I want to share the ways I make money for many of those looking for ideas

[billygates25]

I want to share the ways I make money for many of those looking for ideas.

Many are passive income streams (not just online stuff - real stuff too)

My main business is party rentals. Tents, tables, chairs, etc…). I’ve done very well in that and have invested in things that I don’t have to do any work for.

1. Restroom Trailer business - 30% owner. Two other guys deliver, pick up, clean, etc…. I just collect. 3 restroom trailers. My take per week - $1000-1500.
2. Dish rental business. 30% owner. We rent out dishes, glassware, flatware to caterers doing off site parties in barns, warehouses, homes, tents. I do nothing. Weekly take $1000-$3000.
3. Airbnb. 1/3 owner. 12k sqft barn converted into a house. I do nothing. Makes 12k per month. My take $1-3k per month.
4. Nerf war/GellyBall parties. 30% owner Inflatable bunkers and blasters. Set up in people’s yards for parties. I do nothing. Weekly take $300-$500.
5. 1. YouTube channel about the tent industry. It’s Niche, so not much. $250/month. (it’s called “The Tent Guy”)
6. 1. YouTube channel giving people side hustle ideas. Just got monetized, only about $30.00 a month.
7. Patreon - basically different tiers of consulting for the tent industry. $400-$500/month.
8. Amazon affiliate - link to products that I use in my businesses shown in my youtube. $50/month.
9. Amazon Merch - tshirts. $50/month.
10. Zazzle - selling designs on products. $100/month.
11. Smash words. Selling books on event rental business. It’s old. Not much. Less than $50/month.
12. Amazon KDP – Wrote several books in the side hustle area. Just started a few months ago, made around $500.00
13. TikTok – related to making money and side hustles. Tiktok does not pay much, its more of a way of getting out there for other stuff.
14. Party Rental Course. A course teaching people how to start a party rental business. Released it 12/16/2022 and made $20K so far. Will push more when tent season starts back up.
15. Affiliate for some event related companies. Not much, a few hundred a month.
16. eBay. It’s not entirely passive, but I get things made in large quantities that I can list 100 at once instead of listing 100 separate items. I just have to ship. $1000/month.

My various ways to see my stuff are on my profile.

 

[ralph13]

@billygates25 How did you get into the air bnb business? Is there a website you specifically went to?

 

[billygates25]

@ralph13 I was delivering tents and stuff to the place for years. It was up for sale. I liked it, so I bought it.

 

[leigha702]

@billygates25 Great post!

How much initial investment did you make for the party rental biz? What were the 3 first things you bought?

How big is the wedding market?

 

[billygates25]

@leigha702 Wedding market is huge. My first initial investment 18 years ago was around 3k. Tents, tables, chairs.

 

[billygates25]

@shesalright I started with 3 tents. 20x20, 20x30 and 20x40. Rented them out. Saved money for tables and chairs for the following summer.

 

[shesalright]

@billygates25 Thank you for the reply. I really appreciate you sharing all of this by the way.

I’m gonna see if I can start with those sizes too. How about chairs and tables? What size tables and what type of chairs do you recommend? Quantity?

 

[teemant]

@billygates25 What the costs of entry for a business like dish rental business?

 

[randintellectual]

@billygates25 Wow how cool to peak under the hood! Thank you for sharing! I am most interested in the first two. What are the startup costs for something like that? What about storage costs? Are you urban or rural? Any color commentary?

 

[denveraaron]

@billygates25 How do you find people to run these businesses for/with you?

 

[billygates25]

@denveraaron i admit i am lucky, but they are my life long friends. i know it can often go south doing that.