you guys can merge it in 1 post incase you didn't know😇😇 (it's possible nowadays if you report it and the reason behind it you should click "something else" so you can write the reasons why certain things are needed so the team can merge it)
i panicked at first when that happened but now i'm used to it with similar post merging into 1 (i try not to overdo it because one of the EA team dm's me to slow it down but i often report things if i see post which are exactly alike or quite similar)
and agreed, an open world won't be possible and i'm fine with it but an open neighbourhood should be possible, i hate when the game gets in loading screen all the times!
and if "for rent" is installed it should be possible to visit the other household without going on a loading screen all the times (sure you may not see your house when you visit the other household but i just want to get rid of the loading screen, that's all that matters)