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Marketplace Development Guide

How to Build a Rental Marketplace

Create a peer-to-peer rental platform for short-term property or equipment rentals with booking management.

Complete guide with costs, timeline, and tech stack.

$30,000 - $80,000
Market Rate
8-14 weeks
Build Timeline
$2,997
Our Fixed Price

Key Features to Include

A successful rental marketplace needs these core features to deliver value to your users:

Listing creation & management
Availability calendar
Booking & reservations
Payment processing & splits
Reviews & verification
Messaging system
Search with maps
Host dashboards

Recommended Tech Stack

We recommend these technologies for building a modern, scalable rental marketplace:

Next.js
PostgreSQL
Stripe Connect
Mapbox
S3

Why this stack? This combination offers rapid development, excellent performance, and easy scalability. Next.js provides a great developer experience with built-in optimization, while PostgreSQL ensures reliable data management.

Project Complexity: Complex

Complex - Advanced features, multiple third-party integrations

Based on complexity, building a rental marketplace typically takes 8-14 weeks. Our 2-week MVP sprint covers most complex projects, with additional time for advanced features if needed.

Who Should Build a Rental Marketplace?

Entrepreneurs targeting underserved rental niches

Successful Rental Marketplace Examples

These successful products can serve as inspiration for your rental marketplace:

Airbnb
VRBO
Turo
Fat Llama

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