For homeowners with a spare room

Turn your spare room into extra income.

Sparrow helps Ontario hosts rent a spare bedroom to compatible, reliable people. We handle screening, agreements, payments, and support.

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Simple from day one

Four steps to your first rent payment

We handle the hard parts: vetting, contracts, payment, and support.
You just open your door.

Join the community

Create your free host account and describe your space. Tell us what you're looking for in a housemate.

Free to explore

Meet your matches

Browse verified, compatible housemates. Message, meet, and choose who's right for your home. Our pricing tool helps you set the optimal rent.

ID-verified

Make it official

Customize and sign your homeshare agreement. Sparrow automatically collects rent each month and every housemate is enrolled in tenant insurance.

Guided setup

Live better together

Welcome your new housemate. Sparrow takes care of collecting payments and provides ongoing support for both of you.

7-day support

Curious what your room could earn? See what your room could earn

Hosts like you

Stories from Sparrow hosts

Real Canadians, real spare rooms. Swipe to hear how homesharing changed theirs.

Found companionship hosting a graphic design student after years on her own.

It helps you mentally because you can get lonely being alone. It's nice to have someone there to talk to.

Tammy, Toronto

Filled the empty room her last child left behind, and found purpose in it.

I just couldn't stand her room being empty. It's good to know someone is coming home.

Andrea, Toronto

Made room for a young renter priced out of the market, and gained a friend.

To open your door to someone who needs a place, why not? I feel like we have a friendship now that will last.

Brigitte, Toronto

01/03

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Your earning potential

See what your spare room is worth.

Adjust the inputs to see what your spare room could earn. Every home is different, so treat this as a starting point.

Based on your actual space
Room type, location, and how you host all shape the number.
No pressure to list
Get your estimate first, then decide if hosting is right for you.

Room type

Number of rooms

How long you'd host

You could earn

$9,810

over 12 months of hosting

$900

Monthly rent

$450

Initiation fee

About three months of an average grocery bill.

Estimate only, based on the rent range shown. Net of Sparrow's 5% management fee and a one-time initiation fee of half a month's rent. Actual earnings vary by location, room, and season.

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What you get

A turnkey service for safe, easy homesharing.

Everything you need to host with confidence: vetting, contracts, payments, and ongoing support, all handled.

Renters you can trust

ID-verified community
Background & credit checks
Compatibility matching

Hassle-free hosting

Digital homeshare agreements
Automatic tenant insurance
Automatic rent collection & Equifax reporting

Maximized earnings

Pricing optimization
Marketing to 20+ sites & partners
Pre-screened applicants only

A Sparrow host meeting her matched housemate, with an It's a Match notification

Compatible housemates, vetted and verified.

Our matching process pairs you with housemates whose living preferences and routines fit your home. Every housemate is ID-verified, background-checked, and income-verified.

A Sparrow host receiving an automatic rent payment in their account

Maximize your earnings potential.

Sparrow's dynamic pricing engine helps make sure your space is priced right. We collect and report rent payments to Equifax, which rewards on-time payments and helps build credit.

A Sparrow host creating a homeshare agreement, with tenant insurance included

Room rentals simplified.

Sparrow streamlines every step, from matching with your ideal housemate to providing digital contracts. We handle automatic rent collection and add peace of mind through tenant insurance.

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Protected
from day one

Backed by SparrowCare™

Hosting, with a safety net.

When you host with Sparrow, you're covered by SparrowCare™. We collect the rent, protect your home, and stay in your corner from move-in on.

Rent collected for you monthly
On-time rent reported to Equifax
Up to $1M bodily injury liability
Up to $100K property damage cover
A real 7-day support team
No hidden surprises

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Proudly Canadian

Real hosts. Real reviews.

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Verified Sparrow hosts share their stories on Trustpilot.

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Thank you Sparrow for making it easy

"I'm a host who joined Sparrow hoping to find a room renter who truly aligns with our values at home. In just two weeks, I was matched. The entire process was smooth and refreshingly simple."

Raquel C.Sparrow host, GTA · Apr 2026

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Honestly better than Airbnb

"Honestly, this was a great experience renting out my extra space. I got matched with the right person. Much better experience than Airbnb."

Isaac H.Sparrow host · Apr 2026

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★★★★★

Excellent Service

"Sparrow is an excellent service especially for students. They matched our family profile and screened the student which made it easier to live together. I had an amazing experience with their staff."

Marianne A.Sparrow host, GTA · Sept 2023

★ Verified

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How Sparrow compares

Everything included. Nothing left to chance.

The other options each do one piece. Sparrow handles the whole thing: the right long-term housemate, the paperwork, the payments, and the protection.

	All-in-one Sparrow	Airbnb	A realtor	On your own
Who you're housing	Long-term housemate	Short-term guests	Long-term tenant	Up to you
ID, background & credit checks	✓	Basic ID	Finds, then hands off	✕
Compatibility matching	✓	✕	✕	✕
Homeshare agreement & e-sign	✓	✕	Lease only	✕
Rent collection + Equifax reporting	✓	✕	✕	✕
Tenant coverage (SparrowCare™)	✓	Short-term only	✕	✕
Ongoing 7-day support	✓	✕	✕	✕
Vacancy & turnover risk	Low, long-term	High turnover	Low	Varies
Your effort	Minimal	High	Medium	All of it
What it costs	½-month setup + 5% of rent	Per-booking fees + turnover	≈ 1 month's rent	Your time + risk

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Everything above, handled for you.

See what your spare room could earn, with none of the juggling.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Hosts earn by renting out their extra space to housemates through Sparrow. You set the price for your space and receive monthly rental income.

To be eligible, hosts must be at least 18 years old, verify their ID, and either own the property or have permission from the landlord to rent out the space listed on Sparrow.

Pricing depends on your location, size, and amenities. Sparrow's proprietary pricing tool considers these factors to recommend a competitive rate for your space.

Homesharing is a living arrangement where a housemate rents a room in an owner-occupied home and shares a kitchen and/or washroom with the owner of the property.

There is a one-time membership initiation fee of half a month's rent per bedroom, a $25 fee to list each bedroom, and a 5% monthly fee deducted from collected rent. Sparrow only earns when you do.

Sparrow verifies identities, conducts background and credit checks, and provides customizable homeshare agreements for added security.

Sparrow's homeshare agreements provide flexibility, allowing either side to end the arrangement with 30 days' notice.

Yes. If you have a rental unit rather than a room in your own home, reach out to our team at hosts@sparrowshare.com and we'll help you get set up.

Ready to get started?

Your home has more
to give than you think.

Takes 5 minutes. No commitment until you accept a match. A Sparrow host advisor will reach out within two business days.

Now welcoming hosts across Ontario

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A Sparrow advisor will follow up with your free earnings estimate and answer any questions about hosting.

In the meantime, you can reach us at hello@sparrowshare.com.

Turn your spare room into extra income.