Renting out your driveway: An easy ‘side hustle’ that could pay off?

[Blmpkn]

You and I wouldn't but the IRS would with new laws requiring reporting of income above $600.



Thing is, whether is statutorily illegal, the HOA can make rules against it. It may not be illegal to grow tomatoes at home, but the HOA can nix it with their bylaws and rules.

I realize the new irs thing, yes. Thank you stimulus checks lol. What if the spot was rented for a sum of less than 600$ though?

I happily live in a state that has a "right to food" law or whatever its called that tells HOAs and municipalities to sod off with regulations that outlaw homeowners growing food.. as it should be. The thought that people are willing see their neighbors stripped of such a basic natural born right for a reason so incredibly superficial is beyond abhorrent.

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[AzScorpion]

I'm afraid that finger has poked into your brain. Can you stay on topic?

The topic of the thread isn't about somebody moving into the "community". It's about somebody occupying space "on your property". You're assuming liability. You allow somebody to park on your property, and something goes wrong, now it's your problem.

Car catches on fire, car has illegal drugs in it, etc. It's on your property.

You need to read the entire article. It says:

And he says while he could have come to an arrangement on his own renting to his neighbors, going through an app means the app collects payments for him, and offers some additional protections, as well.

“I liked that about Spacer. There was insurance and everything was covered because, in fact, this past winter I had a tree fall because of the storm and if it had fallen on the car, I’m sure insurance would have been involved,” said Anthony.

As far as staying on topic this is one guy renting a space to one car parked in his driveway. You have the whole block now labeled as a meth lab or commercial parking garage. These are most likely only going to be used and benefit those who live in the cities where parking is a premium and very hard to find. I really don't see the uproar over this because people come and go every day at all different times with their own vehicles. I'd be more upset over me neighbor having turned their house into a rental property. Most renters and landlords (not all) don't take care of it and makes the area look run down. A car or two sitting in someones driveway during the day isn't the end of the world.

 

[Superspirit]

It's only a problem to the control freaks that want to tell everyone else how to live. I don't let anybody tell me how to live. My life my choice. And after filing a lawsuit against the last neighborhood ass. I'll never live within one again.

 

[JesseS]

Good idea?

So you buy a house and you're looking forward to the security of living in a nice community with neighbors that share your values.

Next thing you know, there's a revolving door of strangers next door at the AirB&B and strangers parking in the driveway.

Have you read about the rave parties being thrown at AirB&B's and then the next folks who rent the home getting meth poisoning?

I'm at a loss to understand how properties zoned as residential can be running these businesses?

Just seems wrong on so many levels.

We had a home go B&B 2 doors down, contacted the owner, (listed on AirB&B) and got him to only rent by the week, no weekend rentals, that stopped the parties cold. He is good at keeping the property up and working with the neighbors so it really hasn't been an issue except for the 1st few weeks when he was renting by the day. The city is looking into banning AirB&B's within the city limits all together due to complaints.

 

[HenryMac]

You need to read the entire article. It says:



As far as staying on topic this is one guy renting a space to one car parked in his driveway. You have the whole block now labeled as a meth lab or commercial parking garage. These are most likely only going to be used and benefit those who live in the cities where parking is a premium and very hard to find. I really don't see the uproar over this because people come and go every day at all different times with their own vehicles. I'd be more upset over me neighbor having turned their house into a rental property. Most renters and landlords (not all) don't take care of it and makes the area look run down. A car or two sitting in someones driveway during the day isn't the end of the world.

Do some research. It can become quite the nightmare.

Want to run a business? Do that in a area zoned for business. Don't do it in a residential area.

 

[Dereku]

I guess most people dont live in apartments. Half of those are meth labs and hookers. Not to mention you have no idea who is parking there....

 

[AzScorpion]

Do some research. It can become quite the nightmare.

Want to run a business? Do that in a area zoned for business. Don't do it in a residential area.

?‍There's literally hundreds of businesses run out of homes everywhere right now. Do you think running a day care requires you to be in a business zone? Then there's tutors music teachers heck I could go on all day. I feel sorry for the poor kid that puts up a lemonade stand near you. You'll be really upset if he has to many cars pulling up.

 

[HenryMac]

?‍There's literally hundreds of businesses run out of homes everywhere right now. Do you think running a day care requires you to be in a business zone? Then there's tutors music teachers heck I could go on all day. I feel sorry for the poor kid that puts up a lemonade stand near you. You'll be really upset if he has to many cars pulling up.

I'm ok with anything that meets the local zoning requirements. If your business in a residential area doesn't meet those requirements... bad on you.

 

[Blmpkn]

 

[FunInTheSun]

Good idea?

So you buy a house and you're looking forward to the security of living in a nice community with neighbors that share your values.

Next thing you know, there's a revolving door of strangers next door at the AirB&B and strangers parking in the driveway.

Have you read about the rave parties being thrown at AirB&B's and then the next folks who rent the home getting meth poisoning?

I'm at a loss to understand how properties zoned as residential can be running these businesses?

Just seems wrong on so many levels.

MY daughter had one of these AirBnB disasters get set up right down the block from her. The house was bought and renovated by a realtor SPECIFICALLY to use as an AirBnB property. Withing a month or two of it finally getting opened up after the renovation, there was a party that ended in an actual gun battle between a car in the street and some people in the house. Needless to say, these are not people who would NORMALLY be in that neighborhood. But it happened, and the neighbors organized an effort to get the attention of AirBnB and the mayor.

AirBnB dis-enrolled the property (and maybe the realtor / owner, too - not sure about that). But the guy ended up selling the property (Yay!). AirBnB is actively cracking down on people renting the houses in residential neighborhoods out for parties. I expect they are going to have to change some things about the way they do business, primarily things like the legal agreements you have to sign before you can list a property for some of these short-term leases.

The city has legislation to prevent short-term rentals like this, but enforcement is still an issue, as it is being contested legally. But when people just rent some place for a weekend in a random neighborhood and end up destroying the property or somebody getting killed there has to be some way to de-incentivize this, and protect quiet suburban neighborhoods from this stuff.

Local action makes a difference.

 

[FunInTheSun]

I would love to make an extra buck for something that I am not using but I don't live anywhere near where someone would want to visit.

I can tell you, there's a real downside to living near someplace that people DO want to visit.

We live a few blocks from a Fairground. It's been in existence for generations now. Fairs can be a little noisy, but mostly it's just the teenagers screaming on the roller coaster, etc. However, lately they've been booking it for concerts. And those draw a LOT of people. Much more people, and they overflow the parking at the venue. So on the day of the event, starting early in the day, there are hundreds of cars prowling the nearby neighborhoods, and some folks just park in your yard without so much as asking.

The concerts are LOUD. And the modern infatuation with powerful BASS, means that the house is literally PULSING for several hours, going late into the night, sometimes all three weekend evenings. Attendees pay for ONE show, but we get all three, for free! We have double glazed storm-rated windows, and they quiet down some of the noise, but they don't help when the bass (not all the notes, just ONE) gets the walls and ceiling into resonance. The house structure acts as a very narrow band-pass filter, so it's just NNN NNN NNN NNN NNN NNN NNN NNN for hours. Pictures on the walls actually hang crooked after one of these events.

I'm for freedom and the right to do what you like on your property, but I am not an absolutist. We have a government to ajudicate how far you are allowed to go with things when they impact others. The consent of the governed is an important concept that gets left out of these discussions. We accept limitations on the free exercise of our rights to certain things in order to free up time and resources for more productive activities.

I have the RIGHT to defend my property, but I accept certain limitations because I have delegated certain responsibilities to a community organizations that we ALL fund (The Police and Justice departments). So we don't have to turn our individual properties into fortresses. This frees up resources for more productive activities. But I have not given up my right to self-defense. I have accepted certain limitations by CONSENT. What happens when these organizations are no longer living up to THEIR side of the bargain is the discussion that we are forming nationally right now.

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[Langwilliams]

AirBnB is actively cracking down on people renting the houses in residential neighborhoods out for parties. I expect they are going to have to change some things about the way they do business, primarily things like the legal agreements you have to sign before you can list a property for some of these short-term leases.

The property owner probably has no ideal a major party is planned for the rental. Owners should have the right to limit the number of people allowed in (immediate family, family plus 2 or what ever) an if a wild party night happens it gets reported an the violator gets hit with cost to repair the place an KICKED OFF THE APP FOR LIFE.

 

[Synfulz]

The property owner probably has no ideal a major party is planned for the rental. Owners should have the right to limit the number of people allowed in (immediate family, family plus 2 or what ever) an if a wild party night happens it gets reported an the violator gets hit with cost to repair the place an KICKED OFF THE APP FOR LIFE.

The issue is just another lowlife of the same group will be the next AirBnB renter. They can't keep up with these self entitled scumbags.

 

[Blmpkn]

Needless to say, these are not people who would NORMALLY be in that neighborhood.

Curious to the between the lines meaning of this.

'Lower-class'?


Minorities?


What?


There's nothing more aggravating than having visitors to the nieghborhood who don't fit it's usual demographic, totally feel you there.

 

[HenryMac]

Curious to the between the lines meaning of this.

'Lower-class'?


Minorities?


What?


There's nothing more aggravating than having visitors to the nieghborhood who don't fit it's usual demographic, totally feel you there.

Pieces of shit. The ones that rent a BnB and then do criminal activity. The lawless. The kind of people who think they are above the law and decide to put their lawless ways above those around them, above those that have chosen to be law abiding.

But you knew that, or at least you should have. @FunInTheSun explained himself very clearly.

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