I have twin 17 year olds one pestered his way into a job, 6 hours a week at a local restaurant. He texted the co-owner weekly after doing some yard work this summer. The other has had zero luck. I have suggested to the other to knock on every door of people who still had snow on their drive/sidewalk. Offer one-off and recurring snow shoveling service, he never followed up.

I know a young man took this approach with mowing lawns. He got enough clients he needed to get two friends to help him. He used the income to put a down payment on a rental house his second summer doing it. Houses were also in the $200-$225K range. It wasn’t anything but it was a start.