How to become a home agent

E-mails and phone calls poured in yesterday in response to my article in The Miami Herald on virtual home agents. There's a big demand to work from home and this industry is providing legitimate jobs for people who want flexibility or are disabled. There are differences in the different companies -- some have significant startup costs. I believe all of them provide a way to apply online. For those of you who want to contact these companies, here is some more information on a few of them:

• LiveOps of Palo Alto, Calif. www.liveops.com/ or call 650-461-1000.
• Arise of Miramar, Fla www.arise.com or call 1-888.899.5995
• Alpine Access of Golden, Colo. www.alpineaccess.com or call 866-279-0585
• Working Solutions of Plano, Texas www.workingsol.com or call 972-964-4800
• West Corp. of x www.west.com or call 402/571.3200