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Renting out your stuff evidence: 38 quotes from 4 creators

Every quote, figure and source behind our renting out your stuff guide: 38 quotes from 4 creators, grouped by claim, with the full source list.

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Accepted figures: each is backed by the creators quoted under it, verbatim and linked to the moment they said it.

Typical hours per week: 2–10 hours/week

“Definitely less. I think that's where it's closer to 2 to four hours.”

— Chris Koerner, The Simple One-Man Side Hustle That Runs Itself (YouTube, 6 Sep 2026, at 24:03)

“Definitely less. I think that's where it's closer to 2 to 4 hours.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Passive Side Hustle You've Never Tried (YouTube, 11 Sep 2026, at 0:16)

“He spends five hours a week on it.”

— Chris Koerner, The Easiest Rental Business You Can Start (YouTube, 25 Feb 2026, at 5:07)

“I work about 5 to 10 hours a week.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Overlooked $10K/M Business Anyone Can Start ⏐ Ep. #205 (podcast, 6 Aug 2025, at 24:48)

“Definitely less I think that's where it's closer to two to four hours the main thing that I am doing is just taking calls”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Hands-Off $6K/Month Side Hustle to Start - Ep. #330 (podcast, 28 Aug 2026, at 23:22)

“He has no employees. He spends five hours a week on it.”

— Chris Koerner, We Copied His $10K+/Month Business From Scratch in a New City (YouTube, 5 Nov 2025, at 26:12)

“So I would say five hours, six hours, seven hours for the week.”

— The Side Hustle Show, $3k a Month Renting Out Mobility Scooters Part-Time (Greatest Hits) (podcast, 10 Aug 2026, at 37:36)

“And he said he's working five hours per week has zero employees”

— The Side Hustle Show, 742: $60k/mo Selling Baby Sleep Masks, the $72k “Secret” Detailing Business, $500k in Print on Demand Candles, and more (podcast, 4 Jun 2026, at 27:18)

“Maybe 5 on a busy week, maybe 10 hours a week.”

— Chris Koerner, How This 23-Year-Old Profits by Renting Out 200 Used Washers and Dryers. Ep. #102 (podcast, 9 Dec 2024, at 15:16)

Fit by life phase (employed_moonlighter): 0.70 score 0–1

“So if you're willing to not even quit your job [music] but do this on the side weekends”

— Chris Koerner, We Copied His $10K+/Month Business From Scratch in a New City (YouTube, 5 Nov 2025, at 14:18)

Fit by life phase (new_parent): 0.60 score 0–1

“Since I am a stay-at-home mom, it's just time, right? And so, we're working off of nap schedules”

— Chris Koerner, This couple built a flower business that sells O flowers (YouTube, 29 May 2026, at 1:06)

Platform fee (outdoorsy): 25%

“They take about 25% of the rental fee.”

— Chris Koerner, Stop Buying Things. Start Buying Assets that Pay for Themselves⏐Ep. #281 (podcast, 10 Mar 2026, at 21:23)

Scalability: high

“this business can be a $500 a month business or a $30,000 a month business.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Overlooked $10K/M Business Anyone Can Start ⏐ Ep. #205 (podcast, 6 Aug 2025, at 33:31)

“I have a team in place who's managing the business essentially.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 755: The $295k Kids Party Rental Side Hustle (podcast, 20 Aug 2026, at 31:12)

“Obviously you're gonna have to do volume to really make a ton of money, but I'm not looking for that.”

— The GIG Economy Podcast, How To Keep Earnings Steady With Flex Veho And BabyQuip (podcast, 3 Aug 2026, at 10:24) Disputes this figure.

Schedule control: own schedule

“if you really wanted to scale it, you could work as much or as little as you want.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Overlooked $10K/M Business Anyone Can Start ⏐ Ep. #205 (podcast, 6 Aug 2025, at 27:43)

Vehicle required: yes

“So, [music] we can go list this right now, leave it in the truck”

— Chris Koerner, How To Built $18K/Month in Passive Income With FB Marketplace (YouTube, 1 Mar 2026, at 0:55)

“Prove the demand, get some rentals, and then go lease uh or buy a cheap truck. Anything with a bed”

— Chris Koerner, We Copied His $10K+/Month Business From Scratch in a New City (YouTube, 5 Nov 2025, at 6:55)

“I just do it straight up out of my car, right?”

— The Side Hustle Show, $3k a Month Renting Out Mobility Scooters Part-Time (Greatest Hits) (podcast, 10 Aug 2026, at 14:22)

Work mode: local

“and we deliver the totes.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Overlooked Rental Business (YouTube, 5 Apr 2026, at 4:23)

“You don't have to like drive all over the place, you just put it on your doorstep?”

— Chris Koerner, This couple built a flower business that sells 0 flowers (YouTube, 28 Aug 2026, at 1:29)

“we do charge a delivery fee based on the mileage.”

— The Side Hustle Show, 755: The $295k Kids Party Rental Side Hustle (podcast, 20 Aug 2026, at 12:01)

Single reports, not yet confirmed

What one creator said, before a second independent source backs it. Not used as a fact anywhere on the site.

Hourly earnings

“So, if we just stop there, $17.50 per hour labor”

— Chris Koerner, We Copied His $10K+/Month Business From Scratch in a New City (YouTube, 5 Nov 2025, at 24:54). Reported: $18/hr

Monthly earnings, part time

“if you could do a trial run for a season first for five to $700 like this company charges, that feels like less of a commitment.”

— Side Hustle Nation, 15 Weird Business Ideas That Somehow Make Millions (YouTube, 22 Oct 2026, at 43:34). Reported: $500–$4,000/month

“He runs it alongside a full-time job, spends only a few hours a week on it, and is now making around $4,000 a month in profit.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Hands-Off $6K/Month Side Hustle to Start - Ep. #330 (podcast, 28 Aug 2026). Reported: $500–$4,000/month

“average? 5,500 to 7,500. And you still have a full-time job? Still have a”

— Chris Koerner, The Simple One-Man Side Hustle That Runs Itself (YouTube, 6 Sep 2026). Reported: $3,000–$10,000/month

Startup cost

“it's a $200 fee to start.”

— The GIG Economy Podcast, Uber Wants AI To Run The Ride While Drivers Take The Risk | Ep 300 (podcast, 11 May 2026, at 2:40). Reported: $200

“cost him 320 bucks to start, which was like one washer dryer set and a couple of hoses.”

— Chris Koerner, 11 Proven Businesses My Viewers Started With Almost No Money (YouTube, 27 Oct 2026, at 18:29). Reported: $200–$2,000

“So you ended up spending 35,000 on these. Yep.”

— Chris Koerner, The Simple One-Man Side Hustle That Runs Itself (YouTube, 6 Sep 2026, at 4:40). Reported: $200–$2,000

Ongoing cost

“Kyler found a $300 a month garage to rent on Facebook Marketplace”

— Chris Koerner, He Gets These Free. Makes $1,000 With Each. (YouTube, 8 Sep 2026, at 0:38). Reported: $300/month

“Right now, it's right right between 2 to 2500.”

— Chris Koerner, The Simple One-Man Side Hustle That Runs Itself (YouTube, 6 Sep 2026, at 23:22). Reported: $2,000–$2,500/month

“Yeah, right now it's right right between 2 to 2,500.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Passive Side Hustle You've Never Tried (YouTube, 11 Sep 2026, at 8:55). Reported: $2,000–$2,500/month

Time to first dollar

“How long did it take you to get that first rental? So within a couple weeks.”

— Chris Koerner, Stop Buying Things. Start Buying Assets that Pay for Themselves⏐Ep. #281 (podcast, 10 Mar 2026, at 14:07). Reported: 14 days

“How long did it take you to get that first rental? It's within a couple weeks.”

— Chris Koerner, The Smarter Way to Buy Expensive Things (YouTube, 18 Apr 2026, at 2:10). Reported: 14 days

“And uh same day delivery, and we already rented out two sets for a total of $70 a month. And we did that in about 3 hours.”

— Chris Koerner, We Copied His $10K+/Month Business From Scratch in a New City (YouTube, 5 Nov 2025, at 24:16). Reported: 0 days

Typical hours per week

“Definitely less. I think that's where it's closer to 2 to four hours.”

— Chris Koerner, The Simple One-Man Side Hustle That Runs Itself (YouTube, 6 Sep 2026, at 24:03). Reported: 2–4 hours/week

“Definitely less. I think that's where it's closer to 2 to 4 hours.”

— Chris Koerner, The Most Passive Side Hustle You've Never Tried (YouTube, 11 Sep 2026, at 0:16). Reported: 2–4 hours/week

“He spends five hours a week on it.”

— Chris Koerner, The Easiest Rental Business You Can Start (YouTube, 25 Feb 2026, at 5:07). Reported: 5 hours/week

Employee pay in the related job, nationally and by state

BLS figures describe employees in the closest related occupation, not side-hustle income.

Related occupationMedian payMiddle 80%People employed
Counter and Rental Clerks$19.86/hr ($41,300/yr), BLS OEWS, May 2025$29,800–$65,370/yr400,810
Median annual pay of employed counter and rental clerks, 52 states and areas; national median $41,300 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
StateMedian annual pay
Alabama$35,170
Alaska$43,450
Arizona$43,920
Arkansas$34,940
California$45,010
Colorado$46,240
Connecticut$39,490
Delaware$38,600
District of Columbia$53,760
Florida$37,870
Georgia$38,590
Hawaii$44,420
Idaho$39,370
Illinois$38,140
Indiana$36,680
Iowa$38,960
Kansas$39,090
Kentucky$38,990
Louisiana$34,910
Maine$46,870
Maryland$39,490
Massachusetts$44,070
Michigan$39,350
Minnesota$44,850
Mississippi$36,160
Missouri$37,920
Montana$43,900
Nebraska$36,450
Nevada$39,140
New Hampshire$47,250
New Jersey$48,900
New Mexico$35,580
New York$46,270
North Carolina$38,230
North Dakota$44,620
Ohio$38,590
Oklahoma$37,160
Oregon$43,820
Pennsylvania$42,910
Puerto Rico$23,110
Rhode Island$46,360
South Carolina$37,340
South Dakota$36,400
Tennessee$37,960
Texas$37,250
Utah$37,550
Vermont$48,430
Virginia$45,540
Washington$47,820
West Virginia$34,780
Wisconsin$45,720
Wyoming$43,860

All sources

All data

FactValueSource
Demand trendgrowingBLS Employment Projections, 2025-35
Typical hours per week2–10 hours/weekChris Koerner, Sep 2026; Chris Koerner, Feb 2026; Chris Koerner, Aug 2025; Chris Koerner, Aug 2026; Chris Koerner, Nov 2025; The Side Hustle Show, Aug 2026; The Side Hustle Show, Jun 2026; Chris Koerner, Dec 2024
Nearest occupationCounter and Rental ClerksO*NET 31.0
Fit by life phase (employed_moonlighter)0.70 score 0–1Chris Koerner, Nov 2025
Fit by life phase (new_parent)0.60 score 0–1Chris Koerner, May 2026
Platform fee (outdoorsy)25%Chris Koerner, Mar 2026
ScalabilityhighChris Koerner, Aug 2025; The Side Hustle Show, Aug 2026; The GIG Economy Podcast, Aug 2026
Schedule controlown scheduleChris Koerner, Aug 2025
Vehicle requiredyesChris Koerner, Mar 2026; Chris Koerner, Nov 2025; The Side Hustle Show, Aug 2026
Work modelocalChris Koerner, Apr 2026; Chris Koerner, Aug 2026; The Side Hustle Show, Aug 2026
Median hourly wage, employees: counter and rental clerks$19.86/hrBLS OEWS, May 2025
Median annual wage, employees: counter and rental clerks$41,300/yrBLS OEWS, May 2025
Annual wage, 10th percentile: counter and rental clerks$29,800/yrBLS OEWS, May 2025
Annual wage, 90th percentile: counter and rental clerks$65,370/yrBLS OEWS, May 2025
People employed: counter and rental clerks400,810 jobsBLS OEWS, May 2025
Projected employment change, 10 years: counter and rental clerks3%BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35
Share self-employed: counter and rental clerks1.3%BLS Employment Projections, 2025-35