

There's one bedroom with a queen bed and then another two single beds and a sofa in the main space. Guests can hang out in Tyson's backyard, too, with a patio and fire pit. He calls it " The Happy Camper." It has running water, a refrigerator and a stove. Tyson parks a 22-foot camper in his Milwaukee driveway for rental. The two-bedroom home in Shorewood is around $50 a night. The famed architect was born in Wisconsin, FYI. The tiniest camperįrank Lloyd Wright called this style "housing for the common man." This model for Wright's American System-Built Homes project is well over 100 years old. Wachowiak's boats are just a couple of the nontraditional places you can rent off the short-term rental site Airbnb. He has plans to add two more properties, possibly more boats, to his portfolio. Wachowiak uses the boats when he wants - cruising around to yacht clubs or tailgating before Brewers games. He lists the two boats and a two-bedroom apartment in Bay View on the site. Bugs, water, rain - it’s all a possibility." "We’re not trying to give people false hope that it’s going to be some awesome thing," he said. "It’s camping on the water. One boat sleeps four with two beds for around $85 a night. He bills staying on his 33-foot 1977 Carver Mariner Yacht as "glamping." Guests use the dock restrooms - the on-board bathroom is for "#1 emergencies only." He rents the boats from Memorial Day to mid-October, depending on the weather.

The multi-engine yachts require training to operate, and Wachowiak doesn't trust just anyone driving them around. Wachowiak has listed his boats docked at McKinley Marina on Airbnb for the last two years. Even after paying for his dock fees, insurance, storage and everything, he's still making money.īut these boats stay at the dock. Wachowiak's plan: rent them out on Airbnb.
