When you receive a house as a gift, place it near the Residential Zones or any other desired location. After the town grows into a city, then to a capital, metropolis, and megalopolis, your house will also grow with home extensions. The town stage house is a small house, which resembles an upside down "L". It also has a few bushes and trees in the front yard. The city stage house is a two level red house. It also has trees and bushes. The capital stage house is completely different. It turns gray and has two levels. It is also larger, has a patio table, a pool in the front yard, and a satellite dish. The metropolis stage house is also gray and seems to have something resembling another pool on the roof. It also still has trees and landscaping and is bordered by a fence.