The Upland Guru Pricing Guide
SF Official Collections Edition
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“Global” Collections (Official)
There are currently 3 “Global” collections that can be completed in ANY city.
NOTE: All Estimated costs are based on cheapest Unminted when available
#ProTip Try to “combo” the King of the Street collection with another early Collection.
Newbie
Collection Type: Standard
City: Any
Description: Own any 1 Property in Upland
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.1x (10%)
One Time Bonus: 800 UPX
Estimated Cost to Achieve:
- SF: ~5k UPX
- Fresno ~1k UPX
- NY: ~2k UPX
#ProTip: This is the first collection you’ll achieve, use it for your largest UPX gainer that doesn’t fit in any other collection
King of the Street
Collection Type: Standard
City: Any
Description: Own 3 Properties on the same street
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.3x (30%)
One Time Bonus:
Estimated Cost to Achieve:
- SF: ~15k UPX
- Fresno ~4k UPX
- NY: ~6k UPX
#ProTip: Its a good idea to keep this one in mind as you start to buy, if you can grab a few cheap properties on the same street, great!
City Pro
Collection Type: Unlimited
City: Any
Description: Own 5 Properties in the same city
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.4x (40%)
One Time Bonus: 1,200 UPX
Estimated Cost to Achieve:
- SF: ~25 UPX
- Fresno ~6k UPX
- NY: ~10k UPX
#ProTip Nice 40% bump on 5 properties that you can’t fit else where!
SF Collections (Official)
There are currently 18 San Francisco specific collections in the game that give UPX boosts to your monthly income. In this section, I will give some high-level details of each. In the later Buyer/Seller’s guide, I will discuss the current expected price ranges details. I recommend not attempting to collect any of the rare/ultra-rare unless you’re confident you can complete the set. You don’t want to spend hundreds of thousands and only end up being able to get the 40% City Pro Bonus. Estimate Cost to Achieve is just that, an estimate, please note market conditions and your ability to find/negotiate a good deal could make a huge difference in these numbers. For more details on these costs please see the buyer’s guide section.
Last Updated: 11/3/20
NOTE: All Estimated costs are based on cheapest Unminted when available or the properties for sale as of 11/3/20
San Franciscan
Collection Type: Standard
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.2x (20%)
One Time Bonus: 800 UPX
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~12,000 UPX
#ProTip San Francisco is the Genesis City and will always be in high demand. I recommend grabbing a few properties here if you going to invest a good amount into Upland (100k+ UPX)
Sunset
Collection Type: Standard
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties in the Sunset Neighborhood in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.3x (30%)
One Time Bonus: 900 UPX
Total Properties :17,550
Unminted Properties :10,585 (60% Unminted)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~17,000 UPX
#ProTip: This is actually two neighborhoods, be sure to check both Inner and Outer Sunset!
Mission District
Collection Type: Unlimited
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties in the Mission District in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.4x (40%)
One Time Bonus: 1,300 UPX
Total Properties : 4,660
Unminted Properties : 1543 (33% Unminted)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~21,000 UPX
Mission St
Collection Type: Unlimited
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties on Mission St in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.75x (75%)
Total Properties : 952
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: >150k UPX (at 5x cost)
Note: There are some properties available that are under 3x market up but they are a lot more expensive.
Pacific Heights
Collection Type: Unlimited
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 4 Properties in the Pacific Heights neighborhood in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.8x (80%)
One Time Bonus: 3,100 UPX
Total Properties : 3,491
Unminted Properties : 1581 (45% Unminted)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~60,000 UPX
#ProTip: This is actually two neighborhoods, be sure to check both Pacific Heights and Lower PH
Russian Hill
Collection Type: Unlimited
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties in the Russian Hill neighborhood in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 1.8x (80%)
One Time Bonus: 3,200 UPX
Total Properties : 1914
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~60,000k UPX (at 2x cost)
Haight-Ashbury
Collection Type: Unlimited
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 4 Properties in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus: 1.85x (85%)
One Time Bonus: 3,450 UPX
Total Properties : 687
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 300,000 UPX (at 20x cost)
Guide comments and recommendations:
The first sold-out neighborhood in Upland, that was a very exciting event for everyone involved but now it means there are no unminted properties and it’s all aftermarket sales. For me, the 85% UPX interest boost does not justify the property mark-ups. That being said if you’re buying in HA it shouldn’t be for the interest, go to Pacific Heights and grab some cheap unminted properties and take the 80% bonus. You come to HA because you want to be involved in flipping these properties.
As of 11/03/20 -
Overall recommendation: Sell/Hold
Based on the latest data, it appears that 40% of HA is owned by 4 players with one owning 169 of them. I have been very bullish on this collection in the past when the collection was in the 40-45k range and you could even get some for 30k. At this point 70k and 20x minting cost is just more than I think these are worth. With more cities and more collections on the horizon and especially with community collections I think your UPX is better spent elsewhere.
Buy: Don’t unless you’re a completist or you get a great deal
Sell: 60k UPX Min, any property, any size
Nob Hill
Collection Type: Exclusive
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 5 Properties in the Nob Hill neighborhood in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2x (100%)
One Time Bonus: 6,000 UPX
Total Properties : 1697
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 200,000 UPX (at 4x cost)
#ProTip: This is actually two neighborhoods, be sure to check both Nob Hill and Lower NH
Sea Cliff
Collection Type: Exclusive
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties in the Sea Cliff neighborhood in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.15x (115%)
One Time Bonus: 8,000 UPX
Total Properties : 621
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 275,000 UPX (at 3x cost)
Haight St
Collection Type: Exclusive
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties on Haight St in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.2x (120%)
One Time Bonus: 8,500 UPX
Total Properties : 621
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~900k UPX (at 10-20x cost)
Note: few after-market sales currently available (21 as of 11/3/20). Quickly jumps to over 1M per property after the first few
Lombard St
Collection Type: Exclusive
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties on Lombard St. in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.2x (120%)
One Time Bonus: 8,800 UPX
Total Properties : 343
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 500,000 UPX (at 5x costs)
Market St
Collection Type: Exclusive
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Properties on Market St in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.25x (125%)
One Time Bonus: 9,500 UPX
Total Properties : 343
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 600k UPX (at 8x cost)
Est. 2019
Collection Type: Rare
City: Any (San Francisco)
Description: Own 4 Inaugural Properties in Upland
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.3x (130%)
One Time Bonus: 11,000 UPX
Total Properties : 619
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 700k UPX (at 30x cost)
Guide comments and recommendations:
This is a random collection of properties that were bought in the founding year of 2019 (prior to Dec 9th). Given that criteria, there is no, and will never be, any unminted properties in this collection so it’s entirely second hand. This is a unique collection in the sense that the UPX interest bonus is almost irrelevant. This is NOT the collection to buy to boost your monthly interest earnings. While the 130% boost may seem appealing (and certainly use it if you have the collection) a starter property for this will run 175,000 UPX+ and you need 4 of them to complete the collection. That said, these properties are completely priced based on future speculation and value of the rarity so you may be able to snag one cheaper if a dormant player comes back and lowballs the market.
As of 11/03/20-
Overall recommendation: Hold/Sell
If you were one of the founding players or someone like me who bought some of these for <100,000 to complete the collection I think it's a fine time to sell. True founders will likely make 20x what they paid and I don’t see their value getting too much higher in the short term, ~6-10 months. The reason for that is as the lowest available price raises, more founders will be incentivized to liquidate their holdings. Investing 1M in NY or other collections has the potential to earn you a significant amount more interest over the next year and the properties will also hold their value.
Buy: Try to get under 150k per property
Sell: With the current lowest being 170k and there hasn’t been a lot of movement on these, if you find a buyer at 150k its likely a good deal
Bonus thought: These properties have been slow to move, especially with lots of new shiny things to spend UPX on and the overall price hasn’t gone up nearly as much as some of the other collections. And with 619 total properties, supply might be more than demand right now.
Financial District
Collection Type: Rare
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 4 Properties in the Financial District in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.35x (135%)
One Time Bonus: 18,000 UPX
Total Properties : 288
Unminted Properties : 20 (7% Unminted)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: ~4M UPX
#ProTip: While you can get a set of FD on the secondary for under 2M UPX, these are usually heavily marked up and small UP2 lots. With FD you get what you pay for sometimes.
Iconic SF
Collection Type: Rare
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Iconic Properties in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.35x (135%)
One Time Bonus: 19,500 UPX
Total Properties : 71
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 9M UPX (at 20x costs)
Note: *Marked*
Crooked Lombard
Collection Type: Ultra Rare
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 2 Properties on the iconic crooked part of Lombard St. in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.75x (175%)
One Time Bonus: 30,000 UPX
Total Properties : 19
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 4M+ UPX (at 10x cost)
Note: Marked
Painted Ladies
Collection Type: Ultra Rare
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 2 of the iconic Painted Ladies in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 2.85x (185%)
One Time Bonus: 48,000 UPX
Total Properties : 7
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 200M UPX (at 300x cost)
Note: Marked
The Curator
Collection Type: Ultra Rare
City: San Francisco
Description: Own 3 Museums in San Francisco
Monthly Interest Bonus 3x (200%)
One Time Bonus: 100,000 UPX
Total Properties : 24
Unminted Properties : 0 (SOLD OUT)
Estimated Cost to Achieve: 204M UPX (at 100x cost)
Note: Marked
