Casago

The company that bought Vacasa and then sold it to franchisees. National brand, local terms — your fee is whatever your franchisee says it is.

The facts on file

Service model: Full service
Headline fee: Not a % of revenue
How the fee is structured: Not published and genuinely variable — each franchisee sets its own rate. Reported figures range from about 18% all-in to 20–30% of gross revenue.
Whose Airbnb account holds the listing: Casago's — they become the host of record
Time to go live: Not published
Contract and exit: Casago's site claims "no long-term contracts", but the agreement is with an independent franchisee — confirm the terms in your own market
Channels: Airbnb, VRBO, Direct booking
Where they operate: US and Mexico plus Belize, Costa Rica and the Caribbean through the former Vacasa footprint; 70+ destinations claimed post-merger
Portfolio size: 45,000+ claimed immediately after the Vacasa merger; current portfolio not disclosed after the franchise divestitures
Founded: 2001

What Casago actually is

Casago, founded in 2001, spent April 2025 to August 2026 doing the exact reverse of what Vacasa spent a decade doing. It bought Vacasa for about $130M, then sold nearly all of the roughly 32,000 acquired units to local franchise owners and regional operators. What is left is asset-light: a brand, a tech stack and a royalty stream. It claimed 45,000+ units immediately after the merger and has not disclosed a portfolio figure since the divestitures. Coverage spans the US and Mexico plus Belize, Costa Rica and the Caribbean through the old Vacasa footprint, with 70+ destinations claimed. 89% of former Vacasa field staff were rehired, which is the strongest thing anyone can say about that transition.

What it costs, and what the number really buys

Not published, and genuinely variable, because each franchisee sets its own rate. Reported figures range from around 18% all-in to 20–30% of gross revenue — reported, not published. This is not opacity for its own sake, it is structural: there is no Casago national rate to publish. Which also means every Casago fee comparison you read, including the range in this paragraph, is a fact about somebody else's market.

Do you keep your Airbnb listing?

No. Your home is listed under the local operator's accounts, so the listing, the reviews and the guest history belong to the franchise. There is a second-order problem specific to franchise networks: if your franchisee sells, closes or loses the territory, it is not obvious that the listing you helped build follows either of you. Ask what happens to the listing and the review history in that scenario, and get the answer written into the agreement.

Contract, notice and getting out

Casago's national site claims no long-term contracts, but you sign with an independent franchisee, not with Casago. That claim is a marketing statement made by a company that is not your counterparty. Read the actual agreement, confirm the notice period in it, and do not assume anything on casago.com governs your deal.

Who Casago is right for

Your market has a strong, established local Casago operator you can meet and check out.
You were with Vacasa and want continuity with the same field staff who already know your home.
You value local accountability over a uniform national standard.

And who should keep looking

You expect a consistent national service standard across markets.
You are comparing on published price — there isn't one.
You will not do the diligence on a single local office.

Strengths and tradeoffs at a glance

Strengths

Local accountability and staff continuity through the Vacasa transition
Deep destination coverage inherited from the roll-up
Franchise owners have skin in their own market

Tradeoffs

No national fee, terms or service standard
National reviews tell you nothing about your market
Portfolio size undisclosed after the divestitures
The no-long-term-contracts claim is not made by the entity you sign with

Go to the source

Official site: casago.com. Ask them for the management agreement and the fee schedule in writing before you sign anything — particularly the clause covering who holds the listing and what happens to it when you leave.

What this profile was built from

Verified 2026-08-28. Where a fee, contract term or go-live time is described as reported or estimated, the company does not publish it and we have not invented one.

Fees, contracts and coverage in this category change. Confirm the current terms with the company before you sign.

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