Yeah, I know doing things on the side is the right way to start. The unfortunate part about my job is we don’t know when we work overtime and weekends, so planning side jobs, or anything for that matter is a real struggle, even if you have the energy and means to do it. The wife is the one encouraging me to do my own thing actually, she can’t stand me in the corporate grind. We dabble in real estate but nothing to live off of (yet, more of a later goal). I was taught to shut up and work hard to prove yourself, and so far it has gotten me pretty far working for other people, but theres usually always a cap, always a limit to potential. Hard work is rewarded with more hard work as they say, and if I’m going to bust my hump until I’m dead, I would prefer it someday to be for myself haha. But I must agree with OP, there are jobs out there that are just stupid. Stupid amount of stress and work, I’m talking like 100 hours a week, strenuous hard labor stuff, terrible and/or dangerous conditions, it is actually better to quit and throw all the chips in the basket than to blow up and do somthing in life you can’t reverse. It’s so easy to judge when your looking in, but when your in the hellhole you’ll do anything to get out. With a family to support though, it deffinetly would have to be last resort and you totally would need a nest egg or plan B.
There is a lot of wash potential in my area, I see places all the time (residential and commercial) where I would be more than happy to knock on their door because it’s in rough shape! Scouting the competition, some good guys in the area, but in one of the faster growing areas in the northeast, heavily populated, high and low income areas, there’s more than plenty of work to go around. I thoroughly enjoy all regular power washing I’ve done over the years (non-proffesional) and I have a decent amount of practice dealing with clients and properties doing 10+ years of landscaping and hardscaping. Thats why I’m here though, lurking and researching, trying to inform myself to make wise decisions. My biggest fear in life is not acting on somthing, I’d rather swing and miss than not take the swing at all. However, wise words on here are always appreciated. 
