How many of the people you are talking about have the navel-gazing time available to do all of those commissions and such?

Many of the "folks who serve your food and drinks", for example, are working two part-time jobs just  to try and feed their families.   Even if these little gaggles are held during evenings and such, these people are still at work.

Retirees and SSD folks could meet your rental ideas, but people who are still working are pulled in too many other directions by work and kids and such.