All Side Hustle Ideas

Rentals and assets side hustle ideas

Earning from something you own: renting property, rooms, equipment, vehicles, parking, vending machines, domains.

Startup cost
Under $100$100 to $1k$1k to $10kOver $10k
Time
Hands-offA few hours a weekPart-timeNear full-time
Where
OnlineIn personOnline and in person
Earns from
AdsAffiliateSubscriptionsOne-time salesService feesRentMarketplace cutSponsors and donations
Coding
No coding neededNeeds coding

15 ideas

  • Rentals and assets
    Automated utility trailer rentals
    Renting out utility trailers with an almost fully automated booking process, alongside a full-time job. Customers come from Google and Facebook Marketplace.
    Over $10kOnline and in person
    The Koerner Office, 2026
  • Rentals and assets
    Kids party equipment rentals
    Renting kid-sized tables and chairs, ball pits, bounce houses and party stations for children's events. It started from a basement and an Instagram page and runs alongside a full-time job.
    Part-time
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • Rentals and assets
    ATM placement business
    Buying ATMs and placing them in local businesses, earning income from transaction fees with about an hour of work a week. The hardest step is finding and pitching good locations.
    Hands-offOnline and in person
    Side Hustle Nation, 2026
  • Rentals and assets
    Rental units plus property management app
    Rents out a couple of cheap units and built an app to manage rental administration, contracts and invoices, with the aim to offer it to others.
    Over $10kOnline and in person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Rentals and assets
    Buy and rent out property
    Owns rental property, which needs little ongoing effort once it is running.
    Over $10kHands-off
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Rentals and assets
    Airbnb host in spare bedrooms
    Rents out spare bedrooms to short-term guests through Airbnb.
    Online and in person
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Rentals and assets
    Rent out inherited houses with a manager
    Rents out inherited properties, uses a management company for maintenance and screens tenants personally. Income is monthly rent.
    Over $10kHands-off
    Hacker News, 2019
  • Rentals and assets
    Rent out unfurnished apartments bought off-plan
    Bought several apartments in a new building while it was still under construction at a good price, then rented them out unfurnished to tenants.
    Over $10kHands-off
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Rentals and assets
    Automated nightly vacation rental property
    Rents a property out by the night and has automated guest notifications, door code programming and cleaner scheduling to keep the work low.
    Over $10kHands-off
    Hacker News, 2016
  • Rentals and assets
    Cheap rental properties with property manager
    Owns several low-priced rental homes, using a property manager to keep it hands-off.
    Over $10kHands-off
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Peer rental of own motorcycle
    Put an idle motorcycle up for rent on a quickly built site, earning from renters.
    Online and in person
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Rent out homes you have lived in
    Rents out spare rooms and then whole properties previously lived in, so rent covers the mortgages.
    Over $10k
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Vacation rental property in Hawaii
    Bought a vacation rental that earns nightly rental income.
    Over $10k
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Rent a spare room on Airbnb
    Rents out a spare room for up to a week each month, needing little work beyond laundry.
    Under $100Hands-off
    Hacker News, 2014
  • Rentals and assets
    Washer and dryer rental
    The operator rents washers and dryers to tenants and finds customers through Facebook Marketplace. Income is monthly rental fees.
    Over $10kOnline and in person
    The Koerner Office