Once upon a time the only way for musicians to get paid was to play live. Then there was the Golden Age of recorded music when people actually had to buy the recorded music to be able to listen to it when they wanted. Now anyone with a cell phone can record audio and video of live shows and download or stream music for little or nothing. Back to having to play live (and sell merch) to make money from your music. Problem is you have to be able to play and sing and be entertaining or have people with you who can do whichever you can't.

Doing house concerts will not make you rich but you will make more from your songs than you will pitching them to people who don't care. And if you are really lucky someone will take one of your songs change it enough so they can't be sued, it will play on the radio and you can be just like this guy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erdlUyllNhU