[Princeton]

the problem with that hack was that it enabled anyone to lease a 'house' ...
it enabled renters to change everything -- roof, basement, add rooms, remove rooms, who can stay, who cannot stay, etc ... essentially, giving a member their 'own' house for free

there is nothing wrong with changing the paint of a house ... the problem lies when you give authority to someone to add/remove new rooms when you don't even 'OWN' the house

• allowing the display of picture frames and/or paint per user/post is a good idea -- doable
• allowing users to change their 'house' colors is a good idea -- dooable, although this should be a personal choice (ala style changer) ... another alternative is to give a LEADER (renter) rights to a specific 'paint' for his house -- I'm not suggesting to give him rights to add/remove the roof, basement, rooms, etc--just their choice of paint and maybe some picture frames, their own choice of custom furniture, etc
• etc, etc..

my 2 cents ... I can't afford more ... time is money.