Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and beginning April 20th, 2021 (Eastern Time) the Yahoo Answers website will be in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

What are good businesses to start that are reliable?

My husband has landed a great job and we’ll now have the opportunity to start businesses like we’ve been wanting to. We want to start multiple businesses and eventually be able to run our businesses and travel the world. We were thinking buying lots of land and renting out trailers or tiny houses as one option. Would that be a good secure idea once we were able to get multiple places?

9 Answers

Relevance
  • 2 years ago

    Look at businesses that seldom fail like CPA firms. Since you would be an expert you only need space and equipment but have low cost continuing. Law offices, dental offices, medical clinics, hair dressers, nail salons, home cleaning services, lawn services, tax prep practice. Most common services businesses have high success rates.

  • Anonymous
    2 years ago

    good idea. another would be animal boarding. lots of people cant afford land so they board their horses and such at other peoples stables. they can be required to take care of them or for a higher fee you can offer to feed and water them, etc.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    2 years ago

    You need a business plan. Go to the Fiverrr site and look for business plans.

  • 2 years ago

    Buying property is always a good investment. But the business in it, should be successful quite fast. I don't know what field you want to be in. What are your passions and qualifications?

  • How do you think about the answers? You can sign in to vote the answer.
  • Don G
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Running your own business doesn't leave much time for world travel.

  • Judy
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    no. Start ONE business and develop it until it's successful for at least a year or so, then maybe think about a second one. Have you written a business plan yet for the rental property idea?

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    You're going to take this hard, but if you need to ask (here, especially) just don't. Successful business take knowledge, effort and expertise. And LOTS of time. Shooting arrows into the air hoping one of them hits a rabbit when it comes down is a good way to lose a mountain of cash real fast.

  • 2 years ago

    You'll have to find vacant land which is properly zoned, get permits to build tiny houses or pads for mobile homes/RVs. You'd likely be better off buying an existing trailer park than trying to get through the planning & zoning, the permitting process, etc, if you have no experience with it. Resort-style RV parks require expensive facilities to attract the more affluent motor home vacationers, and such parks are heavily dependent on economic cycles. Mobile home parks are populated largely with very low income people, and rentals are unstable. You need to take these things into consideration - not just the entry-cost of your investment, which will be far in excess of buying, say, a 4-unit residential income property. If you have no experience managing such properties, it's a tough business to learn.

  • 2 years ago

    A friend of mine made quite a bit of profit by buying crappy places, fixing them up at a relatively low cost, and selling them as nice luxurious houses.

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.