{"about":{"summary":"A directory of side businesses that real people say they run, each summarized in our words and linked to its public source.","notes":["Sources are public, first-person accounts: interviews, podcasts and community threads.","Cost, time and the other tags are machine estimates, each with a confidence score.","Income figures are the owner's own claim. We don't verify them."],"how_to_cite":"Link the idea page and its source. Call income figures the owner's unverified claim, and cost and time estimates."},"idea":{"slug":"building-permit-expediting-service-da5fa1","title":"Building permit expediting service","summary":"Handling building permits for property owners and developers as a niche service, using skills learned while flipping houses. Clients come by referral, with no ads or cold calling.","url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/building-permit-expediting-service-da5fa1","markdown_url":"https://allsidehustleideas.com/ideas/building-permit-expediting-service-da5fa1.md","tags":{"category":{"value":"services","label":"Services and freelancing","confidence":0.97},"earns_from":{"value":"fees","label":"Service fees","confidence":0.98},"startup_cost_estimate":{"value":"under-100","label":"Under $100","confidence":0.54},"time_estimate":{"value":"few-hours","label":"A few hours a week","confidence":0.45},"where":{"value":"both","label":"Online and in person","confidence":0.56},"needs_coding":{"value":false,"confidence":0.98}},"owner_reported":{"text":"Self-reported by Jim Lashbaugh: $250 to $300 an hour, about $40,000 in extra income last year","verified":false},"source":{"publication":"Side Hustle Nation","title":"How a Retired Firefighter Built a $300/Hour Niche Service Business","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sd0Of6l2Po","person":"Jim Lashbaugh","host":"Nick Loper","date":"2026-03-16"},"owner_site":"https://www.synergypermits.com/"}}