Want to earn an extra $1,700 per month?  Rent the Backyard, a San Francisco-based startup says it can help — by building a studio apartment in your backyard that you can rent out. The company, which is currently working with homeowners in the Bay Area for now, will handle all the permitting and construction, then split the rent revenue with you, according to a recent TechCrunch article.   Read the article…………………………..