When I lost my business, I started renting out my indoor pool to make money. Now it’s my full-time job.0

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• July 18, 2026

This essay as told is based on a conversation with Rick Neuhoff, 65, a homeowner in Portland, Oregon, who rents out his indoor pool using Swimply. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Before COVID got worse, I did marketing for law firms. COVID had practically killed my business, because lawyers did not