JHB South East - July 2021
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PASSION IS THE SPICE OF LIFE<br />
Ormonde resident Edgar Nche<br />
was raised in Dube, Soweto, and<br />
mostly attended schools in the north<br />
of Johannesburg.<br />
He is all about passion. He is passionate<br />
about conversations and learning<br />
from people, certainly passionate<br />
about his job and what you would call<br />
a passionate family man.<br />
‘I am the only child of my mother, but<br />
on my father’s side I have a younger<br />
sister (Cynclaire) and a younger<br />
brother (Lysander). I also have a cousin<br />
(Tokelo aka Tk), whom I consider my<br />
younger brother from my late aunt.<br />
‘I am a big family man and I think that’s<br />
where I draw most of my energy from<br />
when I do get the chance to see them.<br />
We are all a vibrant bunch and when<br />
we’re all together it’s like we never lost<br />
time but gain a lot of great memories<br />
of happiness.’<br />
Being more of an outdoors type of<br />
guy, some of his favourite spots to visit<br />
are Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve and<br />
the North Cliff Eco Park, where he can<br />
let go and be free to recharge.<br />
Describing himself as a young, driven,<br />
charismatic individual who has a lot to<br />
offer the world, he loves to explore his<br />
artistic side.<br />
‘When I do get the chance, I tend to sharpen my drawing skills on my next art<br />
piece. I love it.’<br />
Matching character with his career<br />
Being an extrovert who enjoys being around others, having great conversations,<br />
laughing and loving happy environments, he thrives among people and takes<br />
the opportunity to learn from people.<br />
‘My passion for property developed quite early. I recall as a young boy playing<br />
outside with friends and then always rushing home to be in front of the TV to<br />
watch Top Billing. Seeing all the properties that were showcased enabled me to<br />
see what job opportunities would match my character.<br />
‘I enrolled myself into the One Learner programme in 2015, which was introduced<br />
by the EAAB (Estate Agency Affairs Board) and SETA (Service Sector Education<br />
and Training Authority).<br />
‘From there, I decided to do more research and self-development programmes<br />
while juggling my internship and varsity years, and here I am, constantly looking<br />
for new business/opportunities every day. This includes sourcing new sellers<br />
and buyers.<br />
‘There is an endless list of what gives me job satisfaction. I enjoy meeting new<br />
people and showing beautiful and amazing properties that have a different flair,<br />
structures and architectural styles. The best satisfaction is the final key handover,<br />
where I get to prepare awesome gifts and roll out amazing red carpets.’<br />
The tougher side of the job, as he would describe it, is trying to make everyone<br />
happy with the challenge of trying to close the gap between the buyers and<br />
sellers and keeping the deal alive.<br />
Inspired by people<br />
Edgar explained the people he meets are what motivates him in his career.<br />
‘The individuals you come across in this industry are highly motivating in their<br />
own unique way. They have awesome life lessons to share and gift you with wisdom<br />
to achieve success.’<br />
The key to his success is understanding that people are different and that you<br />
have to be sensitive to that during negotiations. To serve both parties, buyer and<br />
seller, equally and fairly is a priority.<br />
His most expensive property sold is a three-level house in Bassonia, which sold<br />
for R3 750 000.<br />
‘I had the opportunity to run with my mentors’ buyers who were looking in the<br />
south of Johannesburg for over two months, in three different areas. We finally<br />
found a property that had most of the qualities they were looking for.<br />
Any side hustles?<br />
‘No side hustles at present. For now, I need to strengthen my skills in and around<br />
the real estate and property industry. I would like to be well-known in real estate<br />
and, hopefully, later find myself back and forth closing deals in Cape Town too.’<br />
And will he choose the same career again?<br />
‘I would choose real estate again. I believe this is one of the careers that will teach<br />
you more about yourself and life, as you are learning constantly. One should grab<br />
as many opportunities as possible with zero limits but the limits you set<br />
for yourself.’<br />
BEHIND THE SCENES<br />
Working behind the scenes as the production company for Listing Jozi are Nico<br />
Nel and Trevor Kaplan from AlternaTV.<br />
Nico grew up in Port Shepstone and moved to Pretoria after school to study<br />
information design and as he said, ‘Fast forward through a few course changes<br />
I eventually graduated with a BIS Publishing Degree at the University of Pretoria.’<br />
His career in publishing started at Uppercase Media soon after obtaining<br />
his degree.<br />
‘From there I was hooked on the media industry that eventually saw me doing a<br />
few years at MNet, more specifically looking after the marketing and PR requirements<br />
for kykNet’s Afrikaans channels.<br />
‘After my daughter and my new business, AlternaTV, was born, my wife and I<br />
swopped the bustling city life in Randburg for scenic Meyersdal and have never<br />
looked back. I guess we are back in a small town again.’<br />
Trevor grew up in the north of Joburg and attended a boarding school in KZN,<br />
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