Is your Saturday schedule running you? Or are you running it?

If you’ve ever started your Saturday thinking, “this weekend won’t be that bad” …

But then spend your lunch break inhaling a protein bar in your car, while texting a late applicant and apologising to the next landlord - this article might pique your interest.

Where it all starts to slip

You set up the perfect run: three opens, a few follow-ups, even time to grab an orange mocha frappuccino from your favourite café.

But then:

• Someone cancels 15mins before their slot
• Another turns up 20mins early
• You’re texting from the front seat (tsk tsk -naughty) trying to remember which one’s pet-friendly
• The lockbox code was changed on Thursday, but no one told you
• And a tenant calls because they’re at the wrong address

Suddenly, your schedule’s off, your energy’s gone, and you didn’t even have time for your orange mocha frappuccino.

It’s not poor planning – it’s lack of smart automation.

You can’t outwork a bad system

Most letting teams don’t struggle because they’re disorganised.

They struggle because they’re relying on band-aid processes:

• Spreadsheets
• Calendar screenshots
• Manual SMS chains
• “I’ll remember that” moments (which honestly, rarely get remembered)

And you don’t realise how much time that chews up until it’s too late.

Hours spent confirming bookings, chasing tenants, rechecking emails.

Not exactly high-value work.

Smart inspections start before Saturday

This is where intelligent automation will change your life.

The goal isn’t to do less…it’s to spend time where it matters.

Here’s how agencies using Reapit Lettings are getting their weekends back:

1. Instant enquiry-to-inspection booking

Letting auto-replies to portal leads with available inspection slots – 24/7. Tenants book straight from the link.

No waiting. No chasing.

2. Pre-screening, not post-regret

You set the questions: income, pets, move-in date.

The system filters out applicants who don’t meet your criteria before they take up a spot.

3. Automated reminders and follow-ups

Tenants get email/SMS confirmations and reminders.

No more “what time again?” calls.

No-show? They’ll be auto tagged in your system. Easy to follow up...or not.

4. Run Wizard = smarter routing

Use the Run Wizard to batch inspections by suburb or order. It plans your day for you – properly.

You’re not zigzagging across town, wasting fuel or forgetting properties with tricky access.

5. QR check-ins + mobile tools

Tenants check in on arrival. You can check them off on your phone. Done.

After the last showing, you send a branded attendance report to the landlord without even sitting down.

And it’s not just about you (believe it or not)

Owners see a difference, too.

When you’re not buried in admin or running late, you’ve got time to:

• Greet prospective tenants properly
• Answer questions instead of rushing
• Make recommendations to landlords
• Capture notes while they’re still fresh
• Send summaries that actually impress

And when an owner asks, “How’d the opens go?”, you’re not scrambling – you’ve already sent them a detailed report with actual attendance stats and follow up notes.

It looks sharp. Because it is.

It doesn’t mean giving up control – it means taking it back

Reapit Lettings doesn’t replace your expertise. It supports it.

You set the logic. The tech does the grunt work.

You’re still the expert. You’re just less exhausted now.

So, are you running your Saturday? Or is it running you?

You can keep winging it.

Or you can take 20mins now to set yourself up for less stress every weekend from here on out.

• Real-time bookings
• Smarter inspections
• Fewer no-shows
• Happier landlords
• Your Saturday, your rules

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