Guides for independent rental operators
Step-by-step playbooks for running rentals on your own terms: taking direct bookings, screening renters, and doing the math before you change anything. Written from running a real rental fleet, free to read, no email required.
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The two jobs every operator picks up the moment they take a booking themselves.
Going directHow to take direct bookings without quitting Turo
Keep the marketplace for discovery and take your repeat renters direct, without breaking Turo's rules or risking your account.
Renter screeningHow to verify a renter's driver's license and insurance
What to check on a license and a declarations page, when to check it, and what a photo of a card can't tell you.
Turo fee calculator
Enter your daily rate and booked days to see what Turo keeps each month, and what the same trips earn booked direct, with card processing, insurance and software counted on the direct side.
Run your numbers →| Plan | Turo keeps | On $2,000/mo |
|---|---|---|
| 70 plan | 30% | $600 |
| 80 plan | 20% | $400 |
| 90 plan | 10% | $200 |
Before you go direct
The coverage, paperwork and numbers to sort out first.
InsuranceInsurance for direct rentals: what replaces Turo's protection plan
What Turo's plan covers, why none of it follows you to direct bookings, and the five coverage layers hosts use instead.
AgreementsWhat to put in a car rental agreement: a checklist
The 14 sections a direct-rental agreement needs, the decision only you can make in each, and five mistakes that lose disputes.
The mathWhen to go independent from Turo: the 5-car math
$7,500 of monthly trips worked through each Turo plan, and the one plan where direct doesn't win on fees.
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