

There are also pools available to rent across Canada and Australia.

Homeowners can sign up to list their underused pools to make some extra cash at Swimply (all hosts are provided a $1 million insurance policy), while non–pool owners can browse through the 25,000+ listings on the online platform in all 50 states. Laskin created the app, which launched with a pilot program in summer 2018, to “democratize the pool experience so that everyone can enjoy an instant escape from reality.” Described as the “first ever online marketplace for pool sharing,” Swimply is the brainchild of Bunim Laskin, an entrepreneur from New Jersey. Thanks to an Airbnb-like platform for pool sharing called Swimply, you can rent access to someone’s backyard pool by the hour. Who needs crowded beaches or public pools when you can have a private swimming spot all to yourself?

Buried among verdant greenery, this single-story home in Tyler, Texas, comes with an open-air pool and hot tub.
