Well, I didn't find it ;-(I had an electrician tell me 6 months later, that he and his helper had found $ 3,000 in the attic of one of my houses, which they were rewiring.

Try to get some other tools of the trade like maybe learn how to do home repairs, (plumbing, electrical, carpentry and painting) you can get a job working as a helper for a local home improvements company or see if you could help out a local REI investor in exchange for showing you the ropes.

Once by a tenant and once by a helper my maintenance guy had hired.

@ Karen Margravecould you clarify something perhaps California-specific for me:so if I hired an HVAC company and they send me a insurance certificate, but on the day of the installation I find out that out of 4 guys that show up only their foreman is licensed, and the helpers aren't - i verbally asked them - is that "legal"?

A mortgage helper any which way you slice it can add more value than an additional bathroom depending on the area.  

Not only that but there's a hundred other guys trying to do the same thing.Rehabbing it yourself is expensive in that it eats up your time, you'll still have to hire a helper who may or may not flake out on you or steal all your tools and unless you have a lot of experience it's gonna look amateur.You may not be able to foresee problems that an experienced GC would spot a mile away.I'm no stranger to swinging a hammer, trust me, but on this property I just acquired I have a GC handling the whole thing.

I'm a husband, father of 3 (one boy, 7, and two girls, 4 and 2.5 months), part-time assistant Little League coach, and part-time Cub Scout helper.  

I understand wanting to have a family business - my three young children are along with us for the ride (and to be great helpers when we are doing work on our properties). 

The job I’m looking for with handyman/renovation contractor helper has to be dependable meaning 40 hrs /week all year, and a place I can learn how to do multiple things.

That means on-site, 24 hour nurses, CNAs, other helpers, meals - the whole works.