can I make my own apartment thingy?

[elegant shadow]

i know you can change lot types, i was just wondering if i could make apartments like you could on the sims 2...

also wish we could have room mates :(

[HystericalParoxysm]

http://simswiki.info/wiki.php?title=Tutorials:TS3_Sims_3_Apartments <-- There ya go.

[BenC0722]

i know you can change lot types, i was just wondering if i could make apartments like you could on the sims 2...

also wish we could have room mates :(

Unfortunately, multiple households living on the same lot isn't possible in TS3, at least not yet. Not sure if it will be either, so I don't want to get your hopes up.

The concept of roommates is implemented the same way as roommates in houses; you just have unrelated sims living together.