Thanks for the move, @crinrict! As I was saying, I definitely think this is a bad design. It's so odd that I legitimately thought that it must be a bug. Apparently not, though. This mechanic is not kind toward Sims who are the only one in their house. I really don't want to have to re-buy all their furniture once they get back from university. And honestly, most of the time? They probably won't even have enough Simoleons to buy back all of their furniture by the time they graduate. It'd be great if there could be some way to have their home furniture remain on the lot while they're at university.
