6 Ways to Rent Your Stuff

The platform estimates that you can earn up to $10,000 a year (depending on the car), suggesting that you might use the revenue to purchase and rent out additional vehicles and build a lucrative side business. 

3. Your RV

Say you have a recreational vehicle that you love but use just a few weeks a year — an expensive investment that is costly to maintain. With RVShare and Outdoorsy, you can rent out your wheels by the day or week and earn as much as $50,000 a year.

Both platforms list your vehicle, but you set the rental rate, considering the make, model, amenities and model year. RVShare and Outdoorsy verify renters in advance, offer insurance and provide 24/7 roadside assistance. They charge a commission or a transaction fee. All payments go directly into your bank account.

4. Your coveted parking space or driveway

Parking comes at a premium in many places. Do you have a spare space or extra room on your driveway that a commuter would love? Or one that’s close to concert and sports venues, airports, beaches and other popular destinations?

Using the Curbflip and Spacer apps, drivers can quickly search for your parking spot and book it. The apps also process and guarantee the payments.

At Curbflip, listings are free, but when your spot books, the company charges a 5 percent service fee. The proceeds are sent to a PayPal business account that you are required to set up.

Spacer also offers free listings and collects a small fee from renters, which appears as a markup on the price you set for your spot. Payments are sent to the bank account that you designate.

5. Your yard for Fluffy

Just as parking is limited for drivers, green spaces for dogs can be few. If you have a secure, safe yard, you can rent it to dog owners through the Sniffspot app. So Fluffy gets to enjoy a good off-leash roll in the dirt while you earn up to $1,500 per month.

When you register to become a host, Sniffspot sets a price for your yard by default ($4 to $12 per dog per hour, depending on the size, fencing, location and other attributes of your property). Then, Sniffspot’s Auto Pricing algorithm sets and updates that price, based on demand — or lack of it. Or you can set your price manually and change it at will.

The price includes a 12 percent fee for each booking plus a small payment processing fee — unless you set up direct deposit through your bank account. You’ll be paid at the beginning of each month for bookings from the previous one. Your guests are supposed to clean up after their dogs, and, at this point, dogs are the only pets that can use Sniffspotapp. Don't create drama and bring your llama.

6. Miscellaneous stuff you rarely use

Admit it: Your basement or garage is full of useful items you’re not ready to sell or give away. You can rent them through Fat Llama. The company lists 15 categories of stuff — drones, photography, AV and DJ equipment, musical instruments, sports equipment, home and garden tools, party favors, kids and baby gear, you name it.

It’s easy. Using the app, you arrange a handover with your renter. Next, the Fat Llama team verifies the customer with its risk algorithms. You take pictures of your item and hand it over. Then, 24 hours after the rental starts, Fat Llama deposits your earnings into your account. To ease your mind, the company’s owner guarantee covers goods up to $30,000.