{"id":18590,"date":"2021-02-26T08:57:33","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T16:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/?p=18590"},"modified":"2022-08-29T13:47:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:47:32","slug":"how-one-bc-host-makes-up-to-3300-per-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turo.com\/blog\/canada\/community\/how-one-bc-host-makes-up-to-3300-per-month\/","title":{"rendered":"How one BC host makes up to $3,300 per month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Daniel D.<\/a> has been working 7 days a week for the past 10 years. He\u2019s got big dreams, and he\u2019s eager to make them happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to get ahead,\u201d says Daniel. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be stuck in the rat race, worried about tomorrow. \u2018If I lose my job, what\u2019s gonna happen?\u2019 or \u2018If my mom gets sick and can\u2019t work, how will I be able to support her?\u2019 I don\u2019t want to be building other people\u2019s dreams anymore.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2020, he turned thoughts into action. He quit his data analyst job with Honda Canada despite a recent promotion. He put things in motion to develop supplements for an upcoming Amazon business and has been driving for SkipTheDishes for almost four years. He\u2019s also launching a weightlifting and home gym equipment company this year. After waiting for Turo to come to British Columbia, which it finally did last year<\/a>, he signed up to become a host. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making bank: \u201cThere was a month in 2020 where I did $3,300. I thought, \u2018This platform actually works.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

He started off with one car, a 2020 Jaguar F-Type<\/a>, in the summer and scaled up to three over the course of six months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was the third week in June when my first car became available. I wasn\u2019t expecting the car to be booked 12, 14, 16 days a month, especially during COVID. Working remotely, I didn\u2019t need a car, but if I did want to go somewhere I needed a Lyft or an Uber. So in August, I added my second vehicle, which is the same model, but a convertible with a much bigger engine.\u201d This past January, he added his third. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI used [the Turo Carculator<\/a>] to see how much, on average, hosts can make based on specific models. I said, \u2018I guess I can make $800 to $1,000 and I just kind of went for it and surprisingly enough, I wound up doubling that. On average, I pulled in about $2,000 per month with one vehicle and there was a month in 2020 where I did $3,300 with two. Ideally, if I could book each car out for even 10 days a month, I\u2019d be laughing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Creating processes: \u201cI\u2019m sort of a perfectionist\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As a business grows, processes become essential. Daniel\u2019s Jaguars were incredibly popular on Turo, prompting him to list three cars in the space of six months. When asked how he manages these listings in addition to his other entrepreneurial ventures, he says it all comes down to time management, like setting aside an hour or more to properly clean his cars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m sort of a perfectionist,\u201d Daniel explains. \u201cWhen I was 18 or 19, I was a detailer and I specifically detailed the inside of cars, so I\u2019m very methodical and thorough. I dealt with luxury cars \u2014 Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Bentleys \u2014 so when I did interiors there, I literally had a toothbrush and a brush in hand, working through every single crack in the cars. So for me, doing the interiors is totally fine. I don\u2019t mind spending an hour, hour and a half if I need to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the moment, Daniel manages his entire Turo business on his own, and he\u2019s already confronting the age-old problem of scaling a business: trusting someone else to do the work. (\u201cI\u2019m picky. If someone helps me, I wind up going over their work anyway.\u201d) But if he ever does bring people on to help, he insists they\u2019ll be going through his rigorous cleaning program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Network effect: \u201cThere\u2019s just something about Jags and Indian weddings that go hand in hand.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sharing cars on Turo has enriched more than Daniel\u2019s wallet. It\u2019s also allowed him to share his love of cars with guests and even participate in a few guests\u2019 special days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a lot of Indian weddings. There\u2019s just something about Jags and Indian weddings that go hand in hand,\u201d he explains. \u201cThere was one wedding where they had a small, little gathering in the back under whatever the limit was at the time. They invited me in when I dropped it off. Not gonna lie \u2014 I had a shot, perhaps two. And then later on when I picked the car up, again they invited me to come to the back. So I got to party twice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is that you meet people there. They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my cousin\u2019s getting married!\u2019 so next thing you know I have even more bookings, and I say, \u2018Yeah, I\u2019ll take care of your cousin for sure. I\u2019ll hook them up.\u2019 I\u2019m not greedy, especially if people have friends or they refer me. I\u2019m like, \u2018For sure, I\u2019ll take care of your friends.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel certainly understands the value of networks. His own network of friends inspired him to take the plunge into pursuing financial freedom and building something of his own. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have a lot of successful friends. A lot of them have the luxury of freedom, because they built something from the ground up. One of my very close friends built an amazing Amazon business in the States and he told me once, \u2018It\u2019s time that you buy back your freedom.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel\u2019s certainly on the road to doing just that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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