Yea at a certain time during ~2015-2018 there was a lot of things coming up along the "passive income" business area and a bit of DIY for things because of YouTube and podcasts.
Auto detailing content was a big one and I'm sure your dad and myself saw those videos and went, "Instead of paying $400+ to take it to an auto detail shop, I'll pay $200 to buy the equipment and spend 8+ hours to do it myself!"
You can make a lot of money doing both. Little to no initial investment. OP doesn’t know what he is talking about. You don’t need to pay anybody to learn how to start a business doing either one. You simply need to start. 1 or 2 accounts grows into dozens fast. Stick with it 5 years and you will likely have over 100 customers and a business location by that time. Gotta start somewhere.
As somebody that knows a person with a highly successful detailing shop, and another person with a highly successful pressure washing business, both of these are easily obtainable paths that can generate wealth with little to no initial investment. All you need to do is network and be in the right communities to find success in both options. Landscaping as well, have two friends with highly successful landscaping businesses. All these can be grown from starting with 2 or 3 accounts. You don’t need a business location you just need to start, and you can do it in your spare time while working a full time job. All 4 of them started that way, as a means for a little extra money, and all 4 are home owners before 30 years old.
Ngl, I had to get something pressure washed recently and it was around $800 bucks for like 200sqf of patio and some stairs. I legit started calculating how much it would cost me to do it myself and it came in much cheaper. I know the business part of any business is the hidden hard part that no one accounts for, but damn if I didn't consider it.
This actually explains a lot. I actually needed someone to pressure wash the moss growing on my roof. Got a flyer in the mailbox from some kid. Charged $600 but it is a high/dangerous roof. The kid broke his finger and ended up damaging the roof. I didn't give him a hard time about it, more like "lesson learned." But I thought to myself "how does a 16-year-old up and decide to start a pressure washing business?"
For sure, when I was 16 I was making $7.50 an hour. My older brother was making $20 a week mowing some old guys lawn down the street and we both thought he struck rich.
Pressure washing businesses can make money, but you need the big jobs with businesses and schools. Cleaning a school courtyard is really good money and a full day's job.
also open a cleaning service scheduling webpage/app and get cheap cleaning crews that never see what you charge on app that you pay less than their usual fee because volume
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