Built for renters, buyers and short-stay guests across Kenya
Find a home you’ll love. Book a viewing in minutes.
Verified apartments, family homes and short stays — listed by the people who manage them. No viewing fees, and rent by M-PESA once you move in.
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Why RentWave
Renting should feel safe. Real listings, real fees.
You always deal with the registered manager of the home.
Verified listings
Every home is published by a registered property manager running it on RentWave — no fake ads, no agents-of-agents.
No viewing fees
Book a viewing for free. You never pay to see a home, and nobody asks for money before you’ve viewed it.
Apply online
Send a short application in two minutes — ID, work and income — straight to the manager, from your phone.
Pay rent by M-PESA
Once you move in, pay rent to the agency’s Paybill and get an instant receipt. Reminders arrive by SMS.
Talk to the manager directly
Questions about parking, water or pets go to the person who actually manages the home — by phone, WhatsApp or email.
Real photos & fees
Rent, deposit and service charge are shown up front, with real photos of the actual unit — not the show house.
How it works
From search to keys. Four steps, all online.
1 · Search
Filter by city, budget and bedrooms
2 · View
Pick a viewing time online
3 · Apply
Send a two-minute application
4 · Move in
Sign, pay the deposit by M-PESA, collect your keys
Illustrative data
A month in a RentWave home
Rent day, without the chase. What happens after you move in.
Day 1
Day 1
Invoice goes out
Rent and water are billed automatically — no one types a thing.
Day 3
Day 3
Tenant pays by M-PESA
Paybill with the unit as the account. Matched to the right lease instantly.
Day 3
Day 3
Receipt by SMS
A receipt lands seconds later. The landlord sees it too.
Day 12
Day 12
A leak is reported
The tenant logs it from their phone, with a photo.
Day 13
Day 13
Plumber assigned, fixed
A provider is dispatched against an SLA and closes the ticket.
Day 30
Day 30
Statement & KRA figure
Collections, arrears and the monthly rental income tax are ready to file.
Tenants pay the way they already do. Landlords get the numbers without chasing anyone. And repairs have an owner and a deadline.
Illustrative example
For landlords
Got a vacancy? Fill it where renters look.
Publish vacant units from your RentWave dashboard in one click. Enquiries, viewings and applications arrive as leads — then convert to tenants and collect rent in the same place.
Publish
List a vacant unit with photos, fees and availability straight from your dashboard.
Respond
Viewing requests and applications land in one inbox with the renter’s details.
Approve
Check ID and income, approve, and the lease and deposit invoice are created for you.
Collect
Rent comes in by M-PESA and is matched to the right unit automatically.