The only other problem i think for a early chapter player with going the pop/cul building way is that you advance through the chapters pretty quickly so they become obsolete and you cant replace them as big events come every 2-3 months so when you advance to chapter 4 in a few weeks/a month then you will be in a situation of keeping old pop/cult and not being able to advance or having to get rid of them and replace with houses (wasting any time you have saved by going pop/cult last chapter)
well i put a lo of thought on i,
and i already consider the upgrade path, also i consider my style of game and what i want to achieve
and i consider it to be the best fot now and near future
the game has as a see a few different approaches you can go for, all have pros and cons, none is he absolute best , a least for a growing player
given that i had zero space upgrading building would not be possible, or that beneficial, destroy some upgrade rest
and then event was here and the expansion space i got 2 of them buildings i went to play event which made once more upgrading houses impossible
so it was the best way to go for me
either upgrade houses and not have space to play event, or play event and got the building i got which allowed me to upgrade armouries and barracks and deal the no troops problem which i could not play tournament and spiral
so yeah i solved many issues on the go
i participate event and now i am quest 77 in 32 relics few hours i will finish it and move to finish quests
houses will be better chapter 5 not 4 chapter 4 will become same per tile, but by then new event will be here or around corner
not to mention this do not change size which removes another headache which i had with houses
but by all means you play the way you want be you ought to listen why the other done what he done
and even if a gigantic mistake it is mine to make ,
thank everyone for their concern but play the way you want i will do the same