Plenty of homeowners are looking for extra income, and it’s not hard to see why. More than half say owning a home has cost more than they expected, and many have put off repairs because of rising labor and material costs.

Many owners rent their home to tenants or vacationers, but not everyone wants strangers in their house. If you’d rather protect your privacy and your routine, there are quieter ways to put your property to work, and most of them ask very little of your time.

Lease your roof for solar

Some homeowners install panels and sell extra energy back to the grid through net metering, while others lease roof space to solar companies that handle installation and maintenance. Either way, the disruption happens once, and then the system quietly does its job.

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