Make money renting household items

Do you have extra household items lying around that you never use? Why not rent them out and make some extra cash? With lokalroo you can!

A little about Lokalroo

Lokalroo is an Australian startup company, offering an all-in-one marketplace to search and book local Services or Rentals within desired location in minutes. 

Future of search and booking

Lokalroo is the only company of its kind in Australia that provides a convenient and simple way for you to list your services or items for rent with a booking feature. Just like creating a listing for a gumtree post or a facebook marketplace post Lokalroo has the added feature of applying hourly or daily prices and an easier search function with interactive map and much more!

Renting out items on lokalroo

lokalroo is a great way to make some extra money by renting out items you don’t use. You can list anything from unused lawn mowers to storage space, and people can rent them for a set period of time. It’s a great way to earn some extra cash.

One of the best things about renting out household items is that it is a very easy way to make extra money with things you already have and a very high probability someone out there who wants to rent it from you! When you think about it, there are a lot of things that we only use occasionally. Why not rent them out and make money while you sleep? All you have to do is create a simple but professional listing on lokalroo which takes less than 10 minutes.

When creating your listing, be sure to include a good description of the item, as well as photos. This will help potential renters get a good idea of what they are renting, and it will also make your listing more attractive. Check this blog post on how to create your listing.

If you have any items that you think someone might want to rent, be sure to sign up for lokalroo and list them today, it’s free! You never know who might be looking for what you have to offer.

Benefits of renting on lokalroo:

• Rent anything, from anywhere, anytime.
• Customers find you, NOT you find customers.
• List for FREE.
• Make money with unused household items.
• List your items for rent in minutes. 
• Easy booking system.
• Customers easily find you based on nearby location.
• Safe and secure booking system, get paid directly to your bank.

Lokalroo in comparison

When it comes to finding local services or items for rent, there are a few different platforms you can use. We will do a simple comparison on Lokalroo, Airtasker, and Facebook Marketplace. We will discuss the pros and cons of each platform.

Lokalroo

Pros:

1. Lokalroo allows service providers to list specific services or rental with customized hourly or daily prices. (The same method used in Airbnb).
2. Lokalroo platform has two sections. One for services and the other for renting.
3. Only charges the service providers a 6% commission and no client booing fee’s.
4. Lokalroo is built to grow and gain maximum exposure for freelancers, home-based business and businesses within their local community and across Australia.
5. Find and book specific services or rental items within desired Location.

Cons:

1. Since Lokalroo is new in the market, there are not too many service providers or customers using the app just yet.

Airtasker

Pros:

1. Airtasker allows user to post a task, but gets freelancers to bid on that specific task. (like eBay on auction).
2. It is only built for freelancers.
3. Airtasker takes a 20% commission from freelancers and ads fee’s for customers to book.
4. Airtasker has a wide range of service providers, and it is easy to find a freelancer who can complete the task. But making it hard to select as you may have hundreds bidding on your work.
5. The platform also offers insurance for both parties involved in the transaction.

Cons:

1. Does not offer a renting platform.
2. It is not built for small business to gain exposure.
3. Tasks need to be very specific and well-defined in order to get bids from freelancers, which can be difficult for some people.
4. Freelancers can be unprofessional and not complete the task to your satisfaction.

Facebook Marketplace

Pros:

1. Marketplace is a part of Facebook, so it has a built-in audience of over two billion people.
2. allows users to buy and sell items locally.

Cons:

1. You can only post sell items not service or rental items.
2. No booking feature.