Maybe you’ve got a house with a pool — or a recreational vehicle that you bought during the COVID era when RVs were the only way to travel. You can make these — and many other luxuries — pay off thanks to a host of peer-to-peer rental platforms.

In fact, it’s so easy to make your luxuries pay off that you might decide to buy one for both fun and profit.

Here are the online platforms that can help you make your luxuries pay off.

RVs

They’re incredibly expensive to buy new. But sales of recreational vehicles soared during the pandemic with more than 1.5 million new vehicles purchased from 2020-2022. If you’re part of the RV nation, you should know that several sites will help you rent your RV to other consumers craving a road trip.

The best sites — Outdoorsy, RVShare and RVnGo — operate in much the same way. They let you set the rates and the rules, such as whether renters are allowed to smoke indoors, bring pets or take the camper out of state. You also manage the schedule and decide whether to offer add-ons, like bikes, beach chairs and refueling.

How much can you earn? Generally, RVs rent for the cost of a nice hotel room — from $250 to $500 a night. The sites handle marketing and collecting payment for a portion of the rental proceeds.

Spare cars

When my husband and I replaced our SUV, we decided to keep the old one. Why? It was paid off, insurance was cheap and having an older car available for Home Depot runs seemed like a luxury we could afford. It also opened up the possibility of renting out one of our cars to travelers.

A site called Turo allows consumers with spare vehicles to rent them out. Owners set the rates, rules and schedule. But the site suggests that owners check the cost of renting similar vehicles through established rental agencies, such as Hertz and Avis, and set their rates slightly below those to generate more business.

Car rental pricing is dynamic, moving up and down with demand. However, when we checked in late April, a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas Sport was renting for $86 a day; a 2017 Nissan Murano was listed for $62 a day.

Swimming pools

Have a swimming pool? A site called Swimply will help you list it for rent.

Pool rentals typically go for $40 to $100 an hour, depending on location, amenities and other details. When you list your pool for rent, for instance, you’ll note whether guests have the use of a bathroom and/or other amenities, such as a barbecue, jacuzzi and rafts. Pricing also varies by group size. Bigger groups pay more.

Yards

Your big yard is also a rentable luxury that a site called Sniffspot will help you rent out by the hour to dog owners looking for a private dog park. As with the others, you set the rates, rules and schedule. Typically yards rent out for $10 to $25 an hour.

Residence

Owning your own home is one of the world’s greatest luxuries. And, fortunately, it’s a luxury that more than 65% of Americans enjoy.

There are dozens of ways to rent out all or portions of this space. The most lucrative of these options is to rent your house to filmmakers, photographers and event planners by the hour.

Renting your house as event space is generally only viable when you have a large house built for entertaining. But much smaller spaces can be attractive to filmmakers and photographers, who are more interested in how the space looks than the square footage. If this sounds like an attractive idea, you can list on Giggster, Peerspace, Splacer and Avvay.

Don’t have the right space for the movies? If you have a spare room, you can rent it out through Airbnb. Rates here vary dramatically by the property, region and time of year. But, typically, you’d earn $50 to $250 per night.

Have room, but don’t want company? Consider renting out your spare storage space through Neighbor or Stache. This low-maintenance side hustle won’t generate huge money, unless you’ve got a whole lot of space to rent. But you can figure that a spare storage shed or garage could net about $250 to $300 per month.

Kristof is the editor of SideHusl.com, an independent website that reviews moneymaking opportunities in the gig economy.