POOLSIDE I’m a teenager and tested the AirBnb side hustle that can make you $55 an hour in 100% passive income – it was a breeze

A TEEN has revealed homeowners can make around $55 per hour by renting out an amenity in their backyard.

The social media star, known as Mark, said hosts can earn “passive income” if they pursued the side hustle.

Mark found that people could make up to $100 an hour by renting out their pools.

In a TikTok video, he used the website Swimply – a tool that he dubbed the “Airbnb for pools” – and found a pool was being rented for $55 an hour.

But he said the cost of pools ranged from $40-$100 per hour.

Mark revealed that if the pool was booked up for 28 hours during the week, hosts would rake in more than $1,500 if they charged $55 per hour.

Despite Mark describing the side hustle as “cool”, viewers weren’t convinced as they thought it was too good to be true.

One said: “I don’t want strangers in my backyard all the time.”

While another seemed stunned as they commented: “No way.”

Last month, we revealed that Jim Battan, of Oregon, built his backyard pool in 2012 and uses Swimply to rent it out.

More than 9,000 swimmers have since flocked to Battan’s pool since September 2020.

The 57-year-old has earned around $177,000 in less than two years, according to CNBC.

He and his wife Lisa spend around 12-14 hours per week cleaning the pool, managing the bookings, and testing the chemicals in the water

The pool has come at a cost as Battan has spent more than $110,000 building it and over $35,000 on maintenance over the past decade.

He told CNBC that he views the pool as an “investment” and takes it “really seriously”.

But, Battan warned that “it takes a lot of time to learn about pool chemistry and management”.

‘SERIOUS INVESTMENT’

He and his wife receive around 26 visits a week and they aim to put on a good customer service.

In the winter months, the pool is kept at 90 degrees and guests are offered blankets.

It costs $63 per hour for up to five people to rent out the pool during the week and up to $79 at the weekend, according to his Swimply page.

There’s an extra fee of $10 an hour per guest after five people.

Swimply offers hosts up to $10,000 to cover the costs of damages if a renter “is unwilling or unable to pay for damages”.

Homeowners thinking about renting out their pool can upload images to the website before they pick an hourly price.

Hosts can set their own pool rules and can accept as many guests as they wish.

Payments are made directly to hosts’ bank accounts 24 hours after a booking.