Durban CBD Rentals Operator – Mentorship into Real Estate

Focus: Rentals, operations, and mentorship into building your own portfolio

Read This If:

• You already have hands-on rentals experience in Durban (CBD flats, inner-city buildings, student lets, etc.)
• You know the buildings, streets, and landlords in town better than most agents
• You're young, hungry and serious about building your own property portfolio in the next 2 years
• You're willing to start from rock bottom operational work to earn deep trust and mentorship
• You value integrity and trust more than hype and quick money

If that sounds like you, keep reading.

Who We Are – Rent2Rent

Rent2Rent is not a traditional estate agency.

We are a professional tenant / professional landlord operator working in the guaranteed-rent (rent-to-rent) space. We:

• Take over properties from owners (especially stressed or struggling ones)
• Guarantee their rent
• Deal with tenants, maintenance, and risk
• Operate as the counterparty, not the middleman

We're starting in Durban, with a deep focus on Durban City and then expanding nationally.

What This Role Actually Looks Like

This is a Durban CBD rentals operator role.

You will be moving around town, on foot and by transport, doing the real work that makes the city's rental market function:

• Walking to buildings, doing viewings and inspections
• Opening doors, checking units, following up after repairs
• Talking to caretakers, security, body corporates, landlords, and tenants
• Spotting early when something is going wrong in a unit or building
• Keeping an eye on "problem buildings" and making sure our units don't become part of the chaos
• Feeding back accurate information so we can make good risk decisions

You are our eyes and ears in Durban CBD.

Trust is everything.

Why This Is Different

Most property jobs:

• Throw you into endless viewings and cold calls
• Pay you on commission only
• Give you no long-term plan beyond "sell more"

This role is different:

• You work directly with the founder
• You are mentored into the real estate business, not just used as a runner
• You will learn:
• How guaranteed-rent / rent-to-rent really works
• How to assess risk properly
• How to structure deals
• How to protect yourself and your future portfolio from bad tenants, bad buildings and bad contracts

The goal is that within 2 years, if you do the work and earn the trust, you are:

• Strong enough to start building your own portfolio (possibly in partnership with us)
• Thinking like a professional operator, not just an employee

No shortcuts. No fake promises. Real mentorship, real work.

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who:

• Lives in Durban CBD (or is genuinely willing to move into Durban city to be able to walk to viewings, buildings, and inspections)
• Has previous rentals experience in Durban, ideally:
• Working with letting agents, building managers, or landlords
• Handling viewings, tenant check-ins, key handovers, inspections, or arrears follow-up
• Understands basic property maintenance and repairs
• You know what a "small issue" is vs something that will explode later
• You can speak to contractors and caretakers in practical language

Personal qualities:

• Young, serious, and hungry to learn
• Values trust and long-term relationships
• Comfortable walking around town, checking on units and buildings alone
• Not scared of "difficult" buildings or tenants, but sensible and safety-conscious
• Calm, observant, and reliable – you do what you say you'll do

Minimum Requirements

• Based in Durban City Centre, or willing to live in the CBD/inner city to start
• Solid, proven rentals experience in Durban (not theory)
• Matric with Mathematics and English
• Good spoken and written English; isiZulu and/or isiXhosa a big advantage
• Practical understanding of property maintenance and repairs
• Stable home environment, sober habits
• Good personal integrity and reputation – trust is key
• Decent credit record (we check)
• Tech-savvy enough to use:
• WhatsApp properly (obviously)
• Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail)
• Basic Excel/spreadsheet skills

Having your own car is an advantage for growth beyond the CBD, but in the early phase we expect you to move mostly on foot in Durban city, getting to know our units and buildings very closely.

What You Get

• Unrivalled 1:1 mentorship from an experienced founder with:
• Deep property and rentals experience
• Strong risk and credit background
• A front-row seat to how a professional guaranteed-rent / rent-to-rent business is built in South Africa
• Real responsibility from early on, once trust is earned
• A clear path to:
• Running your own deals
• Potentially building your own portfolio with support and guidance

This is NOT:

• A get-rich-quick scheme
• A guru programme
• A fancy "property course"

This is a real job with real mentorship, starting from the bottom and building upwards.

How to Apply (Read Carefully)

Do NOT send a CV or any attachments.

Instead, send a short, honest message in your own words that covers:

• Where in Durban city you live (or where you'd stay)
• Your previous rentals experience in Durban – be specific about:
• What you did day-to-day
• Which areas/buildings you know well
• What you understand about the Rent2Rent / guaranteed-rent model
• Why this kind of mentorship and starting from the bottom appeals to you
• Why you can be trusted with keys, doors, empty flats, and landlord relationships

We don't care about perfect spelling or fancy language.

We care that it's clearly you and not ChatGPT or a copy-paste.

To stand out, have a look at:

• Our social media posts
• Any online content for Rent2Rent

Then mention one thing you saw that:

• You liked, or
• You disagreed with, or
• You're curious about

That tells us you're not mass-applying everywhere.

If you've done rentals in Durban, know the city, are willing to walk buildings and open doors, and want real mentorship into owning property yourself within a few years, we'd like to hear from you.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Temporary, Temp to perm, Learnership, Internship, Graduate

Pay: R5 500,00 - R11 000,00 per month

Application Question(s):

• Do you live in or are willing to relocate to Durban city centre

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal