Bulk items out for collection
Baltimore County picks up bulk items on scheduled dates, and they go out after 6 p.m. the night before. Someone can carry the old mattress, chair or shelving to the curb.
Get your to-do list off your plate in Owings Mills.
Leaves to bag, a dresser to assemble, a carload for the donation drop-off: describe the task, set the reward you're willing to pay, and choose from the people nearby who offer to help. Your payment is held until you confirm the job is done.
Bounty is new in Baltimore County. Here's what that means for availability before you post.
Common tasks
The jobs that sit on the list for weeks.
One-off help around the house and around town. Not a contractor, not a subscription, just someone to take a specific job off your hands.
Furniture assembly
A bed frame, desk, bookcase or patio set put together, with the cardboard broken down and out of the way.
Moving and heavy lifting
Loading or unloading a rental truck, boxes up to a third-floor apartment, or a couch moved from the basement to the living room.
Yard and leaf cleanup
Leaves raked and bagged, beds cleared for winter, fallen branches bundled, and the patio furniture put away.
Garage and basement sorting
Boxes sorted into keep, donate and toss, shelving assembled, and the donation pile driven to a drop-off a carload at a time.
Errands and tech help
Groceries picked up, a return dropped at the post office, or a new phone, printer or smart TV set up. Tech help over a video call counts too.
These are examples, not a menu. Describe what you need in your own words. Not sure what to offer? See what tasks typically cost.
How Bounty works
Post a task. Set a reward. Choose who helps.
On Bounty a task is called a bounty, and the person who does it is a hunter. Here's the whole process, start to finish.
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Describe the task
Say what needs doing, which street it's on, and when. A few plain sentences are enough. You can start right here, without an account.
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Set a reward
Choose the amount, from $5. You pay it by card on Stripe's secure checkout, and Bounty holds it. Nobody is paid yet.
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Review the offers in the app
People nearby can offer to take the task. Offers arrive in the free Bounty app for iPhone and Android. Sign in with the email you posted with; the first time, tap “Forgot password” on the sign-in screen to set one.
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Choose a hunter, or nobody
Each offer shows the person's name, a note from them, how long they've been on Bounty, how many tasks they've completed and their ratings. Pick one, then agree the timing and share the house number in the app's messages. If nobody suits you, you don't have to choose anyone.
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Confirm it's done, and only then are they paid
When the job is finished to your satisfaction, confirm it in the app. That's what releases the reward. Until you do, it stays held.
Your money and who helps
Exactly what Bounty does with your money.
No app can promise every person is trustworthy or every task gets done. Here's what Bounty actually does, and what it doesn't, so you can decide for yourself.
Held until you confirm the job is done
You pay the reward when you post, and Bounty holds it through Stripe. Your hunter is paid only when you confirm the task is finished in the app. No one else can release it.
A full refund before you choose anyone
Until you've chosen a hunter, you can cancel the task in the app and the whole payment goes back to your card. After someone has started, cancelling needs their agreement, or you can report a problem.
You pick the person
Nobody is assigned to you. Before choosing, read each person's note and see how long they've been on Bounty and how many tasks they've completed.
Ratings only from completed tasks
Two people can rate each other only after finishing a task together. Someone new won't have ratings yet, which is common on a young service, so read their note closely.
Your house number stays private
Your street is enough for the post. People browsing see only the general area. Give the full address to the person you choose, in the app's messages.
When a hunter goes quiet or a job goes wrong
Don't confirm until you're satisfied. Message your hunter in the app first; if that doesn't settle it, use “Report a problem” in the app. The reward isn't released unless you confirm.
What an identity check does, and doesn't, mean
Before a hunter can cash out, Stripe checks their identity and bank details. That confirms who receives the money. It is not a background check, and Bounty doesn't check licenses, insurance or references. Look at each profile, read each note, and choose for yourself.
If anyone asks to be paid some other way, such as cash, gift cards or a payment app, say no. Paying through Bounty is what keeps your money held until the job is done.
Who it's for
For anyone with more to do than time to do it.
Homeowners
For jobs too small for a company and too big to do alone: clearing the yard, hauling the old grill to the curb, assembling a shed kit. You describe it once, set the reward, and choose who does it.
Busy professionals and families
The errands that eat a Saturday: groceries picked up, a return dropped off, the crib assembled before the baby arrives. Post it from here and manage the rest from your phone.
Older adults and family caregivers
Whoever posts and pays manages the task, so a son or daughter can post from their own account with a parent's street as the location. Agree the plan together first, and say in the description who will be home.
Small businesses
Occasional help without a hire: a delivery to unload, a stockroom to sort, chairs set up for an event, flyers dropped off. You pay by card and the receipt goes to your email.
What Bounty isn't
Bounty doesn't replace a licensed contractor, home care, medical care or an emergency service, and hunters aren't Bounty employees. Please don't use it for electrical, plumbing, gas, roofing or structural work, for personal care or medication, or for anything that needs a license. In an emergency, call 911.
In Owings Mills
Around Owings Mills, Reisterstown and Pikesville.
Post a task anywhere in the area, from New Town and the Reisterstown Road corridor to the neighborhoods around them. Your task is shown to people near where it happens, so pick the street where the work is.
An honest word about availability
Bounty is new in Baltimore County. A few people around Owings Mills have signed up to help, far fewer than in DC, so an offer may take a while or may not come. If nobody offers, nobody is paid, and you can cancel for a full refund before choosing anyone.
Live nearby and want to earn?
Tasks around here get done when people around here take them. If you'd like paid one-off work in Owings Mills, Reisterstown or Pikesville, see how earning on Bounty works.
Other help in the county
- Your bulk collection dates: Baltimore County bulk items.
- In-home care, meals and rides for older adults: the Baltimore County Department of Aging.
Also on Bounty: local help in Southern Maryland · odd jobs in Washington, DC · what tasks cost
Questions
Before you post.
Does it cost anything to post?
No. You pay the reward you set, and that's the total. There's no posting fee and no subscription. Bounty's service fee comes out of the reward when your hunter is paid.
How much should I offer?
Whatever the task is worth to you, from $5. As a rough guide, people often offer $20–35 for a grocery run, $35–60 for yard work, $40–75 to assemble furniture and $60–120 for moving help. A clear description and a fair reward make an offer more likely. See more typical rates.
When am I charged, and when is the hunter paid?
Your card is charged when you post from this page, and Bounty holds the money. The hunter is paid only after you confirm in the app that the job is done.
How do I choose who does the task?
In the Bounty app, each offer shows the person's name, their note to you, how long they've been on Bounty, how many tasks they've completed and their ratings. Message them if you have questions, then choose one person, or nobody.
What if nobody offers to help?
Then nobody is paid. You can keep waiting, or cancel in the app and the full payment goes back to your card. The reward can't be changed after you've paid, so to offer more, cancel and post again with a higher reward or clearer details.
Who are the hunters?
People nearby who have signed up to take on tasks. They aren't Bounty employees and aren't background-checked. Stripe verifies a hunter's identity before they can cash out, which confirms who is paid but not their skills or conduct.
Do I need the app?
To finish, yes. You can describe and pay for a task on this page, but reading offers, messaging your hunter and confirming the job happen in the Bounty app on iPhone or Android. A family member can post and manage a task from their own account.
What if the hunter stops responding, or the job goes wrong?
Don't confirm the job. The reward isn't released until you do. Message your hunter in the app first; if that doesn't settle it, use “Report a problem” in the app. If anyone is in danger, call 911.
Can I ask a question before I post?
Please do. Email the Bounty team at leewright093@gmail.com. If posting from this page is difficult, tell us what you need done and we'll help you get it posted.
Get help with a task
What needs doing?
It takes a few minutes. When you continue, you'll pay the reward on Stripe's secure checkout page; nothing is charged until you finish there.
What happens next
- Your task goes up, and Bounty holds your payment.
- Get the Bounty app and sign in with the same email.
- Review the offers and choose a hunter, or nobody.
- Confirm when it's done. That's when your hunter is paid.
Stuck, or want to check something first? Email the Bounty team.
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