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Step-by-step guide

Renting out a parking bay, garage or storage space: your step-by-step start

Rent a spare bay, garage or lock-up to a neighbour, commuter or small business for a monthly fee.

  • 18 lessons
  • 5 modules
  • About 1 hour
  • First lesson free

Is this guide for you?

Good fit if

  • People with a spare bay or garage near offices, stations, flats or busy streets.

Think twice if

  • You need money within the next two weeks: first income usually takes about 30 days.

Honest expectations

  • First income usually takes about 30 days.
  • This is usually pocket money: helpful, but rarely enough to live on by itself.
  • The main risk to plan for: complex rules: check your body corporate or lease allows it.

What is inside

  1. Module 1

    Is this right for you?

    What it involves, who pays, and honest expectations.

    1. How renting out a parking bay, garage or storage space worksFree · 5 min
    2. Honest expectations4 min (in the full guide)
  2. Module 2

    Set up and price

    What you need and what to charge.

    1. Your startup kit, costs and skills5 min (in the full guide)
    2. Pricing and getting paid5 min (in the full guide)
    3. Your numbers: a worked example in rands5 min (in the full guide)
  3. Module 3

    Your first week

    The first steps, in order.

    1. Your first week, step by step6 min (in the full guide)
    2. Week one, step 2: Check the rules for your complex or lease3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Week one, step 3: Write a one-page agreement with fee, access and rules3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Finding your first customers: who to message5 min (in the full guide)
    5. Messages to copy: your first customers5 min (in the full guide)
  4. Module 4

    Your first month

    A routine that brings in customers.

    1. Your first 30 days: build a routine4 min (in the full guide)
    2. Month one, task 1: List it on one local group and Gumtree3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Month one, task 2: Meet the tenant and copy their ID and car details3 min (in the full guide)
  5. Module 5

    Months two and three

    Repeat what works, grow and stay safe.

    1. Days 31 to 90: repeat what works and grow4 min (in the full guide)
    2. Months two and three, task 1: Collect rent by debit order or EFT in advance3 min (in the full guide)
    3. Months two and three, task 2: Review the price after three months3 min (in the full guide)
    4. Getting paid safely and spotting scams4 min (in the full guide)
    5. Risks, rules, tax and staying safe5 min (in the full guide)

What it costs to start

R0 to R2 000 to get started, from our research

What you will use:

  • Photos and a short listing
  • Simple rental agreement
  • Padlock or spare remote
  • Rent record

Prices change and differ by area, so check two places near you before you buy.

Try it before you buy

Lesson one is free. If it helps, the whole guide is R149 once-off.

Start the free lesson

Reviewed 24 October 2026 by the Earn Path team. Next review due 24 October 2027.