PayProp client stories

An anonymous PayProp client reveals how PayProp makes his business more transparent and more secure.

Renting property wasn’t always a focus for the Chas Everitt International Property Group.

For branches of international brands like RE/MAX, client expectation is high – matching and surpassing it is key to maintaining a well-deserved reputation for excellence.

Since the day she founded Leandra Real Estate in 2005, Leandra van Wyk didn’t want to spend all her time giving orders; she wanted to be out there selling and managing properties herself.

Rawson Rentals Cape Metro Classic have used PayProp to streamline their rental payment administration since 2012 – just a few months after they launched their rental arm.

Rose Eedes Properties is one of PayProp’s earliest adopters. When founder Rose Eedes signed up to the platform in 2006, her business was one of PayProp’s first 100 clients – but the way she tells it, she almost didn’t make the leap at all.

David Summerton is a seasoned professional in the real estate industry. Starting out in 1973 as an auctioneer, he now runs Harcourts Summerton with his team of 23 employees.

When Tyson Properties arrived in the Western Cape, it needed its new Western Seaboard office to match or even exceed its first (KZN) office’s efficiency. Enter PayProp.

As a well-established global property brand, Century 21 has over 12 000 offices – including 50 franchises in South Africa that stretch from Hoedspruit down to Cape Town.

After more than eight years with PayProp, Destinata Properties still prizes the benefits the platform brings to his business – from tenant placement to ongoing financial management and auditing.

“We’ve got a motto at Harcourts,” says Anton Jansen van Vuuren, Chief Operating Officer of Harcourts South Africa. “Partner with the right people. If you partner with the right people, your business will benefit.”

Precious Thoka started in the real estate business in 2013, having previously been in the civil engineering industry. After serving as an agent and then branch manager in other agencies, he founded Thoka Properties in 2018. The company currently operates in Gauteng (the three metros of Tshwane, Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni) and Limpopo (Mokopane and Polokwane).

By using new systems and technologies to save time and streamline processes, a RE/MAX brokerage in the Eastern Cape has grown its rental book of about 60 units to nearly 1 000 domestic rentals in just 10 years.

Most new PayProp clients sign up after talking to a Regional Sales Manager and arranging a product demo. For Brian van Wijk, owner of several Just Property franchises across Gauteng, the process was slightly different.

I think 2021 is going to be a very challenging year, says Foti Sousalis, Group Director of Realty Atlas Property Group. Property is always at the forefront when a recession hits, it’s always the first industry to take a knock.

Automating rental payment admin with PayProp gives Emma Louise Morisse, Owner and Principal of RentalsDotCom Supreme, time to focus on her business and personal goals.

When Carol Reynolds set out in property, she knew right away she needed a system to help her manage the complex world of rental administration. With PayProp, she not only got a streamlined rent payment and reconciliation process, but peace of mind.

Jaco Truter, owner of Jaco Truter Real Estate, shares his experience of how PayProp’s time-saving automation lets him pursue his passions both inside and outside the workplace.

For Dylan Coffen, there is nothing more precious than time with his family. That’s why he uses PayProp to run his rental agency, saving him hours of admin every week.