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The number of domains rented as opposed to sold is tiny because people who are serious about investing time and money in developing a site want to have the assurance that they own it, that someone can't turn around and take it back or put the rent up extortionately after all their hard work. So finding someone to rent a name is not going to be easy unless it is an excellent generic or has considerable traffic - or unless you can find a mug punter.
Generally the only reason why someone who knows what they're doing would rent a domain is if the traffic the name already has yields a revenue to the renter which is higher than the rental cost. (Unless there is a clause where he can buy it for a certain amount later, in which case we're really talking about a "lease-purchase option").
Hoping you can rent a domain out is like hoping you can sell an average domain for a fortune. Many inexperienced domainers hold out for such fantasies but the money never comes through. Put yourself in the eyes of the buyer and it's not too hard to see why.
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