Comment by whatamidoingyo
Comment by whatamidoingyo 3 days ago
Well, I used to paint houses professionally. I can also tile, frame rooms, and know basics of electrical and plumbing. I can also make pretty good pizza.
But painting can earn a really good amount of money. Once you know what you're doing, you can make $3-5k in ~2-5 days, but it's a hustle, and you may not always have clients.
Ha you sound like me in terms of your other skills. Throw "decent shade-tree mechanic" in there for me. If it can be done with wrenches and other basic tools, I can probably do it.
One of my kids painted for a while. He made good money but business tended to come in waves (mostly during the summer when apartements and houses changed over) and not much in winter (worked well with his being a student at the time).
But reaching over your head with a brush or roller for 8-12 hours a day will eventually cause RSI.