What happened, in order.
Every line below links to its source. None of it is our opinion.
- 2007Vantage Vacation Rentals is founded in Ocean City by Brad Callahan. 1
- 2021Vantage sells to Vacasa. Vacasa's own case study tells the story of the sale. 1
- Apr 30, 2025Casago completes its acquisition of Vacasa for about $130 million and takes it private. 2 3
- After the closeCasago's transition page tells Vacasa owners: “Nothing will change as a result of the merger with Casago closing.” 4
- Jun 9, 2026VueStay Vacations by Casago launches as a Trivest-backed franchisee of Casago: about 4,500 homes across eight states, Ocean City among them. 5 7
- Jul 13, 2026Casago's chief operating officer tells Skift the company has sold all but around 600 of Vacasa's 32,000 units to local owners. 6
- Vacasa, case study: Brad Callahan and Vantage Vacation Rentals
- Vacasa newsroom, Casago Completes Acquisition of Vacasa (Apr 30, 2025)
- Skift, Vacasa Is Now a Casago Company After Acquisition Closes (May 1, 2025)
- Casago, Vacasa transition page, Casago-Vacasa Merger Questions (viewed Aug 24, 2026)
- Business Wire, VueStay Vacations by Casago, Backed by Trivest Partners, Launches (Jun 9, 2026)
- Skift, Casago Sold Nearly All Vacasa's Property Manager Acquisitions and Turned Many Into Franchises (Jul 13, 2026)
- vuestay.com/locations (viewed Aug 24, 2026)
- vuestay.com/owners and vuestay.com/contact-us (viewed Aug 24, 2026)
The facts we can stand behind on both sides.
Every VueStay cell was checked against vuestay.com on Aug 24, 2026 and gets checked again before this page goes live. If we can't verify a row, we remove it.
Numbered sources are listed under the timeline above.
Where VueStay is strong.
A comparison you can trust has to say what the other side does well. Here it is.
What VueStay does well
- National distribution: listings pushed to every major booking channel.
- 24/7 guest support, staffed around the clock.
- No restrictions on owner use.
Where that leaves you
If national scale and a 24-hour call center matter more to you than a team you can name, VueStay may be the right choice, and we'd rather you choose well than choose us.
If you'd rather your call went to a Meringoff, keep reading.
Here's how it goes.
Three things to know before you do anything. None of them are urgent.
Check your notice period
Most management contracts in this lineage ask for 60 to 90 days' notice. Read yours before you decide anything; if you'd like a second pair of eyes on it, we're happy to look.
Your bookings carry over
Guests already on your calendar stay on your calendar, whoever manages the home. Nobody loses a stay in a handover. We do photos, listing copy, the smart lock and linens on open days, so you go live the day your notice ends.
No deadline from us
Take your time. The one practical date is the season: a decision made by late autumn is live and priced for the 2027 booking season. Later than that still works, it's just a shorter runway.
Talk to Zach about switching.
No rush, and no pressure: if your contract says 90 days, you have time to decide properly.
Talk to Zach about switching
Tell us where the home is and who it's with now. Zach will call, ask a few questions, and send a rental projection built from your last year and live comps. Then take your time. We're not going anywhere.
of the nightly rate
the standard fee; nothing on cleaning or taxes
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guests pay cleaning, the damage waiver and taxes
guest damage coverage
per reservation, funded by the guest damage waiver
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