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Rough, national-average numbers. Start-up costs assume buying used where it's smart; profits are realistic solo figures after expenses, not top-performer screenshots. Licensing, insurance, and local rules vary by state — check yours before you spend a dollar. General education, not business or financial advice.

No. 07 of 20

Dryer vent cleaning

A $150 job that takes 45 minutes and prevents house fires.

Start-up cost: $800
Realistic profit: $4–7k/mo
Hours a week: 8–15
First dollar in: 1–2 weeks

Your first move this week

Look up your state’s dryer-fire count and put it on a one-page flyer. Print 50.

Your first customer

Realtors — they need it for closings — plus a simple flyer citing the real fire statistic. Honest fear sells this one.

The catch

Some jobs mean crawling through attics, and you must know when a vent needs rerouting you shouldn’t do yourself.

The unfair edge

Bundle with gutter cleaning in the fall. Same ladder, same customer, double the ticket.

What you buy

Rotary brush kit, shop vac, ladder, insurance.

Under $2k to startWorks with a day jobNo employees neededRecession-resistant