Comments on: Commercial Office Space is Evolving: Who Will Answer the Billion Dollar Commercial Real Estate Question? http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question Investment News and Resources Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:09:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question/comment-page-1#comment-340 Bill Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:31:57 +0000 http://thinktankinvesting.com/?p=521#comment-340 <strong></strong> Valerie tells me that she cannot imagine the inefficiency of going to a meeting in Boston at her companies headquarters. It's a 2 hour round trip. she tells me that during her virtual meetings with her staff everyone is listening but also efficiently entering data, composing information, sending messages, etc. The meeting is more efficient because evryone is working through the meeting.
Valerie tells me that she cannot imagine the inefficiency of going to a meeting in Boston at her companies headquarters. It’s a 2 hour round trip. she tells me that during her virtual meetings with her staff everyone is listening but also efficiently entering data, composing information, sending messages, etc. The meeting is more efficient because evryone is working through the meeting.

]]> By: JohnK http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question/comment-page-1#comment-325 JohnK Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:39:48 +0000 http://thinktankinvesting.com/?p=521#comment-325 I actually think offices are here to stay. There might be more tele-commuting but I don’t see the office hub disappearing by any means. Part of it is psychological, as we are pretty social animals, but I also believe that there is a credibility factor, associated with a physical presence, that won’t soon go away. I actually think offices are here to stay. There might be more tele-commuting but I don’t see the office hub disappearing by any means. Part of it is psychological, as we are pretty social animals, but I also believe that there is a credibility factor, associated with a physical presence, that won’t soon go away.

]]> By: Karel D http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question/comment-page-1#comment-324 Karel D Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:37:34 +0000 http://thinktankinvesting.com/?p=521#comment-324 Regarding offices, I think there will always be offices to a small extent, not what they once were during the 20th Century. Some businesses need that personal interaction for services rendered, be they insurance, accountants, rentals. Face-to-face is still important in some businesses. However as technology increases with Skype, video conferencing, hand-held video telephones, more business will be done through this kind of interaction than ever. The necessity to conserve fossile fuels by less driving of automobiles is already applying more pressure to work from home. I think trends to build towering office buildings like the World Trade Center is declining as well. Offices and their buildings as we know them today will decrease, but they will be around for another century in some extent or another. K. Dutton Regarding offices, I think there will always be offices to a small extent, not what they once were during the 20th Century. Some businesses need that personal interaction for services rendered, be they insurance, accountants, rentals. Face-to-face is still important in some businesses. However as technology increases with Skype, video conferencing, hand-held video telephones, more business will be done through this kind of interaction than ever. The necessity to conserve fossile fuels by less driving of automobiles is already applying more pressure to work from home. I think trends to build towering office buildings like the World Trade Center is declining as well. Offices and their buildings as we know them today will decrease, but they will be around for another century in some extent or another.
K. Dutton

]]> By: Alsherif W http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question/comment-page-1#comment-321 Alsherif W Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:20:17 +0000 http://thinktankinvesting.com/?p=521#comment-321 Our company too has been working in a virtual office environment for nearly 2 years. My partner and I each have an assistant that works virtually and our office manager also works from home. We find that our productivity has stayed the same, our revenues are growing because we don't have anymore an office expense, and now everyone seems a bit more satisfied. -Al Our company too has been working in a virtual office environment for nearly 2 years. My partner and I each have an assistant that works virtually and our office manager also works from home. We find that our productivity has stayed the same, our revenues are growing because we don’t have anymore an office expense, and now everyone seems a bit more satisfied.
-Al

]]> By: KFH http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question/comment-page-1#comment-319 KFH Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:57:42 +0000 http://thinktankinvesting.com/?p=521#comment-319 In my particular situation, I had an office headquarters in the city and an office at home in the mountains ... I've had the luxury of both. However, in past years if I have an enormous amount of work to get accomplished in a shorter period of time I always stayed at home without the distractions of other office personnel and people stopping by casually. The office was for formal business meetings and it usually had a large warehouse attached to it as well for our products we sold in the winter sports business. Now I'm noticing more executive office facilities that are in a completely separate location from their warehouse. Now that those office "headquarters" distractions are gone in my life, I use my home as my main office but can settle into my work mode in any quiet location with my laptop. A change in business that I've noticed over the last 10 years especially is that a lot of potentially unique personalities are slower to develop now since the personal interaction is no longer as prevalent to the new type entrepreneur. Is that because we're all working at home more? I think there is an advantage in sales and marketing if you really enjoy making a good living to use all the resources we have for electronic communication but also to remember to pull your head out of the screen to maintain the personal and professional image. Get out of the house and see what's happening in the world and get involved with the international business world if possible. Travel, meet cool people and go somewhere that they don't speak English ... and leave your laptop behind in your home for a few days too. Good Luck always. In my particular situation, I had an office headquarters in the city and an office at home in the mountains … I’ve had the luxury of both. However, in past years if I have an enormous amount of work to get accomplished in a shorter period of time I always stayed at home without the distractions of other office personnel and people stopping by casually. The office was for formal business meetings and it usually had a large warehouse attached to it as well for our products we sold in the winter sports business. Now I’m noticing more executive office facilities that are in a completely separate location from their warehouse. Now that those office “headquarters” distractions are gone in my life, I use my home as my main office but can settle into my work mode in any quiet location with my laptop. A change in business that I’ve noticed over the last 10 years especially is that a lot of potentially unique personalities are slower to develop now since the personal interaction is no longer as prevalent to the new type entrepreneur. Is that because we’re all working at home more? I think there is an advantage in sales and marketing if you really enjoy making a good living to use all the resources we have for electronic communication but also to remember to pull your head out of the screen to maintain the personal and professional image. Get out of the house and see what’s happening in the world and get involved with the international business world if possible. Travel, meet cool people and go somewhere that they don’t speak English … and leave your laptop behind in your home for a few days too. Good Luck always.

]]> By: Dean Morgan http://thinktankinvesting.com/commercial-office-space-is-evolving-who-will-answer-the-billion-dollar-commercial-real-estate-question/comment-page-1#comment-318 Dean Morgan Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:22:59 +0000 http://thinktankinvesting.com/?p=521#comment-318 I’m totally going into “The Cloud”! I have 2 sales people working from their homes. They have access to my cloud-based property management system, Outlook Web Access, as well as several “Shared” folders for photos, forms, information, collaboration documents, etc. Vonage VOIP service, virtual follow-me 888 number that forwards calls to their cell phones, etc. I know I'm a small guy, but i wouldn't do it any other way. Some amazing resources at the lowest prices I've found: Outlook Web Access - www.Mailstreet.com Online Back-up, Sync & File Sharing - www.SugarSync.com Virtual 800 Number - OneBox.com (call ours below) VOIP - www.vonage.com I love it!! Make it a Great Day! Dean Morgan MyFCHome.com Sales Team 888 666-2239 www.MyFCHome.com I’m totally going into “The Cloud”!

I have 2 sales people working from their homes. They have access to my cloud-based property management system, Outlook Web Access, as well as several “Shared” folders for photos, forms, information, collaboration documents, etc. Vonage VOIP service, virtual follow-me 888 number that forwards calls to their cell phones, etc. I know I’m a small guy, but i wouldn’t do it any other way. Some amazing resources at the lowest prices I’ve found:

Outlook Web Access – http://www.Mailstreet.com
Online Back-up, Sync & File Sharing – http://www.SugarSync.com
Virtual 800 Number – OneBox.com (call ours below)
VOIP – http://www.vonage.com

I love it!!

Make it a Great Day!

Dean Morgan
MyFCHome.com Sales Team
888 666-2239

http://www.MyFCHome.com

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