[captain1202]

I agree with the previous posts. One thing to be aware of is that the price for most services here is ridiculously LOW (IMHO). Here are some examples:

Lawn maintenance: $45-$55/month includes about 4 cuttings/mo in summer and 1 or 2 during the winter as well as trimming and edging each time. Our guy spends about 20-30 minutes with 3 people. Is he making any money?

Pressure Wash House: $45-$65 Guy usually spends upwards of 2 hours doing the whole house.

These are not TV people. As someone form New England I can't get my arms around these CHEAP services. I know others are equally cheap. I would think you would think the same way being from CA.

This having been said, if you are doing the work yourself and are simply looking for extrra income and not too worried about your actual hourly return, these types of things probably are good little home businesses.

In general, wages here are far lower than other areas of the country.