DACO is a rental marketing and referral agency for landlords. We advertise your property across Instagram, Facebook, Craigslist and other platforms, field the inquiries, and connect you with renters ready to sign. You handle the showing, screening, and lease — we never show the property ourselves. Our fee is paid by you, the landlord, once a lease is signed.
30% of one month's rent — due only once a lease is signed by a renter we connected you with. Nothing upfront.
No rent, no deposits, no application fees pass through us — ever.
Showings, screening, approval and the lease itself are always handled by the landlord directly.
Renters can also ask us to actively search for them — that's a separate, optional service with its own 10% fee, only charged if we find them a place they sign for. See how pricing works →
A marketing and referral process, start to finish. We advertise and introduce — you handle everything that happens on your property.
Send us the details, photos and price. We confirm you're the landlord or an authorized representative before anything goes live.
Your listing goes out on Instagram, Facebook, Craigslist and other rental platforms, written and managed by us.
We answer questions, schedule showings, and pass along serious renters — including any price questions they raise.
You handle the showing, screening, and lease directly. Once it's signed, you confirm it with us and the fee is due.
What we don't do. We never show the property, inspect it, screen tenants, collect deposits or rent, prepare the lease, or sign anything on your behalf. That stays with you, the landlord.
What you pay depends on how the match happens — see exactly which case applies to you below.
We write your listing, post it everywhere renters actually look, and bring you people who are genuinely interested — not just anyone who clicked.
30% of one month's rent, always. Due once a lease is signed by a renter we connected you with — whether they came from our advertising or a renter who asked us to find them a place.
We help connect you with landlords who have real availability. We don't manage or show the property, so you'll always deal with the landlord directly for the showing, application and lease.
10% of your first month's rent — only if you asked us to find you a place. If you're replying to one of our public listings on your own, there's no fee to you.
There are two ways a lease can come together through DACO. The landlord's fee is the same either way — the renter's fee only applies in one of them.
The landlord brought us the property. We posted it publicly and a renter reached out to us on their own, without asking us to search for them.
The renter came to us first and asked us to find them a rental. We searched, matched them to a property, and a lease was signed.
The landlord's 30% fee always applies once a lease is signed by a renter we connected them with — however that renter found us.
The renter's 10% fee only applies when they specifically asked us to find them a place, not when they simply replied to our advertising.
Due within 3 business days of the lease signing or first month's rent being received — whichever the agreement specifies.
Protection period included. If a renter we introduced signs directly with the landlord within the agreed window after we connected them, the landlord's fee still applies.
Confirmed with a redacted lease. We only ask for enough to verify the property, tenant name, rent and start date — nothing sensitive.
We're a rental marketing and referral service — not a brokerage, real estate agency, or property manager. Here's exactly what that means in practice.
Writing the listing, posting it, answering inquiries and scheduling — that's what we do. The rest stays with you.
We do basic verification of the landlord or authorized representative before a listing goes live.
No deposits, rent, application fees, banking details or sensitive ID pass through us at any point.
The landlord and renter sign the lease directly. We're not a party to it and don't approve or bind either side.
Fee, timing and what's covered are spelled out in a written agreement before we advertise anything.
Listing approvals, communications and lease confirmations are kept on file for both landlord and renter.
DACO provides advertising, marketing, communication, scheduling and introduction services only. We do not own, inspect, manage, or guarantee any property, and we do not independently negotiate price, screen or approve tenants, prepare leases, or sign on behalf of either party. The landlord is responsible for the accuracy and legality of listing information, for all showings, screening, deposits, rent, disclosures and the lease itself. Renters should independently inspect the property, verify the landlord's identity and authority, and review the lease before signing or sending any money.
DACO charges the landlord a success fee of 30% of one month's rent whenever a lease is signed by a renter we connected them with. If a renter came to us directly and asked us to find them a rental, DACO also charges that renter 10% of their first month's rent once their lease is signed. Renters who simply respond to our public advertising on their own are not charged a fee. We never show the property under any circumstances — showings are always conducted by the landlord.
Using our service does not create a landlord-tenant, brokerage, agency, fiduciary, or partnership relationship between DACO and either party. Depending on the exact scope of services requested, activities like independent price negotiation, tenant approval or lease preparation may require a California real estate license — where that applies, we'll refer you to a licensed professional rather than perform that work ourselves.
Tell us about the property and we'll confirm details, get the advertising live, and start bringing you renters.
Keep it simple — this is all we need to get started:
Property basics. Address, unit type, rent, and available date.
Photos and description. You confirm they're accurate — we'll help polish the wording.
Proof you can advertise it. Ownership or authorization, so we can verify before posting.
We send over a short agreement, then get your listing live.
Renter, not a landlord? Reach out the same way and tell us what you're looking for. If you're asking us to actively search on your behalf, our fee is 10% of your first month's rent — due only if you sign a lease we found for you. Replying to one of our public listings on your own is always free.