Inventory & pricing

Adding products

In your admin at renterra.app/app, open Inventory and add a product. For each item set:

• Name & description — clear and searchable ("White Resin Folding Chair," "10×20 Frame Tent").
• Price — your per-rental rate for the item.
• Quantity — how many you own. This is critical: it drives live availability so you never double-book.
• Photo — a good image dramatically improves bookings. One clean, well-lit shot per item goes a long way.
• Deposit (optional) — a per-item security deposit for gear worth protecting.
• Active — toggle items off-season or when retired without deleting them.

Organizing with categories

Group items into categories — Tables & Chairs, Linens & Tabletop, Tents & Canopies, Decor & Specialty — so customers can browse your storefront easily. A clean category structure makes a bigger catalog feel effortless to shop.

How to price your rentals

There's no single right number, but these principles help:

• Know your replacement cost. A common rule of thumb is to price a single rental at roughly 10–20% of what it costs you to replace the item — so a handful of rentals pays for the asset.
• Check local rates. Look at what comparable rental companies in your area charge and position yourself deliberately (value, mid, or premium).
• Bundle volume. Chairs, tables and linens usually rent in quantity — make sure your per-unit price still works at 100+ units.
• Build in delivery. Decide whether delivery is a separate fee or baked into pricing (see Deliveries & deposits).

Setting deposits

A security deposit protects you against loss or damage on higher-value items. Set it per item in Inventory. Typical approaches: a flat amount on big-ticket gear (tents, specialty pieces), or a percentage of the rental total. You collect and refund deposits in cash, or via your connected Stripe once cards are on. More detail in Deliveries & deposits.

Keep quantities accurate

Whenever you buy more of an item, retire damaged units, or set some aside for maintenance, update the quantity. Accurate quantities are what let your storefront promise availability you can actually deliver.

Next steps

With your catalog loaded, publish it on your storefront (Build your storefront) and start taking bookings.