Businesses With High Income Potential — page 20

Brand-minded operators who can sell relentlessly and stomach regulation, thin margins, and slow retail traction

Startup cost

$3,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Knowledgeable, patient buyers who enjoy the hunt, can spot value others miss, and can tolerate cash tied up in slow-moving inventory

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Capital-backed, patient operators comfortable with infrastructure, utilities, incentives, and long paybacks

Startup cost

$30,000 – $500,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

6 to 18 months

People with strong credit, real cash reserves, and the patience to treat a short-term rental as a long-term illiquid investment, not a quick income play

Startup cost

$60,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Hands-on people with some capital and renovation ability who want a lower-priced entry into real estate flipping and can stomach title, park, and resale complications

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Creative people who can design useful files once and are willing to do the ongoing marketing to get them discovered

Startup cost

$100 – $1,500

Monthly earnings

$0 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

People with strong capital reserves, a high risk tolerance, and the discipline to get explicit written permission and verify local laws before signing anything

Startup cost

$8,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $3,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people near travel demand who treat it as a real vehicle business and account honestly for depreciation and downtime

Startup cost

$5,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $3,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Financially stable people with reserves and patience who want long-term wealth, not monthly income to live on

Startup cost

$25,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $2,500 / mo

First income

3 to 9 months