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Tzaneen Stays Investment Memo · 2026
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Tzaneen · Limpopo · South Africa

Eight cabins.
One quiet compounding asset.

A boutique short-stay hospitality build in the foothills of Magoebaskloof — beside Kruger, the waterfalls, the citrus farms. Already operating. Already earning. Now scaling from 1.5 units to 8.

The Tzaneen Stays cabin design
Per unit / month
R30,000
Build time
≤ 4 weeks
The Ask
R100,000
Minimum entry — funds the next cabin to completion
Cost / unit
R100,000
Operational
≤ 30days
First payback
Month 2
Already built
1.5units
Run the numbers yourself

A model you can edit.

Every figure on this page is live. Change the build cost. Change the monthly revenue. Pick your occupancy assumption. The whole plan recalculates.

Payback period
7 months
Capital fully returned
24-month profit
R278,000
Net to project
Annualised yield
189%
on R100k capital

24-month cashflow

Cumulative
Cumulative net to project
Investor capital line
Five ways to participate

Choose the structure
that suits you.

Five legitimate paths, from low-risk fixed-return loans to long-horizon equity. Tap any option to see the schedule against your selected investment.

Payback schedule · selected option

From month 2, you start receiving.

Every milestone — 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24 months — shows how much capital is returned and how much is profit. The bar fills as you approach 100%.

Schedule recalculates with every input change above. Selected option highlighted.
Why this works

Tzaneen has the tourism,
not the inventory.

Five reasons this is a strong placement, regardless of which payback structure you choose.

i
Proof of concept exists
Cabin one is built. Cabin two is half-built. The construction system, suppliers, and finishing are all proven — the risk of "will it work" has already been retired.
ii
Sub-30-day build cycle
From investor capital to revenue-earning unit in under a month. Capital does not sit idle — it begins generating from week five.
iii
Magoebaskloof tourism corridor
Tzaneen sits on the gateway to Kruger, Magoebaskloof, the Modjadji forest and Debengeni Falls. Demand for boutique short-stays consistently exceeds supply.
iv
Low-fixed-cost model
No hotel staff. No restaurant. Cleaning, platform fees, utilities and maintenance budgeted at 30% of revenue — every additional booking flows mostly to the bottom line.
v
Real asset, not a paper bet
Your capital becomes a physical cabin on serviced land. If something ever needs to be sold, it's a tangible structure — not a line item on a balance sheet.
vi
First payback in month 2
Most property investments make you wait years. This one starts returning capital the month after construction completes — eight regular payments before month 24.
The vision

What gets built
with your R100,000.

Wood-clad, glass-fronted, cantilevered roof, raised hardwood deck. A property guests photograph and rebook.

The next cabin is waiting
for its first guest.

From signed agreement to revenue-earning unit: under 30 days.
From your money to your first payback: under 60.

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