[geeks] Wiring question

[Rick Hamell]

Yes, it's a potential selling point for the right person. I think just 
about every single person on this list would see Ethernet as a value add 
though - because we use that technology and have a need for it. But from 
a real estate perspective they had ZERO value to your house.

Lionel should install the Cat6 over Cat5 if it makes sense for him to do 
so and he can make use of it. He should not install it expecting it to 
raise the value of the house.

That was all I was trying to say.

Rick


On 3/7/14, 8:50 AM, hike wrote:
> Selling point?
> Wired connections are faster than wireless.
> Wired connections are typically more secure against amateur voyeurs.  (Pros
> wonbt be stopped by embedded wire.)
> Wired connections can be used for lots of b
stuffb
bcomputers, printers,
> TVs,
> phones, stereos, cameras/video cams, intercoms, etc., etc.  They will
> appeal to more than IT enthusiasts.
> WiFi Access Points can be added to wired networks and get wireless in
> inaccessible places (either dead spots or through Faraday Cages, etc.)
> Wired connections are great for the DIY-er and also for those with ideas
> they never implement.
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Rick Hamell <hamellr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 3/7/14, 8:23 AM, Mouse wrote:
>>
>>   On the other hand, if you're planning on selling the house in a
>>>> couple of years it might be a selling point for some.  It won't add
>>>> any value to the house though.
>>>>
>>> How could "a selling point for some" _not_ add value?
>>>
>>>
>>>   That's the weirdness of real estate. Things like surround sound wired
>> living rooms, Ethernet throughout the house, hot tubs, well tended gardens,
>> and quite a few other items don't add value to the house. But they're items
>> that might push a certain seller over the edge to buy a specific house over
>> another.
>>
>> I live in the "Silicon Forest" and plan on renting my house out. For me it
>> made sense to install Cat6 because it'll be attractive to tech workers. But
>> the couple thousand it cost me didn't add any value to the house at all.
>>
>>
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