Once again the end of the year is nearing, as with it comes the annual student-accommodation rush. DigsConnect.com has spent the quieter part of the year building out some innovative new features to improve your experience as a landlord on the platform.
These will be released in the coming weeks (watch this space!).
Most excitingly though, we have strengthened our partnerships with key education groups around South Africa and increased our own marketing budget ten-fold.
This season is going to be our biggest yet — with unprecedented traffic on the website and record enquiries coming through.
Top eight reasons to use DigsConnect.com
R100 million+ worth of leases have been concluded on the platform.
We’ve connected more than 90 000 landlords/tenants.
On average landlords received 100+ enquires each last season.
As the official accommodation partner of most private college groups in South Africa we give you direct access to 100 000’s of verified college student applicants.
You receive comprehensive applicant information allowing you to pre-vet prospective tenants including; personal information, fee payer, college/university, desired lease duration and move in date.
Our on-platform chat system allows you to share or request information and documents before sharing any personal contact information and store it all in one place.
Every applicant to your property is provided with a support member to follow up from the moment you send your first reply until they have successfully signed and moved in.
You’ll be assigned a landlord account manager whose job it is to make sure that you succeed. This is someone you can call or WhatsApp for tips on how to improve your performance on the platform. They will also make sure you don’t miss leads.
Now that you’ve got the knowledge, it’s time to shop! Head to gumtree.co.za or your Gumtree app (click for Apple & Android) and don’t forget to use your location settings to find local property information close to home.
