Casago is a premier vacation rental and property management company serving North County San Diego, founded in 2001 by former Army Ranger Steve Schwab with over 20 years of industry experience. The Casago San Diego franchise is based in Carlsbad and led by local real estate professionals Dave Carter, Bert King, and Erik Trogden, who joined the Casago franchise network in 2022 and collectively bring more than 35 years of combined experience in buying, selling, investing, and managing properties in the region. In 2025, Casago significantly expanded by acquiring Vacasa and adding over 150 coastal vacation rental homes to their North County San Diego portfolio. Casago specializes in managing high-end villas, condominiums, and residential homes throughout the greater North County San Diego area including Carlsbad, Oceanside, Encinitas, and Solana Beach. The company operates with a distinctive Owner-Centric philosophy where every team member is trained as the property owner’s advocate, taking an oath to be the steward of the properties they serve. Casago combines the professionalism, resources, and efficiencies of a large company while maintaining highly personalized customer service built on open communication, responsiveness, and respect. The company leverages decades of expertise handling elite vacation rental properties with comprehensive services including targeted marketing across over 100 vacation rental websites, dynamic pricing strategies to earn owners up to 10% more income, professional photography, fraud protection guest screenings, 24/7 dedicated staff availability, keyless smart locks and sound detection devices, 75-point cleaning checklists, monthly 100-point property inspections, Property Care X proprietary app, vendor coordination, bill payments, rent collection, and after-hours emergency response. Casago is the only property management company of its scale rated in the Top 1% by Comparent, and nearly 95% of U.S.-based local operating partners are Airbnb Superhosts, VRBO Premier Partners, or both. The company has documented success stories including properties generating over $80,000 annually and revenue increases exceeding 104% year-over-year, demonstrating their expertise in maximizing rental income while protecting long-term property value in the competitive North County San Diego vacation rental market.