foreclosed homes The most recent news from the real estate world was that foreclosed homes are selling pretty well right now. If you are a handyman, you could cash in on some of these sales by helping people or investors fix up the foreclosed homes. When people walk away from homes, they often leave them in a state of disarray or worse, in disrepair. We haven't heard much about how the home remodelers are faring right now, but it's likely that their work will increase in the near future as the recent buyers of foreclosed homes start to make them habitable.

This could be a good time to start networking with the Realtors who specialize in selling foreclosed homes. If you have an interest in home remodeling and your town has a lot of foreclosures on the market, you might be able to carve a niche for yourself using that network. All it takes is a small portfolio of your work which you can build using a digital camera, a simple brochure, and competitive rates for remodeling homes. People in the past have made good incomes fixing up homes, so this opportunity might be the next big wave for unemployed construction workers or people who used to work in the trade and have remodeling skills.