Tattoo removal from a rented room or chair

Clients of the host business and people who find you online or through tattoo artists, wanting a tattoo removed or faded.

Per-session fees, plus session packages. You pay the host a room rent or a share of each session, which lowers your fixed costs compared with your own space.

• Comfortable with technical equipment
• Friendly, discreet client care
• Scheduling and follow-up
• Building partnerships with local businesses

• State rules on laser use and medical oversight, which may affect how you can set up in someone else's space
• Your own general and professional liability insurance, plus whatever the host's lease or insurer requires
• A clear written agreement on rent or revenue split, client records, cancellations and who owns the client list
• Local business license rules and whether the space meets health department requirements
• The laser is the biggest cost: the startup range assumes buying a used or new machine outright, plus training and insurance. If you lease instead, upfront cost is lower but monthly payments continue even in slow months, so factor them into your break-even point

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $35,000 to $150,000, depending mainly on the laser. The range assumes buying a machine outright, plus training and insurance. Leasing lowers upfront cost but monthly payments continue in slow months.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $1,500 to $8,000, depending on how many clients you book, your prices and any revenue split with the host business. Rent or split costs come out of that revenue.

Check your state's rules on laser use and medical oversight, local business license rules, and whether the space meets health department requirements. Also check your insurance, and agree rent or revenue split, client records and cancellations in writing.