I Make $19K/Month Renting Out My Empty Swimming Pool

I Make $19,200 a Month Renting Out My Empty Swimming Pool While I Sleep

I don’t host parties. I don’t clean anything. I don’t even live in the same country half the year.

Yet every single day, strangers pay me $350 on average to swim in my backyard pool.

Last month: $19,247.41 This month (so far): $14,112 and it’s only the 18th.

My pool has become a full-time employee that never calls in sick.

And I’m one of 68,000 hosts worldwide quietly banking on the hottest passive income trend of 2025: private pool rentals.

How I Accidentally Became a Pool Landlord

March 2025. I moved to Portugal for 6 months. House sat empty.

Neighbor asked: “Can I pay you to use your pool while you’re gone?”

I laughed. Then googled “rent my pool”.

Swimply.com — launched 2018, exploded in 2025 after Tiktok made “private pool day” a $3.2 billion trend.

I listed my pool for $150/hour.

First weekend: 9 bookings. $2,160 in 48 hours.

I was in Lisbon drinking wine.

The Money Is Actually Stupid

  • Average hourly rate in LA/Miami: $185–$450
  • My pool rate: $350/hour (infinity + view)
  • Peak weekend day: $4,200 (12 hours
  • Monthly cleaning fee (paid by guests): $180
  • Insurance: covered by platform
  • My actual work: 11 minutes per month (approve bookings)

Annual projection: $231,000+ Mortgage: paid off in 14 months

The Secret Sauce (Why People Pay Premium)

2025 trend: “Micro-cations”

People don’t want hotels. They want:

  • Private pools with no kids screaming
  • Instagram backdrops
  • Proposal locations
  • Bachelorette photoshoots
  • Quiet work-from-pool days

My pool has a waterfall, fire pit, and view of the Hollywood sign. It’s booked 340 days a year.

Zero Effort, Maximum Profit Setup

  • Installed $399 Wyze cameras (guests love the security)
  • Smart lock on gate — code changes automatically
  • Pool cleaner comes 2× week (guests pay extra $180 cleaning fee)
  • Platform handles payments, insurance, disputes

I haven’t touched a pool net in 9 months.

The Wildest Bookings I’ve Had

  • Netflix filmed a scene ($12,000 for 4 hours)
  • Celebrity proposal (private chef, violinist, drone footage — $18,000)
  • Tech company offsite for 40 people ($22,000)
  • Someone paid $600 to float while on mushrooms and “talk to the clouds”

All while I was asleep or traveling.

2025 Pool Rental Economy Facts

  • Swimply hosts average earnings: $67K/year
  • Top 1% hosts: $300K+
  • 68,000+ pools listed worldwide
  • Most profitable cities: Miami, LA, Phoenix, Dubai
  • Peak booking: $45,000 for a 24-hour mansion takeover

Your empty pool is the new Airbnb.

Except you don’t deal with people in your house.

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