Well incalls don't have to mean working from home, and outcalls don't have to mean visiting private premises - lots of ladies only do outcalls to hotels and plenty only do their incalls from them too. You don't say whether the friend you're sharing with is another sex worker but either way (and even leaving the legal stuff aside if they are), they should be entitled to have a say if total strangers are likely to be wandering around their home.

You can get robbed no matter where you are; you might have more to lose at home, but at least you're on your own turf and have control over your environment so you can take steps to make it as unappealing a prospect as possible. If you're in a city centre, I'd just advertise hotel outcalls and maybe look into doing some hotel incall days once you're up and running and have seen what the demand is like. You can look in Seeking/Offering and see if anybody near you is letting rooms, too .

I hate doing outcalls as not only do I have to keep an eye out for recording equipment, I dont have a full security set up and having a buddy can help but is not great if you contact them to say all is ok and then get attacked straight away (worse case scenario by the way so don't worry) as I would not be due to contact them for at least another hour and could be dead by then....whereas my incall apartment has been set up with many security features some of which would scare the shit out of any would be attacker and he would run for the hills if he had any sense.  I must admit I have only recently set up such good security as had gotten a bit lax as I used to share with someone else so felt safe but a thread posted on here made me realise my security really needed updating.
I ended up paying a company to come out and sort it all for me and they were really good and put in everything I could possibly need so I know the police would be with me within 5minutes if needed.  (not cheap as a start off but the monthly fee is not too bad but for me worth it)

Well the obvious benefit of outcalls is punters not finding out where you live, which on it's own would be enough for many people. I'm not sure what you mean by your 'guy at a hotel' but asking for ID on incalls won't fly with many and you're likely to find it costs you a lot of business - I don't know who recommended you do this, but whilst it's commonplace in the US and other places where prostitution/punting are criminalised it's not really the done thing here, although there's bound to be some who do it.

I virtually never do outcalls, but I mainly tour and only really see regulars when I'm at home. Like the other ladies I mainly just can't be bothered, but the security aspect is another concern and I like knowing I'm in control of the surroundings. To be fair, as long as you carry out proper security checks this will put off many who might be up to no good, but it's fine not to visit private homes if you don't want to and lots of people never do .

I prefervincall.
My clients come to my home, when I work for agency I do I calls at another house and pay a fee!

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When I started, I only offered Outcalls. As I'm extremely fussy about who I see and ALWAYS trust my instinct, I've never had any nutters. Weirdos and stinkies- yes, but no one bad.
I like Outcalls as it gets me out the house. I like to be out and about and charge more to cover my travel expenses etc although I usually find that guys are more than happy to pay for my travel expenses on top of my fee.

I started doing incalls a year ago due to a lot of people asking. I worked from a hotel. I would only ever book the hotel on the day if I had at least two confirmed bookings. Just to cover the hotel cost. Again, no problems. I like the fact that there's people in the building so if i (touch wood I never have) have any problems there's people around to help and the guys know there will be CCTV etc in the hotel.

I hate sitting around all day and as I only do Incalls once a week I'm always fully booked in advance. Now I've built up my regulars from hotels, I'm comfortable enough to work from a rented apartment. I would never work from home. I have worked from someone else's home before and they used to get random people turning up at all hours. Very indiscreet.

But you'll find some guys prefer Outcalls. Some guys only visit hotels. And some guys only visit apartments. I mix it up a bit and offer all three so I appeal to all clients. ALWAYS trust your instinct, I'm sure all of us would agree, if something feels off, don't do it. Try incalls, try Outcalls and see what suits you best. I would advise not to work from home. I wouldn't want anyone knowing where I live or telling their friends where I live.

This is how I started. All outcalls for a few months until I had enough people asking for incalls. I tend to do more home address outcalls than hotels, but I always check they actually live there first so I'm not wasting my time on a wild goose chase...or a potential nutter. But remember, just because someone can prove they live at an address, it doesn't necessarily mean you are safe. Luckily, I've never had a problem so far. The timewasters tend to make their excuses when you start asking for landline numbers and utility bills. I never leave for a hotel outcall unless I've rang the hotel reception and transferred through to the client in their room.

I've quite a few regulars now for outcall home visits, so this works out well for me.

TBH, I prefer outcalls as I have loads going on in my life, and it's easier for me to nip out for an hour or two rather than than doing a whole day of incalls. I'll only travel to somewhere within 20 miles of where I live, and I drive myself so I don't have to rely on a driver or public transport. Another reason why I do mainly outcalls is because Manchester had zillions of working ladies and parlours, so incall days are often not worth it for me. Every couple of weeks I'll do a mini tour of two or three days in another area, and I find this a good way of topping up the coffers.

They both have ups and downs.  What I would say is if you are sharing an apartment does this mean you are going to be doing them from your own bedroom?

If you are think about it for a moment, do you want clients seeing your personal items such as photos of loved ones, medication/post with ur name on it etc etc etc.  Also do you want to use your own bed for work?  Not all clients are lovely, what about the ones you would have rather not seen?  Are you comfortable sleeping in your bed knowing what has gone on previously?

I am not trying to creep you out with this but for me its a huge issue and I couldn't do it.  My bedroom is my haven the one place that is mine.  It is so important that this job doesn't consume you otherwise it will start to take over your life.  Make sure you differentiate between work and private life.  If you do chose to do it make sure you are O.T.T with packing away personal items that might contain things with your name or family on it.  Eg your ensuite do you have meds in there that he can look at whilst hes "having a shower"...

Sorry if this is a rant but these are just some things to think about.

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