I agree working at home has its downsides. There are just too many other things at home that scream for your attention.
But working out of café has its issues, mainly slow internet and theft concern.
So I tried working out of a coworking space. While it was great, it was too expensive. You pay a few hundred a month just for the privilege of getting in, and that's only during official business hour. To get your own key fob for 24/7 access, that's another 50% on top of the cheapest plan. But you can't really relax/nap there.
And than I realized what about renting a cheap apt with a few friends? Rent 1-bed apt ($1000/month) and split with 3 friends. That's about $330/month, with automatic 24/7 access and space to nap in between marathon working sessions. And you can get fast internet of your choice.
Is that legal to do? It says in my apartment contract that you can't have more than 2 permanent residents in a 1 bedroom apartment. Granted, in your case, nobody will be living in the apartment, just working there at times.
How did you explain this to the landlord? And were they cool with it? If so, sounds like a neat idea.
The scenario I was describing does NOT include any 'permanent' residents. They would be there just during normal biz hours (like 10am - 7pm mon-fri). For legal reason, maybe one guy could be the permanent resident and invite 2 or so friends to come use the apt as an office (away from chores, kids, distraction) and help pay part of the rent?
I first heard about an apt being used as office space while reading this book by Jessica Livingston:
Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' Early Days
Ann Winblad is one of the founders interviewed in the book and she talks about using a 2-bed apt as the first office space for her startup, in late 1970s.
I just find the co-working space to be obscenely expensive, especially for someone on limited income.
But working out of café has its issues, mainly slow internet and theft concern.
So I tried working out of a coworking space. While it was great, it was too expensive. You pay a few hundred a month just for the privilege of getting in, and that's only during official business hour. To get your own key fob for 24/7 access, that's another 50% on top of the cheapest plan. But you can't really relax/nap there.
And than I realized what about renting a cheap apt with a few friends? Rent 1-bed apt ($1000/month) and split with 3 friends. That's about $330/month, with automatic 24/7 access and space to nap in between marathon working sessions. And you can get fast internet of your choice.
Has anyone tried this?