Yahoo

An Airbnb for backyard pools? With this app, you can rent them by the hour.

Years ago, startups called Uber and Airbnb changed the way Americans thought about taxicabs and hotels. An app named Swimply is attempting another paradigm shift. This time, the subject is swimming ...
AZFamily

Backyard swimming pool by subscription? Now Pools installs it, takes care of it, and removes it when you want your yard back

PHOENIX (Now Pools) - A traditional in-ground pool is expensive to build and maintain. But that doesn’t mean your dream backyard is out of reach. Now Pools specializes in helping you transform your ...
Yahoo

Backyard Pools Made a Splash During the Pandemic—and They’re Still a Valuable Perk, Especially in These Hot Markets

Homes with swimming pools no longer command the massive premiums seen during the COVID-19 pandemic—but they remain highly desirable and valuable. As of April this year, the typical home with a pool ...
Chicago Tribune

Swimply is like Airbnb for renting strangers’ backyard swimming pools. We tried it. Was it weird?

We have grown comfortable with our so-called sharing economy. We forget that Airbnb offers us a stranger’s bed for the night (or longer). Uber puts us in a stranger’s car. Those are just the ...
Business Insider

I rented a stranger's swimming pool and backyard for the day, and it was the perfect summer activity

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I make $22,000 a month renting out backyard pools through an app. It's an easy side hustle that only takes a few hours a week.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rajaa Chraibi, a 35-year-old real-estate agent and broker in Los Angeles who also has a side hustle as a host on Swimply. It's been edited for ...