When eggs hit a record $6.23 a dozen, a Marin County chicken shop said business jumped 50%. The hens are the cheap part. The money is in redwood coops from $775 and custom predator-proof runs that can reach $15,000.

Giant Jenga, cornhole and Connect 4 rent for $45 to $50 a party and can pay for themselves in four or five bookings. A Raleigh marketing manager started with three games in his garage in 2018 and grew to more than 30 locations.

Rolling trash cans to the curb and back takes about two minutes, happens every single week, and people pay monthly to never think about it again. One Arizona company started with 24 signups and now bills thousands of properties.