Economy

The Airbnb for America's Extra Crap Is Here

A startup called Neighbor bills itself as an “Airbnb for storage,” allowing hosts to rent out their empty sheds, closets and basements for other people’s stuff.
America is full of self-storage facilities. And yet, we need more.Lyle Stafford/Reuters

Kaleb’s self-storage side hustle started small.

Ten months ago, he started renting out a few nooks and crannies inside the apartment he leased while a student at Brigham Young University, along with an extra parking space that came with the rent. To do this, Kaleb used an app called Neighbor, which connects people who have extra space to spare with people that need to stash their things.