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Turo’s Passive Income Program sounds intriguing
Turo recently sent me an email about their new Passive Income Hosting program. You can sign-up and have another host manage your car(s) for you. You keep 70% of the trip earnings and your host keeps the other 30%. I was intrigued, so I signed up to learn more. Let’s dive into some of the…
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Update – The end of Lula Insurance for Turo Hosts?
Update 5/23/24 – ABI came through at the last minute to provide insurance for my fleet. It took longer than I thought it would but I’m happy the gap in coverage only lasted for a few days. The big down side is that my insurance costs have nearly doubled! If you’re a Turo host in…
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The end of Lula Insurance for Turo Hosts?
One of the questions I see most often from new or prospective Turo hosts is “Which car insurance should I use to insure my fleet?” And the inevitable answers always include Lula and ABI. I’ve had experience with both companies and can say that neither is a bad choice, but neither is perfect. Both have…
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Turo and Taxes
It’s that time of year again – tax season! It’s one of only two things guaranteed in life (the other is death, if you’re unfamilar with the saying ). If you made any money with your Turo business last year then Uncle Sam has his hand out waiting for his cut. Make sure you don’t…
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The Turo Claims Process – A picture could be worth $1000s
A guest recently left two of my cars filthy and covered in cat hair. As if that weren’t enough, she also damaged both cars. I seriously hope her account gets banned so she can’t do this to any other hosts. The silver lining here is that I took some decent pre and post trip photos…
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It finally happened – my Tesla was totaled
My Tesla Model 3’s last few months on Turo were pretty tragic. Before my blog crashed I wrote a bunch of posts about how bad it was performing compared to my other, much less expensive, cars. It was actually my worst performing car in 2023. And just as a reminder my other cars are Nissan…
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The Turo delivery process: It gets complicated
I’ve seen debates regarding whether it’s worth it to offer delivery to your guests. Some swear by it, others flat out refuse, and some (like me) see it as a necessary evil. Luckily Turo recently added the ability to set your delivery and pick-up availability separately. I’ve been asking for this feature forever! Let’s go…
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Tenet’s EV-only financing helped us add a Tesla to our Turo fleet
This is another re-posted article from last year. We used Tenet to purchase a Tesla Model 3, which turned out to be a terrible decision. It never rented well and is no longer in our fleet. But I would absolutely recommend using Tenet if you’re looking to finance an EV. Tenet is an alternative car…
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One Year Review: Is it worth it to become a Turo host?
As I mentioned in the Welcome Back post, I’ll be posting a few older articles that are still relevant. This is one of those. I originally wrote this in July 2023 at our one year mark. There’s some good insights in here on whether it’s worth it to become a Turo host. Enjoy! Wow, I…
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I know, it’s been a while – An update on my Turo business
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