The foreclosure crisis rattling the country hasn't been bad news for all. It's actually meant a boom for a few businesses and activities nationwide.
http://realestate.msn.com/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=17335530>1=35000The grass painter
The cleaner
The animal-control business
The Humane Society already rescues about 1,700 dogs annually from the county's shelter and tries to find them homes. But the added challenge now, Ryan says, is "people coming to them, saying, 'I don't want to take my dog to the pound, but I can't afford to feed it.' "The pool man
Masse says the work has taken him to all kinds of foreclosed homes around the Phoenix area, from rundown shacks to multimillion-dollar mansions.
"If it wasn't for these cleanups, we'd be hurting right now," he says. "It's kind of a blessing."The caretaker
Credit repair services
The property preservation folks
Once a family gets booted from a house, the home can sit empty — sometimes for months and months. And nothing good can happen to an empty house. Empty homes are subject to all sorts of hazards including vermin, vandalism and homeless people breaking in to sleep.The board-up guys
While the company always sees an upswing in business, say, after a hurricane, "We've seen a dramatic increase in our day-to-day work," he says. "I want to guesstimate between a 15 and 20% increase in the steady work."The locksmith
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