An awful alternate reality:
Imagine if we had to actually:
Pay taxes according to our plot value
Fight off pests and chapaas in our garden
Have a crafter break and needing repair
Getting spam mail from Zeki and his deals or random NPCs telling us our gliders extended warranty has ran out.
Having your pets pee and chew up furniture that you have to clean or repair
Dust accumulation in the house that you have to clean
It would be awful