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Testimonials

Here are a few snippets of what people have had to say about IPS's service, about their own experience in the property investment process, and about South Africa:


About IPS


Taber

Hi Alistair,

On behalf of XXXX Properties, I would like to thank you, particularly for your efforts is flying to Germany, but also for all the great work yourself and your colleagues at IPS have done in the last few weeks.

It has ensured our purchase of the Kanyin Unit went through as hassle free as possible.

We look forward to working with IPS again in the near future.

It is greatly appreciated guys, well done.

Scott

Just want to say a huge thank you to all of you for helping me secure a unit within The Kanyin. The process from IPS contact to bond approval was smoother, quicker, and more pain-free than it was for the purchase of my last place when I was actually based in SA.

I found your level of service to be both professional and friendly, with prompt informed responses to all my queries. I do plan to do some more business with you in the near future, and have already recommended your services to others I know.

Andrew - bought in JHB's Northern Suburbs

"IPS was a 'breeze'. We bought our first place in Kwela Close and I was impressed with the professional conduct and correspondence from the very start. The whole process was unbelievably simple. IPS have all the contacts and I felt confident with their assurances. They are a great team and the bottom line is they enjoy what they do."

Michael

"Just want to say thanks for the great service IPS is offering. Today I received the offer in principle for my flat in Weltervreden Park. It is great to deal with a company and a team of people that deliver on what they say. You have been a great help in keeping me informed and I look forward to completing soon on both properties I have now purchased through you. I will be keeping in close contact as I will be making more investments in the near future."

Sheena

"A massive thanks to IPS for everything they have done for us. Buying a place in Kwela Close has been so easy; it actually does not feel like we have bought a property. Speaking to friends who have bought independently, they seemed to be under such pressure and buying property seemed to be a stress rather than an exciting step forward. We have not had any of the stress or pressure and we owe it all to IPS. Here’s to buying the next place and becoming true property investors."

Rob

"Our property is in CT and is being built near the Milnerton Race Track. We have secured one of the best flats in Phase 1 of the development. It is a 2 bed unit and phase 1 was sold out in half an hour of launch. We can thank the IPS team who are making these contacts so we can get offers before launch date so we can secure the best properties in new developments. Phase 2 of this development will be offered at no less than R15 000 more than our purchase price."

Elwyn

"I am most impressed by your dynamic and professional approach. This sort of exposure will I am sure produce excellent results."

Rick

"Thanks for the photos of Ascot Village. I have just returned from SA and had a chance to see the development. I must say it looks great and everyone is saying good things."

Robert

"It has been good watching and admiring from the sidelines your company take shape and it looks to me that you have a fantastic business model. I have no doubt that you are going to be very successful with it and I wish you the best of luck."

Justin

"Information you get – can’t get anywhere else. Most companies want to sell you property, but you offer an investment solution and this is exactly what I am looking for!"

Graham

"Awesome meeting you, Scott, I am very impressed with the business and excited about the opportunities for us. We look forward to receiving the application documentation."

Eric

"I am very happy with the process that IPS has streamlined for me. It has given me an awareness of the processes that are involved with purchasing a property. Thanks again, and I look forward to our next big deal."

Garth

"I have been every impressed with the personalised service that I have received! Thanks to you and your great team we managed to find a property and within a couple of days had the offer on the table."

Chris - Rachael arranged a mortgage for his property

Everything has been excellent so far Scott – I have hardly had to do anything!! Rachael is a star!!!

Jennie - June 2005

i just wanted to say thank you for the bottle of champagne you sent greg and
i and, in particular, the first class service your team provided to us -
Rachael was excellent.

i would recommend you to anyone

Dean

"Thank you very much for your time yesterday. It was very informative and, most importantly, I understood it all! It is great to finally speak to someone who doesn’t scare me when talking about buying property."

Matt - Invested in Cape Town

"Thanks for the help so far on the property. Its exciting stuff but a bit nerve-wracking. It definitely helps to have someone who we can trust and who knows what they're doing."

James

"I really enjoyed your presentation the other evening and I’m sure you’ve had tonnes of positive feed back. I think your website is top notch….I’ve been reading through the info on there and it’s very easily understood ‘plain and simple’ and you have some very useful links that I haven’t come across before…I like it ..good job"

Karine - Owns property (with tenant problems!) in Cape Town

"You are SO efficient and you have a wonderful knack of making me feel that everything is ok and in good hands."

Cassie - Owns rental property in Cape Town

"Thanks for your message. I put my apartment into your trusting hands. Thanks for all the effort so far."

Julian

"All is going very well thanks, really appreciate your help with RMB and also happy with the way Ascot is going. We are busy marketing our place in JHB and when we sell we will certainly be looking for more opportunities, so keep us posted of what you have available."

Chris

"Thanks for the meeting, really motivated and looking forward to working with you guys."

Paul

"No Worries, it is good to work with you. I don't even know how you get all the stuff done that you get done anyway."

Liam

"Firstly, I really enjoyed your presentation last night, I found it exceptionally insightful and it covered many of the topics that I was interested in."


Problems people have encountered investing on their own


Brendan

"After living abroad for a few years, I had no earnings history nor credit history for those years in SA, so no bank wanted to even talk to me re: a mortgage. I went back to UK and continued calling and emailing and after months of chatting to loads of people and facing many dead-ends I eventually happened to find a particular mortgage broker who listened to my plight and we managed to use proof of my UK earnings to get a mortgage. The whole process took me 9 months to buy a property"

Cassie - An Australian who bought in Cape Town

We had so many stressful problems trying to buy property in South Africa. If we had known about IPS previously we would definitely have used your services.
The biggest issues for us were the mistakes with the bond documents and the interest rate being incorrect. The lawyers 'forgot' to send us the documents to sign so it became a big rush to get them all certified and signed and sent back on time. This cost us because we had to pay about £50 for a courier and then we had to pay for a public notary to certify all the documents - which was almost another £250. If we had gotten the documents on time, we could have taken them to the South African embassy and had them done for free.
Then when the documents were emailed to us, there were silly errors like names being spelt wrong etc. The interest rate on the bond documents was also incorrect (the banks fault we believe) which further delayed the process.
We were never sent the debit order authorisation form to authorise the money coming off our account as they assumed we were going to send the money directly from overseas.
Transfer eventually took place almost 3 weeks late. We are still owed money by the previous owners for rent.

Brendan - problems with S.A. Management Agencies

"I met the management guy in their Sandton branch who gave me the full run down of their services and rather hefty costs (finders fees, etc) and as I was pressed for time, I handed over the keys to them for them to find a tenant and let it out. I never once got a phone call in 2 months - I had to always call them, and so I decided to take my business elsewhere, but ended up asking my old man to look for a tenant, and after an advert in the paper within 2 weeks he found one for me."


Some positive comments about South Africa!


Sean - A Dubliner & recent visitor to South Africa

"I thought South Africa was the most amazing place that I have ever been. I have never seen such diversity in culture, scenery, wealth and attitude, all within one country in my life. A place to be proud of my friend. I will go back for more sometime."



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