Camesha Whitmore sits on a white couch
Camesha Whitmore is a Turo host in Arizona.
  • Camesha Whitmore is a 31-year-old Turo host in Phoenix.
  • In 2021, she started a side hustle on the car-rental app hoping to earn passive income.
  • Last year, she earned $76,620 in passive income from her fleet of seven cars. 

This as-told-to essay is based on an interview with Camesha Whitmore, a 31-year-old Turo host in Phoenix who started a side hustle on the car-rental app in 2021.

Turo is a carsharing app that allows people to rent out their cars to customers looking for daily drives or specific vehicles for adventures.