To do this, you need to impreess Jarl Laila Law-Giver of Riften - you can do this by completing the skooma dealer quest (chat to Wujeeta in the Riften Fishery in the docks area to start the trail), and after that, increasing your reputation of Riften's citizens by running errands (run around and they'll give you tasks to do).

How to unlock: You have to buy this on the way to becoming Thane in Riften. Location: From where you enter Riften, take a right, and it's the house at the end on the corner. Part of the quest has you access the house, after of which you can speak to Jorlief in the Palace of Kings, who will sell it to you. How to unlock: Complete the 'Blood on the Ice' quest in Windhelm, which you can trigger by heading to the graveyard past midnight.

Location: This is in the North West corner of the city, opposite the House of Cruel-Sea. How to unlock: To purchase it, talk to Proventus Avenicci in Dragonsreach (we found in him the Living Quarters) after you've completed the Dragons Rising story mission. Location: From where you enter Whiterun, it's the second building on the right, after Warmaiden's. Watch on YouTube Where to buy houses in Skyrim

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