The Sims 1, 1 tile start 

How would it be possible to do without the fan trick? You need to make money to expand the house, so how can you start with just one tile, without the fan trick?

it is not possible.

@@TheMya1988 Ryan himself (jokingly) described it as “cheating” & said he doesn’t have the patience to do the challenge without “cheats.” This implies there is, in fact, a way to do the challenge without cheats. I simply said if he does find the patience, I’d like to see the version he implies exists. 🤷🏿‍♀️

@@naeshelle Buying something that increases in value is the only way. I think he was talking about how much he used it. It is impossible to do without buying a item that appreciates in value first. There is no room to place even the easel. Even if there were, by the time (or before) the easel starts giving money for paintings, his sim's needs/mood would not allow him to continue. There might be other items that appreciate in value that would take far longer, but it is impossible to do without an appreciation trick to get the expansion going.

There's always the random phone call chance.

If you still need the advice, the channel Nostalgic Games has a tutorial on this. There's also probably a good reddit thread that'll walk you through step by step

@@gecfes thank you (: