Comments on: 4 tips to work from home, while trying to sell your House

By: 4 Tips on Selling Your Home While Working In It

4 Tips on Selling Your Home While Working In It — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:40:41 +0000

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By: Dameon Welch-Abernathy

Dameon Welch-Abernathy — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:36:29 +0000

Instead of driving around the neighborhood, I can easily park my car down the street a little and hit my own WiFi. Hm… I might have to try that.

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By: Brad Garland

Brad Garland — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:57:59 +0000

Another suggestion would be to have a place scoped out that you can go to with free wi-fi. I wouldn’t mind dropping a few bucks on a cup of coffee or a drink to borrow some Wifi. Have it pre-planned with also not require you to go searching around with NetStumbler running search for free hotspots. :)

By: Pete Johnson, Nerd Guru

Pete Johnson, Nerd Guru — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:56:57 +0000

I’ve done this a couple of times over the last 10 years of working at home and the biggest pain is when meetings and impromptu showings collide. If you have some notice, you can scoot off to the nearest Starbucks as suggested and dial into a conference call on your cel phone,. But there’s nothing quite like that “oh crap” moment when you are already on an important call and the doorbell rings with a “we were just driving by, saw the sign, and wanted to take a look as long as we were here.” Throw in a toddler and 3 dogs and that’s a really stressful moment even if there is another adult present.

If at all possible, you need to be accommodating to the potential buyer. Since you never know who will be “the one”, you can’t afford to pass anybody up. But, if you explain that you work out of the house, I’ve found that most people who want to see your house are open to the compromise of you taking your call in the back yard or the garage while they are inside. They don’t want you peering over their shoulder as they go room to room, but typically won’t care if you are still physically on the property provided you are out of their way.

If you haven’t done so already, this is a great excuse for a cordless phone and wireless equipment so you aren’t chained to the desk. That way, you can set up shop on the patio furniture for 30 minutes and, wiith creative use of a phone mute switch, not have to interrupt the call you are on when the potential buyer comes knocking.

Pete Johnson
HP.com Chief Architect
Personal Blog: http://nerdguru.net