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Make money renting out what you already own

Compare 10 renting out what you own side hustles on startup cost, hourly pay, hours and work mode. Every figure links to the creator or dataset it came from.

Car rental reports $456–$1,900 a month part time on $5,000–$17,000 of startup cost.[2][3] The main difference is hours: website rental runs 2–3 hours a week, laundromat ownership 4–5, renting out your stuff 2–10 and vacation rentals 10.[4][5][6][7] Work mode also splits the group: website rental is remote, while car rental, laundromat ownership, renting out your stuff and storage rental are local.[8][9][10][11][12] BLS Employment Projections for 2025-35 show growing demand for counter and rental clerks and for laundry and dry-cleaning workers, the employee jobs closest to clothing rental and laundromat ownership.[13][14]

First published 2026-11-06 · Last reviewed 2026-11-07

Our picks

All 10 side hustles

  • Car Rental: Rent your personal car short-term to drivers Can go full-time · Local · Needs a car
  • Clothing Rental: Rent out fashion items for events or everyday use.
  • Laundromat Ownership: Buy or open a self-service laundromat and earn income from customers paying to use its washers and dryers, often with hired or remote management. Local
  • Personal Car Rental Needs a car
  • Photo Booth Rental: Buy a photo booth and rent it out with or without an attendant for weddings, parties, and corporate events. Client-driven
  • Renting out your stuff Local · Needs a car · Over $1,000 to start
  • Self-Serve Car Wash Ownership: Buy or build a coin- or card-operated self-service car wash with wash bays and vacuums, earning income from customers who pay to wash their own vehicles, often with part-time or remote management.
  • Storage Rental: Rent out extra storage space Local · Low physical demand · Own schedule
  • Vacation Rentals Can go full-time
  • Website Rental: Rank niche sites, then lease them for monthly income Can go full-time · From home · Own schedule

How do these compare?

Side hustleStartup costMonthly earnings, part timeTypical hours per weekWork modeDemand trend
Renting out your stuff $200–$2,000 USD—2–10 hours/weeklocalgrowing
Car Rental $5,000–$17,000 USD$456–$1,900 USD/month—local—
Laundromat Ownership ——4–5 hours/weeklocalgrowing
Vacation Rentals ——10 hours/week—growing
Website Rental ——2–3 hours/weekremote—
Clothing Rental ————growing
Personal Car Rental ————growing
Photo Booth Rental ————growing
Storage Rental ———local—
Self-Serve Car Wash Ownership —————

Sources

  1. 11 Proven Businesses My Viewers Started With Almost No Money — Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast at 18:29
  2. How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business — Alex Profits at 0:57
  3. How much does it cost to start a car rental business?😳 #turo #sidehustle #business — Alex Profits at 0:05
  4. The Most Hands-Off $192K/M Business Anyone Can Copy — Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast at 0:34
  5. I Bought a Side Hustle and Tripled Revenue in 1 Year (Greatest Hits) — The Side Hustle Show at 1:04:33
  6. The Simple One-Man Side Hustle That Runs Itself — Chris Koerner on The Koerner Office Podcast at 24:03
  7. The 4 Pillars of a Glamping Business (Permitting, Financials, Operations, Growth) — Glamping Developers (Chris Jeub) at 10:43
  8. Rank and Rent: $1000 a Month From Simple Local Websites — The Side Hustle Show at 21:49
  9. This $655K Hawaii Business Makes $263K a Year?! — Acquisitions Anonymous Podcast at 16:51
  10. I Bought a Side Hustle and Tripled Revenue in 1 Year (Greatest Hits) — The Side Hustle Show at 1:04:33
  11. The Most Overlooked Rental Business — The Koerner Office Highlights at 4:23
  12. Episode 049: Store Other People's Stuff from Neighbor.com — Side Hustles To Earn Extra Cash
  13. BLS Employment Projections
  14. BLS Employment Projections