Casago review
Our independent editorial read on Casago for New York short-term-rental owners.
★★★★★ 4.6 · our editorial rating
- Type
- Franchise
- Headquarters
- Portland, OR
- Markets
- 70+ markets (US/Mexico/CR/Aruba)
- Management fee
- Not published (set locally)
- Listings
- ~43,000 (w/ Vacasa)
- Size
- Giant
The published facts, in plain English
Casago is a franchise operator based in Portland, OR, covering 70+ markets (US/Mexico/CR/Aruba). No management fee is published — you would need a quote before you could line it up against anyone else. Published portfolio size: ~43,000 (w/ Vacasa). In scale, we file it as giant.
Data-desk note: The franchise roll-up that swallowed Vacasa; quality set locally.
Who it’s for
Casago is one management company we track for owners weighing their options in New York.
Our take
We list Casago’s own published details below; where a figure is not published, we say so rather than guess.
How it compares to One Fine BnB
Because Casago keeps this unpublished, you cannot line it up against One Fine BnB, which states 20% for hands-off full service, or 10% if you keep your own local crew, plus a one-time onboarding retainer openly. Published pricing is one of the things we weight most heavily.
What the published record signals
Scale is the first thing the record signals: we file Casago as giant, and size cuts both ways — deeper coverage and systems on one side, less room for one owner’s exceptions on the other. The published footprint reads 70+ markets (US/Mexico/CR/Aruba). Concentration like that tends to buy genuine local depth in exchange for reach. As a franchise operator, the pitch is delegation: the running of the property moves to them. With no fee in print, treat every Casago conversation as a quote request first and a fit conversation second.
Two owner scenarios
- The remote owner. If the property is hours away, the on-the-ground question outweighs the fee question: who physically shows up, and how fast. Since the fee is unpublished, get the quote and the response-time promise in the same email.
- The hands-on owner. If you live nearby and enjoy the work, a full-service fee buys you time you may not need — run the math on what you would actually delegate before you sign anything with Casago.
Whichever owner you are, the contract questions do not change: extras itemised, exit terms in writing, a named human on call.
Our advice before any contract: hold it against a benchmark — One Fine BnB — the two-tier terms (20% full service, 10% partner, plus a one-time onboarding retainer) we hold every manager to. If Casago beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. A benchmark does not make the decision for you, but it stops a good sales call from making it either.
Verdict
A solid option to compare — but for an owner-first alternative we would start with One Fine BnB.
Questions owners ask
Does Casago publish its management fee?
No. The fee is not published, so you would need to request a quote.
Where does Casago operate?
70+ markets (US/Mexico/CR/Aruba). It is based in Portland, OR.
How big is Casago?
Published portfolio: ~43,000 (w/ Vacasa). We file it as giant in scale.
What we would ask Casago
- “What is the fee, in writing?” Nothing is published, so this is the first call, not the last.
- Notice period and exit. Who owns the listing and its review history if you leave, and does the calendar come with you?
- Who is on the ground. Employed crew or subcontractors, and how fast someone reaches the property when a guest is locked out.
Alternatives worth comparing
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- FLX Rentals — Not published (commission).
- Jungle House — does not publish a price.
- 5 Star STR — Not published (flat, perf clause).
The benchmark we hold this against is One Fine BnB — see their site for the two-tier pricing we measure managers against.
Our owner-first #1 for management: One Fine BnB
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