Pool Owner Outearns DoorDash by Charging Strangers to Swim Indoors
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- â˘After COVID shutdowns crushed his law firm marketing work, Rick Neuhoff turned to renting his indoor pool on Swimply.
- â˘He charges $75 an hour and sometimes makes up to $15,000 a month hosting party, scuba, and swim classes.
- â˘Although the pool house remains 'shabby chic,' Rick enjoys lower stress and flexible income compared to DoorDash gig work.
Rick Neuhoff, a 65-year-old Portland marketing veteran turned indoor pool tycoon, saw his career drown when COVID closed courts and legal clients evaporated. Desperation led him DoorDashing, where his wife's cameo sparked an eerie doorstep Swimply marketing moment complete with a beach ball and unsolicited swim offers. Four years of $75/hour pool rentals later, Rick boasts months making $15,000 while hosting everything from scuba newbiesâwho totally shouldnât be underwater thereâto corporate parties for up to 60 in his shabby chic, party-ready pool house. Weekday discounts for the socially responsible and occasional privacy invasions by lost guests add thrilling charm.
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(1 of 3)When your marketing biz tanks and DoorDash rolls up short, just rent strangers your indoor pool for $75/hour. Pandemic entrepreneurship: sweaty, wet, and moderately lucrative.
Who knew the real pandemic hustle was turning your living room into Club Aqua? Swimming majors: your turn to show off.
An indoor pool in Portland now rents for $75 an hour because apparently, waterâs the new Bitcoin.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 7/18/2026 | Author: Jordan Pandy
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