Where Does Your Time Go?
If you manage rental properties in Kenya, add up how you currently spend time on rent collection each month:
📄 Creating Invoices
Manually creating and sending invoices to each tenant every month: 2-3 hours
📞 Following Up
Chasing tenants who haven't paid with calls and messages: 5-8 hours
🔍 Reconciling Payments
Matching M-Pesa statements with your records line by line: 3-5 hours
🧾 Generating Receipts
Creating and distributing payment receipts to tenants: 2-3 hours
⚖️ Handling Disputes
"I paid but it shows I haven't" — resolving payment conflicts: 2-4 hours
📒 Recording Payments
Writing everything down in your books and spreadsheets: 2-3 hours
That's 16-26 hours per month spent on tasks that can be fully automated. For a property manager handling multiple buildings, this number can be even higher.
What "Automated Rent Collection" Actually Means
Automation doesn't mean tenants are forced to pay. It means every manual step in the collection process is handled by software:
- Automatic Invoice Generation
On the 1st of each month (or whatever date you set), invoices are automatically generated for every occupied unit. Rent, utility charges, late fees — all calculated automatically based on your configuration. Zero manual work. - Automatic Payment Reminders
SMS and push notifications are sent to tenants before and on the due date. If they haven't paid by day 5, a follow-up reminder goes out automatically. You don't have to remember who to call. - M-Pesa STK Push Payment
Tenants pay by tapping one button in the app. An M-Pesa prompt appears on their phone. They enter their PIN. Payment is complete in under 10 seconds. - Automatic Reconciliation
The payment is instantly matched to the correct tenant and invoice. The balance updates in real-time. No more checking your M-Pesa statement line by line. - Automatic Receipts
A digital receipt is generated and available to the tenant immediately. They can download it from their portal anytime. No more printing and distributing paper receipts. - Real-Time Dashboard
Open your app and see, at a glance, who has paid, who hasn't, total collected, and total outstanding. No spreadsheets, no calculations, no guesswork.
The Time Savings Breakdown
- Invoicing: 0 hours (automated)
- Follow-ups: 0-1 hours (automated reminders handle 90% of cases)
- Reconciliation: 0 hours (automated)
- Receipts: 0 hours (automated)
- Disputes: 0-1 hours (digital records eliminate most disputes)
- Recording: 0 hours (automated)
Total time spent: 0-2 hours per month vs 16-26 hours manually. That's at least 20 hours saved.
What to Do with Those 20 Hours
Reinvest that time into growing your portfolio:
- Research new investment opportunities
- Improve your existing properties
- Build relationships with tenants (happy tenants stay longer)
- Focus on your primary job or business
- Spend time with family
How to Get Started
Setting up automated rent collection with Rentall takes about 5 minutes:
- Create Your Account
Sign up at rentall.co.ke (free for up to 10 units) - Add Your Property and Units
Enter your property details and configure each unit with its rent amount - Add Tenant Details
Enter your tenants' information — they receive an invitation SMS automatically - Configure M-Pesa Settings
Connect your M-Pesa Paybill or Till number for automated payment processing - Set Billing Rules
Configure your billing cycle, due dates, and late fee rules
That's it. From the next billing cycle, everything runs automatically.
Ready to simplify your rental management?
Rentall helps Kenyan landlords collect rent via M-Pesa, manage tenants, and grow their portfolio — starting free for up to 5 units.