📱 Best Platforms
PeerRenters for equipment. Facebook Marketplace for local rentals. Event planner networks for referrals. Nextdoor for neighborhood parties.
📖 The Hustle
Party tents are expensive to buy and rarely used, making them perfect rental items. Start with 1-2 high-quality pop-up canopies and expand to larger frame tents as you earn. A 10x10 canopy rents for $50-80 per event. A 20x20 frame tent rents for $200-350 per event. Graduation parties, backyard weddings, corporate picnics, and family reunions all need tents. Add sidewalls, lighting, and weights to increase rental value. Weekend bookings during spring and summer can fill your calendar solid with just a handful of tents.
🚀 First Step
Buy one 10x20 party tent, set it up in your yard, photograph it from multiple angles, and list it on PeerRenters with setup instructions.
🔑 Keys to Success
- A quality 20x20 frame tent costs $800-1,200 and rents for $200-350 per event — it pays for itself in 3-4 rentals
- Offer setup and takedown service for an extra $100-200 — most renters dread the physical work of tent assembly and will happily pay you to do it
- Stock sidewalls, leg weights, and string lights as add-ons — these accessories can be rented for $25-50 each and dramatically increase per-booking revenue
🛠 Tools & Resources: PeerRenters, party tents, sidewalls, tent weights, string lights, ratchet straps, dollies, setup instruction cards