can you live on your "retail" lot if you open up shop?

Here is a picture @solarstorm of what I was talking about notice the screens one in front of the apt. a short hall and I decided to put one so no one can go down in the basement where we will be making cupcakes and things. You will only have to move the screen to go to your apt or down in the basement, saves having to buy doors if you remove them. Sure hope that they give us locked doors soon.

@Evalen YES THANK U! <3

"Evalen;13491712" wrote:
Here is a picture @solarstorm of what I was talking about notice the screens one in front of the apt. a short hall and I decided to put one so no one can go down in the basement where we will be making cupcakes and things. You will only have to move the screen to go to your apt or down in the basement, saves having to buy doors if you remove them. Sure hope that they give us locked doors soon.

Great idea. I still want lockable doors but I will try using the dividers in the meantime. Thanks!

But can we live in a retail lot and have no home lot? Cause with the tiny amount of living lots there are in TS4 Idont want to waste any

Yes. It is very possible to live on your retail lot. Unless you don't like having visitors come in to buy stuff and even make themselves literally at home.

I have a "all-house furniture" store in the main floor of my house, a mini-bakery with 5 of my best baked goods outside on the side, and my family lives downstairs in the basement.

It's so cool because the main floor looks like a house with living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom...but everything on that floor is on sale! Downstairs in the basement is their actual home complete with all the rooms needed. Not only that, but it's so cool to see my customers sit down and watch my chef family member baked free goods for them, and eat them too while they do some shopping after! It's an all purpose home!

"martillo1999;13512070" wrote:
But can we live in a retail lot and have no home lot? Cause with the tiny amount of living lots there are in TS4 Idont want to waste any

No, you still have to own a home lot somewhere, even if you build nothing on it.

"ant_pouça_atk;13491200" wrote:
my sims have been living on their retail lot since opening it. they pay bills on their phone, so no reason to travel home. i built an apartment above the business. but i remove the apartment's front door when i open shop, otherwise customers and employees will go watch tv, play on the computer, etc.

I don't have a pc or tv in my above-store apartment. Customers don't go there (maybe that's why?)

There is a door locks mod. I've been using it and it works. I'm new so I can't post links but just search "The sims 4 door locks mod" and it will be the first result

My cute little sims couple has bought a retail lot with apartment and shop w/ green house on it. really want them to live there. I understand the concept of just having them travel to their retail as their home; but is there anyway to set the retail lot as their home? what about having babies at the retail lot? is that possible?
thanks in advance!
LA

no there is no way. you have to have two separate locations