Financial Planner Milo Benningfield says he has a client who did something she never expected to do: rent out a room in her San Francisco house.
The extra income of $15,000 to $20,000 a year, combined with a part-time job, allowed the woman to avoid drawing from her retirement savings, Benningfield says. And she ended up liking having the company of a boarder.
Source: https://www.barrons.com/articles/how-to-make-money-with-your-house-131ec3d6?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo