The Two And A Half Wave Lawyer

Chuck Newton: Oh The Pain! Oh The Opportunity!. Chuck Newton is a Third Wave lawyer. He is able to practice law solely from his home. He connects with other lawyers virtually, and does everything on the web from a comfortable chair in his home. Most of us, including the FutureLawyer, are spending more time working at computer terminals in the home. However, many of us require some commercial space and a secretary to practice law. I have clients who come to the office to conduct real estate closings, and sign wills, and meet with me. I have a secretary who schedules appointments, does paralegal tasks, correspondence, and a host of other things that make my practice bearable. However, I am a Two And A Half Wave lawyer, as I practice out of a converted home in an Office Zoned neighborhood. Chuck is right that there are many bargains on rental office space out there now. May I humbly suggest that, if you don't need the trappings of a fancy office tower, that you look for bargain houses in properly zoned neighborhoods, and buy them cheap. Once the mortgage is paid off, you will have a place to hang your lawyer hat and no rent to pay. In addition, at these prices, the property will likely have some real value by the time you retire.

Comments

[Kenneth]

Rick-

You omitted the most compelling feature for doing what you suggest.

Most such houses/offices that I have seen are zoned multi-use. Once it's time to sell, you have a far wider pool of potential buyers since you could sell it to someone looking for a residence or someone looking for an office.

[Chuck Newton]

Dude, your grass is dead.

[rgeorges]

Dude:
I am an environmentalist. We have drought in Florida. We are only permitted to water the lawn one day a week. I consider it a waste of a valuable natural resource. What kind of greenie liberal are you, anyway?
:-)
Rick