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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3024 - Q&A: “What’s the ROI of renting out equipment or tools?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau / Onward Project

Business, Entrepreneurship, Careers

4.83.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we explore the ins and outs of running a tool rental business. Learn how to manage inventory, minimize risks, and maximize profits in this potentially lucrative side hustle.

Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.

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0:00.0

Lemonada.

0:10.8

What's the return on investment of renting out equipment or tools?

0:15.2

We're going to explore an idea from a listener.

0:18.0

He wants to invest in photography gear and power tools and essentially rent them out

0:22.3

to pay them off and then go on to profit. So let's talk about it. What's the best way to do it?

0:27.3

How can you run a rental business? What can you realistically expect in terms of profitability?

0:32.4

This kind of business comes with some challenges like managing inventory, protecting against

0:36.0

damage, calculating returns and risk and so on. But it's also pretty simple. Like it comes with some challenges like managing inventory, protecting against damage, calculating returns and

0:38.1

risk and so on. But it's also pretty simple. Like it comes with those challenges, but it's a fairly

0:42.4

simple business to put together in a short period of time, which is kind of what we're all about

0:47.2

here on SIDustle school. We want to help people make a lot of money, but sometimes to do that,

0:50.8

you have to make a small amount of money at first. And that gives you confidence and experience to go on and do something better, bigger and better, let's say.

0:57.8

So what is the ROI of renting out equipment or tools?

1:01.7

We'll hear the detailed question from Andrew and my answer coming right up.

1:18.4

Hi there, I'm Andrew, and I've been thinking about investing in high-demand rental items like photography equipment, power tools, or event supplies.

1:22.4

It seems like a good way to generate income without creating something new, but I'm

1:26.7

unsure about the logistics.

1:28.6

What are the best practices for managing a rental business, and how can I make sure it's profitable?

1:33.7

Is the upfront cost of buying inventory worth it? And what kind of return on investment can I

1:39.2

realistically expect? All right, Andrew, as I said, this can be a pretty simple business to get into.

1:48.0

Got a couple challenges, but here's how you can approach this side hustle with confidence and set

1:52.4

yourself up for profitability. Start by choosing high demand items that balance cost and frequency

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