Rental Income And 2 Other Ways People Can Turn Their Homes Into A Money-Making Property

Rental Income And 2 Other Ways People Can Turn Their Homes Into A Money-Making Property

  • The real estate industry is a lucrative business, but many people only look at it through the lens of putting up mega structures for sale or rent
  • There are simple ways people can make some decent cash off the homes where they reside, which could be a great source of revenue for residual income
  • Knowing what to do and engaging the tips would make one financially buoyant and well on the way to financial independence

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There are few opportunities to make wealth that are as convenient as making money off the house where you live. In this article, YEN.com.gh mentions how people can turn their homes into money-making properties that will result in financial independence.

It is possible to turn your home into a money-making venture
It is possible to turn your home into a money-making venture. Photo credit: The Good Brigade and Westend61
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Rent Out Your Home

People can rent out some spare rooms in their houses to other individuals for revenue. It could be short-term, which covers daily, weekly, or monthly rental periods, or long-term, which is often from six months to one or more years.

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Therefore, you can earn money from your house by simply charging tenants a fee to use your extra rooms and boys' quarters. These areas are available for short-term rental at a price typically less expensive than what hotels and guesthouses charge for the same or a similar length of stay.

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Rent Out Your Storage Space

Storage spaces are conducive to people or groups with possessions they do not currently have room for in their usual living place. For instance, it's unlikely that someone moving from a three-bedroom home to something smaller, like a studio apartment, will be able to bring everything with them.

They will need a place to store their additional belongings. If they do not wish to sell them all, rentable storage units might be helpful in this situation.

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Start A Home-Based Business

A home-based business is run from a person's residence. Many well-known businesses were founded due to clearing out spare rooms, garages, basements, or boys' quarters. Examples are using your extra room as a gym or renting your swimming pool to personal trainers.

Additional examples of businesses that can be run or created from the comfort of your home are daycare centres, music instruction classes, and many more.

3 Reasons to Start Living in a New Home Before Beginning Renovations at the Place

In an earlier story, YEN.com.gh wrote about why people should live in their new home before renovating it. Everyone aspires to one day to own a home. Therefore, they take the necessary measures to realize this goal.

Moving into a new apartment may occasionally necessitate improvements to bring the house to the point where the resident can feel at home. Unfortunately, many people make the rookie error of renovating a house right away after buying it without first giving it a "test run".

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Richmond Setrana Richmond Setrana is a real estate editor for YEN.com.gh with 5 years of writing experience. He graduated from KNUST in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and is currently enrolled in a MA—Mass Communications program with Liverpool John Moores University. He has written for reputable platforms like meqasa.com, Noanyi, Edanra and Yourcommonwealth.org. He can be reached via: richmond.setrana@yen.com.gh