Are you seeing a lot of home offices as you show properties? I am, and I have found that most buyers want space for a home office.

Reality is that there are many home offices, even among Realtors, where in the real estate world at least 90% of buyers start their home search online, rather than dropping into a real estate office.

Nashville, Davidson County, TN is contemplating a change in the 'work at home' ordinance. Below is info on a workshop for more discussion and more information.  Click here to read from the Nashville Tennessean on the topic.  

PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON WORK-AT-HOME ORDINANCE - MAY 24, 2011

Council Representative Mike Jameson, in association with the Neighborhood Resource Center, will hold a public workshop on Home Occupancy, at 6:00 PM Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the old Howard School building downtown, in the newly christened Sonny West Conference Center (the same room where the Metro Planning Commission holds meetings and hearings), Nashville TN.  If you would like to shape the laws that govern working at home (and there are hundreds who do in our area), please participate in the public workshop. 

You can get more information on current codes and zoning by calling 615-862-6500. 

 

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3 Comments on Work at home? You might be illegal in Nashville, Davidson Co, TN right now.

MAY
17
2011
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Hi Sarah & John, that sounds like a very touchy subject, I am all for working from home, I am one that does that, but I don't think it is necessarily appropriate to let home based businesses start putting up commercial signage unless they are in a mixed used zoning or commercial area.  Kind of like Old Town Keller here in Keller, Texas, where you drive down the old Main Street and you will find a lot of homes in a neighborhood directly adjacent to Main Street where the majority of the homes are now converted into commercial properties, I am sure it is also zoned commercial now.  In that case, commercial signage would be appropriate.  

For some one running a for real home based business, in a residential neighborhood, if they are wanting to advertise their business from home, I would suggest getting their vehicle wrapped and park it in their drive way when at home.
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John, I think 'signage' is a part of the proposed ordinance, but I don't think the people that I know who have home offices would want or need a sign. The people I know who work at home (the ones who quickly come to mind) are: accountants, financial planners, legal editors, medical insurance reconcilers...that sort of thing. 

My thought is, who wants clients to come to their home?  Not I. I would have to clean up my house, and get dressed decently. :)

We have a small public office, and meet clients there by appointment, but I do a lot of work at home...early in the morning and into the evening if I want to.

I hear that one amendment to this ordinance would be to allow home offices/businesses, but only have to get a permit if there is a problem and a neighbor complains.

Stay tuned!

Sarah

 
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MAY
18
2011
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I agree with you Sarah, who wants to bring a client home, we have an business center we can utilize to meet our clients or there is my other office: Starbucks!
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