can be easily defeated.
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    Talk to her to complete the quest, and she'll then ask you to help a couple more Riften citizens. Go back out into the city and look for people to help.
    • You need to help at least 3–5 citizens with random quests that are rather trivial and very easy to complete.
    • Easier quests include that of Sniff and Edda, who just want a small donation of money. Other quests include gathering ingredients or items, so talk to passersby for quest details.
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    She'll make you a Thane (a local hero) for assisting the people of Riften, but before she can do that, she'll tell you that a Thane should be a resident of Riften. She'll then tell you of a property that you can purchase.
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    You can purchase the house for 8,000 gold from him.
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    She'll now make you a Thane and give you a Housecarl (Iona), a non-playable character that's in charge of safekeeping a house.
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      • Talk to the steward to buy house accessories, such as an alchemy lab and bedroom. Otherwise, your manor will be bare.
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