You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed that is effective to operate business in your market. We have established an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by the Casago System. We have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We will create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Casago Business and other Casago Businesses. While we will prepare the page for your Casago Business you may be required to provide the content, images, and information necessary to do so. (Section 12.3 of the Franchise Agreement). You are currently permitted to establish websites and social media accounts designated by us (which may include Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms that we specify in the Operations Manual) in connection with your Casago Business (collectively, “Permitted Webpages”). Your Permitted Webpages and all content on your Permitted Webpages must comply with our brand standards and should only contain content
From the filings
Casago
Real estateSoftware purchasing at Casago is controlled at the corporate level, with Founder and CEO Steve Schwab listed as the key executive in the 2026 FDD. The franchise mandates a specific accounting software, a property management system, and a proprietary software program across its 125 franchised units. With 4 additional company-owned locations, the total addressable market for a vendor pitch is 129 units.
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Ordinary royalty terms
3.5% component; full terms unconfirmed
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Recorded percentage components
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1recorded components (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
You must have and maintain adequate hardware and software in order to access the Internet at the bit speed that is effective to operate business in your market. We have established an Internet website that provides information about the System and the products and services offered by the Casago System. We have sole discretion and control over the website (including timing, design, contents and continuation). We will create interior pages on our website(s) that contain information about your Casago Business and other Casago Businesses. While we will prepare the page for your Casago Business you may be required to provide the content, images, and information necessary to do so. (Section 12.3 of the Franchise Agreement). You are currently permitted to establish websites and social media accounts designated by us (which may include Facebook, Instagram, and other platforms that we specify in the Operations Manual) in connection with your Casago Business (collectively, “Permitted Webpages”). Your Permitted Webpages and all content on your Permitted Webpages must comply with our brand standards and should only contain content
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
17 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 12 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
The Propriety Software Program may generate and store certain data pertaining to reservation, guest, and homeowner information, and we shall have the unlimited right to © 2026 Casago International, LLC 32 2026-04-01__ Franchise Disclosure Document 100485817.v1 independently access all such data contained in the…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
Currently, we are the only Required Supplier for the Owner Marketing Service.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
Circumstances may arise in which we may require you to change or upgrade Required Software, or purchase new or replacement Required Software, and you must comply with those requirements as they arise and within the timeframes we establish.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, our total revenues were $6,514,940 and neither we nor any affiliate derived any revenue from required franchisee purchases or leases.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and/or our affiliates receive payments and other compensation such as rebates, commissions or other forms of compensation from Preferred Suppliers and other suppliers on account of these suppliers’ dealings with us, you, and/or other Casago Businesses in the System.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
1Item 8
We estimate that your Required Purchases will account for less than one percent (1%) of all purchases and leases necessary to open your Casago Business, and less than one percent (1%) of all purchases and leases necessary to operate your Casago Business.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
immediately cease using all telephone numbers, email accounts, websites, and listings used in connection with the operation of the Casago Business and direct the applicable company to transfer all such numbers, accounts and listings to us or our designee or, if we direct, disconnect the numbers
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We will conduct periodic inspections of your operations to review quality, service and adherence to brand standards.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You must expend between $2,000 and $5,000 (the “Grand Opening Marketing Requirement”) to conduct a grand opening marketing campaign (the “Grand Opening Marketing Campaign”) during your first sixty (60) days of operation.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
We require that you engage in local advertising and promotions as we prescribe in the Operations Manual or otherwise in writing, which may include, without limitation, requirements for placing a certain number and/or type(s) of media advertisements (the “Local Marketing Requirement”).
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If an Advertising Cooperative has been established applicable to the Casago Business at the time you begin operating under the Franchise Agreement, you must immediately become a member of the Advertising Cooperative.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
While you must use the Required Suppliers we designate for our Required Software, Required Booking Channels, and Owner Marketing Service
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
With the exception of the Initial Franchise Fee, you must pay all fees and other amounts owed to us and/or our affiliates through an electronic funds transfer program (the “EFT © 2026 Casago International, LLC 14 2026-04-01__ Franchise Disclosure Document 100485817.v1 Program”), under which we automatically deduct…
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your Casago Business must be staffed by you and/or your Designated Manager at all times.
Point of sale
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
The Propriety Software Program may generate and store certain data pertaining to reservation, guest, and homeowner information, and we shall have the unlimited right to © 2026 Casago International, LLC 32 2026-04-01__ Franchise Disclosure Document 100485817.v1 independently access all such data contained in the…
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may, in our sole discretion, hold refresher and ongoing training courses, training courses upon a significant change to the System, or training courses to assist you in the operation of your Casago Business which we may require you to complete either in person or online.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 11
If we hold an Annual Conference, your Designated Manager must attend.
The filing answers no to 5 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?Item 8
- Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Casago
Casago operates in the real estate sector with a footprint of 129 total units, 125 of which are franchised and 4 company-owned. The franchisor is headquartered in Oregon. For a software vendor, the addressable market is clearly defined at 129 locations, all of which appear to operate under a centralized technology mandate.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD identifies a single executive in its Item 1 disclosure: Steve Schwab, Founder and Chief Executive Officer. In franchise systems where technology is mandated from the top, the CEO or a delegated operations or IT lead reporting to them typically holds purchasing authority. No additional C-suite or IT leadership is named in the filing, so the buying center at Casago appears lean and concentrated at the highest level. A vendor’s pitch should be calibrated for a founder-led organization where the CEO is likely involved in strategic software decisions.
Mandated and current tech stack
Casago mandates three categories of technology for its franchisees: accounting software, a property management system, and a Proprietary Software Program. The FDD does not disclose the commercial names of these systems, but the mandate itself is a critical signal. It means that any software vendor selling into this system must either displace an existing mandated tool, integrate tightly with it, or fill a gap not covered by the current stack. The presence of a proprietary program suggests Casago has invested in custom technology, which may limit opportunities for off-the-shelf replacements but could open doors for complementary tools.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The available FDD extracts do not include Item 8 procurement language or Item 17 renewal terms. This means the specific procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not on file. Similarly, the initial franchise term length and renewal conditions are not disclosed. Without these data points, it is not possible to map out contract expiration cycles or predict when a system-wide technology review might occur. Vendors should approach Casago with a long-term education-based sales strategy rather than relying on a known renewal trigger.
How to read the Casago FDD
The 2026 Casago Franchise Disclosure Document is the primary source for understanding the legal and operational constraints on technology purchasing. Key sections for a software vendor include Item 11 for the full list of mandated systems and Item 8 for any supplier restrictions, though the latter was not extracted in our corpus. The embedded PDF viewer below provides the complete filing. Review it to verify the scope of the proprietary program and to look for any additional named vendors that may not have been captured in the summary data.
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
70 operators run 72 mapped locations. 2 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| TX | 13 |
|---|---|
| FL | 10 |
| CA | 10 |
| ID | 5 |
| CO | 4 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Casago
Ownership: Casago Global Holdings, LLC.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Read the original filing for definitions, conditions, and qualifications.