Yeah, I've had that placing problem too. I want to put stuff in a perfectly reasonable spot, but the game just doesn't agree with me lol. I've wanted to put pictures on bare spots of the wall but it wouldn't allow me, in both VF2 and 3. So sometimes the room looks weird. I had to make do with what I was allowed to put.

I get the overwhelmed feeling. I've stopped playing VF3 after a while, because I have so much money and I got bored waiting for events and new updates. I finished all the other games too. I love them but they do get kinda repetitive, and you don't need to check in as much once you get into the later stages.