luigi524td

Oh come on ... don't hold back ...

Krozi

Wow you must really hate him Sell you some bad shit?

Hahahahaha

skeeter

Hydroponics!! In my job, I go into a lot of peoples homes...Trust me there are a lot of people doing this...You would be suprised!

Defy

If you have space you could part cars out. I used to do that in high school the trick is to research what cars are the fad then find totaled ones! I once paied 350 for a 1996 Nissan 240sx and made about 4k off then when i was done i took the shell to the scrap yard and got like another 75 bucks. But i lived in the sticks so i didn't have to worry about HOA's then.

Now i buy and sell stuff on craigslist, there is always someone willing to get rid of somthing cheap then you can put it up for sale on ebay i do that alot!

If you have your MS you can teach at a local CC (i do that one too) they normaly pay 2500 a class for nights and weekends.

Lastly i do computer odd jobs on the side (websites, general repair, training, design). Training is the way to go, when i get back home i am going to set up MS Office workshop (Word,ppt,excel,access) and teach it to older people good money and it tends to bring other computer related jobs like "can you come over and set up my router?". I just look at Best Buy's rate and stay under that and it normaly works. Stay away from working on friends computers though, that is an endless pit of despair (everytime they break it after you touched it, it must be your faul ).

Krozi

Honestly, selling stuff is the easiest way to make money. There are so many stupid people in this world. Stupid people make capitalism SO much easier.

Honestly, I can buy stuff at retail prices, like HID lights, spacers....etc...and make a 50% profit...on retail stuff. I buy shit on eBay and sell it to stupid people and more often than not, make upwards of 100% profit. Once I bought something for $2, sold it for $25....didn't make a whole lot of money, but its easy to see how far you can bump up the prices.

v_therussian

Eugene, I've been looking for something to do on the side for a while too. Actually, been looking into solar panel installations - if this is something you may be interested in, let's talk - who knows

Krozi

Hey V, I would hold off on the Solar panels for now...idk if people want/can buy them right now...

When the housing market really recovers, and people start building again. There will be a much higher demand....and we don't know if this recession is gonna double dip...

mbp727

What i've been doing for years is buying damaged ipods, phones, computers, etc. on eBay and doing simple repairs on them and then reselling. Find someone selling a phone with a broken screen, buy the screen, replace it, and resell.

At one point, I would turn 5-8 phones a day and just started buying them from bulk wholesalers who get them from the insurance companies.

Krozi

Middle man FTW!!

nomis_nehc

Not necessarily. There are government incentives on Federal and State levels. Not to mention that it's better to get into it early and be established than trying to get into it when it gets hot. Additionally, the big contracts come from government and enterprises, not so much from home owners.

I don't really think it'll catch on with home owners until it drops a bit more -- on top of the already available incentives.