Imagine your rental property business serving customers not just within a 10-mile radius but across hundreds, even thousands, of miles. According to the American Rental Association, most rental businesses have a service area of around 10 miles from their location. While that’s decent, think of how much larger your market could be if you expanded it using shipping as a fulfillment option.
Thanks to advances in “shipping tech” that provide real-time postage calculations based on size, weight, and shipping method, rental businesses are now going beyond local deliveries. What used to be a strictly “pickup or delivery” model has evolved. Now, even traditionally local-only products, like meal kits or specialized items like CPR dummies, are being shipped across the country and beyond.
Previously, shipping was the domain of retailers, with a one-way shipment model from provider to customer. But now, with technical integrations like RentMy.co, rental businesses can offer two-way shipping, making it possible to serve customers far outside their usual service area. This opens up massive potential for growth, turning what was once a local business into a nationwide operation.
Shipping For Rental Business: A Case Study
Take Rent Mason Bees as a prime example. They’ve tapped into RentMy.co’s system to ship Mason bees and nesting materials to gardeners all over the U.S. Gardeners use the bees to pollinate their plants and rent nesting blocks, which are then returned in the fall. These bees are incredibly efficient pollinators, visiting up to 2,000 flowers per day and boosting fruit production while improving the health of local ecosystems. Since they’re solitary bees with no queen to protect, they don’t even sting!
RentMy’s partnership with USPS allows for dynamic shipping calculations, meaning both outbound and return shipping costs are automatically factored into the order. When an order is placed, Rent Mason Bees receives all the necessary details—rental dates, shipping addresses, and any special instructions. At the time of fulfillment, the team can update order statuses, print labels, and even export data to other applications in a snap.
Rent Mason Bees now serves gardeners coast-to-coast, offering sustainable, eco-friendly pollinator services across the U.S. From order placement to return shipping, RentMy handles it all, making it easy to manage hundreds of rentals at once.
Whether you’re renting beehives, drones, or basketballs, RentMy can help streamline your operations, allowing you to grow your business while reaching a far wider audience. Why limit yourself to a 10-mile radius when you could serve customers across the nation? Schedule a private demo and see how shipping can expand your rental business like never before.
