With Jointli, you can search for existing items that are seeking co-owners, or create a new item with just a few mouse clicks. There are a number of already existing items on there, and it seems that airplanes are the most popular. If the item already exists, you simply need to click on it, and then click the “I’m Interested” button to start the process of owning part of the item.

Creating your own item is easy. You simply click “Post an Opportunity.” From here you will be able to choose if you already have the item and are looking for investors, or if this is a new partnership. You can fill in all kinds of information about the item, to give prospective buyers as much information as possible. It makes acquiring things you could never afford possible.

Features:

• Create new opportunities for other co-owners.
• Browse existing items and buy a share.
• Items in all kinds of expensive categories such as: real estate, aircraft, boats and motor vehicles.
• Easy to browse and create opportunities.
• Similar sites: Fun2Rent, Rent-Calculator, Kindle Textbook Rental, Zilok, eCampus and Rentalic.

Find Jointli @ www.jointli.com

Lofts is a web service that helps you find property in and around the Boston area. You can simply visit the site’s homepage and search for property based on its location. You can also specify the price range and the number of bedrooms the place has. From the top option you can specify whether you are looking for a place to buy or rent.

Each listing has a unique ID that you can enter to be quickly taken to it. Apart from these searching options, the homepage lists featured loft sales.

On a loft’s page you will find completely detailed information including a description, square footage, and the sales price. The lofts you like can be added to your list of favorites after you create an account on the site.

In the bottom right of every lofts page you can view the agent who is to be contacted regarding the loft.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps you find lofts to rent.
• Helps you find lofts to purchase.
• Currently covers Boston and surrounding areas.
• Lets you search for lofts by location and price.
• Includes agent contact details for each loft.

Check out Lofts @ www.lofts.com (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

With Watchily you can scan services like Amazon, Hulu, Netflix, Redbox and many others. If you want to avoid the rental stores, this is a service tailor-made for you. Watchily exists for the sole purpose of making your life easier and more enjoyable.

If you don’t know what you want to watch, fear not, because Watchily also features the top movies, and chances are, there is something you will want to watch in there.

Features:

• Top five movies at the moment.
• Scans most major rental services such as Redbox, Netflix, Amazon, iTunes and Hulu.
• Search engine to find exactly what you are looking for.
• Share your find with friends using social networks.
• Only show results that are under a certain price or a certain rating.

Find Watchily @ www.Watchily.com

Fun2Rent is an excellent online platform made for people to rent recreational vehicles. You can visit the site and proceed to create an account either as a renter or a ‘rentee’. Your vehicle can be listed very quickly; while doing so, you can add a picture, location, and pricing details. You select which renting request to approve from all the requests you get on the site. Moreover you can add all sorts of details about your vehicle.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you make your recreational vehicles available for rent.
• Lets users find recreational vehicles rent.
• Supports transactions through PayPal and credit cards.
• Similar tools: Rent-Calculator, Kindle Textbook Rental, Zilok, eCampus and Rentalic.

Check out Fun2Rent @ www.fun2rent.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

RentSavvy is a web service that helps you find apartments by specifying your preferences. When you visit the site, you can enter the city in which you are looking for an apartment. Next you select your preferences. These preferences let you indicate whether the place should be family friendly, have schools, has an active nightlife, etc. You can even connect with your Facebook account and check if any friends live nearby.

According to your settings, the listings will show up. These listings are searched for from numerous online resources.

Clicking on a listing will pop up its location on a map in the right pane. Here you can read more about the listing, view more photos, and read reviews wherever available.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps you search for apartments.
• Considers your preferences while displaying listings.
• Displays apartment locations on a map.

Check out RentSavvy @ http://web4.rentsavvy.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

Lovely is a wonderfully user friendly web service that takes the frustration out of apartment hunting. All the physical tasks that you need to – check apartment prices and visit apartment – are simplified thanks to Lovely. You can start by closing in on a region in the map that loads up. You can see the available listing through blue markers on the map. These apartments can be filtered by specifying your budget. Clicking on a marker opens up available apartment listing as balloon markers.

You can click on a balloon marker to view the apartment’s photographs and see what it looks like without having to visit it.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Helps you find available apartments.
• Lets you specify region and budget.
• Includes photos of apartments.
• Similar tools: StreetEasy, RentBits, MyApartmentMap, PadMapper and some others.

Check out Lovely @ www.livelovely.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

In essence, Rentstuff is the Craigslist of things for rent. You can browse through available items on the website or use the search bar to find exactly what you need. It is also a great way for lenders to earn money, with Rentstuff even giving you an estimate as to how much your item will fetch in their market. Potential lenders can also find stuff that they may be able to rent out by checking the Needed Items.

To rent an item, you will need to enter your payment information and click “Reserve It”. The lender will then confirm your reservation and arrange a meetup with you. Once you have the item, you can confirm the transition to Rentstuff via SMS or through the your website account. Once the rental is done, you can leave a review for the lender.

Rentstuff is a great website for earning and saving money from rented items. This app addresses the problem of having too much stuff they don’t use and which could be a source of side income for them. This tool is also very useful if you want to save money and do not want to buy items just for a couple of days use.

Features:

• Rent out and lend stuff online.
• Earn money while lending stuff.
• View needed items to see what renters need.
• Categories include sports, electronics, tools, and more.
• Safe and secure transaction payments.
• Similar tools: RentTheRunway, DIYFractional, Rentalic, Rentabilities, CameraRenter, PadMapper, RentBits, eCampus, RentoMeter, Zilok and HousingMaps.
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Check out Renstuff @ www.rentstuff.com

You can rent stuff in most cities of the world and only have to pay a small fee to the site in addition to the rental cost. You can view pictures, a map, calendar of availability and even ask questions from the owner about the object. You can also read reviews posted by other users or add your own based on your experience.

Features:

• Rent cars, planes, boats and more from owners.
• Put your own stuff for rent.
• Owners can get insurance on their rental stuff.

Visit Qraft @ www.qraft.com [Via TechCrunch]

To use the service, you must register with DIYFractional. DIYFractional is like a community website where you can post about sharing ownership of assets you don’t use that often, find people who own a pricey asset you would like to use and much more.

After registering, simply go to the connect section and look for sharing opportunities if you are looking for a product. Otherwise, if you are in possession of an asset and want to share the cost, post the sharing entry on the DIYFractional community and find other users who are looking for it.

The service offers two plans – free and paid. Under the free account, you can browse the community forums, post items, respond to people’s questions, access member profiles, blog, answer questions and much more. The paid plan costs around $10 and offers many other features like expense tracking, unlimited partnerships and much more. The service is still in the beta stage so you may not find everything you are looking for.

Features

• Simple and easy to use.
• Share expenses with other users.
• Post sharing requests.
•  Manage payments.
• Currently in beta stage.

Check out DIYFractional @ http://www.diyfractional.com

Splitwise Guest Calculator is a free to use web app that lets you calculate the amount you owe your friends for staying at their place. The app is quite simple to use – you enter in the rent amount, its frequency, the number of people that normally live in the apartment, and the number of nights you will be staying. Just enter in this information, click on the Calculate button and the amount you owe will be displayed.

With the amount the site also ‘guesses’ whether or not your hosts will be expecting a contribution at the end of your stay.

Features:

• A user-friendly web app.
• Lets you calculate how much you owe for staying at your friend’s.
• Factors in total rent, people living in apartment, and duration of your stay.
• ‘Guesses’ if your hosts will be expecting a contribution.
• Similar tools: BillMonk, PayMeBack, YomTicket, WhatsYourShare and Billster.

Check out Splitwise Guest Calculator @ www.splitwise.com/calculators/guest (via Life Hacker) (by MOin from Urban Savior)