Guide · Locations

How to rent your house for filming.

Updated October 31, 2026

List your home on a location marketplace, set your day rate and house rules, and approve only the requests you want. The production signs an agreement, shows proof of insurance that names you, and pays for every day it uses your place. On Revolution, listing is free and Revolution keeps 10% of each booking, so you keep 90%.

Cost to list: Free
Revolution's fee: 10% of each booking
Setup or put-back day: Half the day rate
Hold day: 30% of the day rate

Film crews rent real homes, shops and land.

Productions shoot in real places when a set would cost more or look less real. They rent houses, apartments, shops, offices, farms and empty lots, for a day or for weeks.

Any kind of property can be listed. Places that are hard to find earn the highest rates, such as Victorian homes, mid-century modern houses, brownstones, estates and buildings like courtrooms or hospitals.

A white two-story house with black shutters and a front lawn.

What decides your day rate?

You set one day rate. The production pays it for each shooting day. Other days are priced from it:

A setup day (prep), when the crew dresses the place, costs half the day rate.
A put-back day (strike), when the crew puts everything back, costs half the day rate.
A hold day, when the production reserves your place but does not film, costs 30% of the day rate.
Revolution keeps 10% of each booking.

The Pricing step: you'd keep $1,150 to $1,600 a day after the 10% fee, a slider with a lowest listing of $1,225 and a listing price of $1,525. — The app's pricing step for a sample house: what you keep after the 10% fee, and what productions pay.

How does a booking work?

Enter your address. The app looks up the property record and estimates your day rate.
List your place. The app fills in the details from the public record, and you check them.
Add photos from your phone. A video tour is optional.
A production sends a request with its dates and hours.
Approve it, decline it, or counter with your own rate and days. Nothing is booked until you say yes.

Approving a booking: the four days ticked, a $1,950 day rate, a $5,850 booking total less the 10% commission, and You receive $5,265. — A sample booking request in the app. You approve it, decline it or counter.

What happens on the shoot day?

The crew photographs each room before they touch anything. They often move furniture, and they put it back before they leave.

The production's location manager stays on site the whole time. You do not have to be home. You can stay in, go out, or leave a friend there.

Who pays if something gets damaged?

Before anyone arrives, Revolution checks the production's certificate of insurance. The certificate names you. If something gets broken, the production's insurance pays, and Revolution works the claim with you.

Your rate, days, hours and house rules all go into one agreement. You and the production sign it in the app.

How do you get paid?

The production pays Revolution. You never send an invoice or chase a payment.
Once the production pays, Revolution sends the money to your bank account.
Your statement shows each day, the day type and Revolution's 10%.
The app asks for a W-9 before your first payment. Revolution sends a 1099 at year-end if your location income passes the IRS threshold.

A wrapped booking: payment on its way, what they asked for, the address shared with the production, and the paperwork all done. — A sample statement: each day, the day type and the 10% fee.

Check these things before you list.

If you rent your home, read your lease. Your landlord may need to agree.
If you have a homeowners' association, check its rules on filming.
Tell your neighbors when a shoot is booked. Trucks and crew parking affect the street.
Decide your house rules: rooms that are off limits, quiet hours, pets, and where the crew can park.

Owners ask these questions before they list.

How much does it cost to list my house?

Nothing. Listing on Revolution is free. Revolution keeps 10% of each booking you accept, and you keep 90%.

Do I have to accept every request?

No. Nothing is booked until you approve it. You can decline any request, and your listing stays live.

What if something gets broken?

The production's insurance pays, and you are named on it. Revolution checks the certificate before anyone arrives and works the claim with you.

Do I have to be home during the shoot?

No. The production's location manager is on site the whole time. You can stay, go out, or leave a friend there.

Do I pay tax on location income?

Location income is taxable. The app asks for a W-9 before your first payment, and Revolution sends a 1099 at year-end if your income passes the IRS threshold. Ask a tax adviser about your own situation.

List your place in the On Set app.

Enter your address to see a day rate estimate, then add your place and photos. Listing is free, and you approve every booking.

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