A-du Partner Builder Program

For LA ADU builders: address-specific rent projections for your proposals, a concierge handoff for finished clients, and a share of A-du's service fee on every referred door.

The Partner Builder Program pays licensed ADU builders a share of A-du's service fee on every referred door, and arms them with address-specific rent data to close more builds in the first place.

You finish the ADU. We make it income. A-du spans the whole ADU lifecycle — a unit on our marketplace was test-fit, permitted, built, and leased through one platform — so the handoff reads as your aftercare, and nobody ever wonders where the rental came from.

Win the job with data

Your client’s hardest question is whether the unit will rent. Send us the address and we send back a one-page projection: estimated rent range, comparable ADUs nearby, and the methodology behind them. A human checks every report before it goes out. Put it in your proposal and close with numbers instead of assurances. Sample reports are free for prospective partners — email one real project address to build@a-du.homes.

Hand off like a pro

Your relationship ends at final inspection. Ours starts there. One link gets your client’s finished ADU listed on a marketplace where every unit is permit-finaled, with FCRA-compliant tenant screening, a California-compliant lease, and monthly rent collection built in — see how A-du works. Trust starts at the beginning, not at the listing: because the same platform handles test fits, permits, bids, and leasing, your client’s unit arrives with its whole history attached. Referred owners get white-glove listing setup and a featured launch. You look like the builder who thought of everything.

Earn on every door

Referred doors pay your firm a share of A-du’s service fee, monthly, from the first rent payment — at no cost to you or your client, ever. Deposits are excluded, and a limited founding-partner tier with enhanced terms exists while the program launches. We share the specific numbers in a fifteen-minute conversation, and the written partner agreement states every term plainly.

A badge backed by permits, not promises

Partner Builders are identified by CSLB license number and a live count of permit-finaled ADUs from public records. A self-issued “verified” sticker is worth very little. A permit number is a receipt — and your completions become your credential in front of owners choosing a builder.

Start with one address. Request a sample rent-ready report for a live proposal and see what your competitors don’t have. If it helps you close, the partnership conversation takes fifteen minutes.

Frequently asked questions

What does the A-du Partner Builder Program pay?
Partners earn a share of A-du’s own platform service fee on each referred door, monthly, starting with the first rent payment and running for a fixed period per door. Security deposits are excluded from the calculation, and nothing is owed by anyone until a tenant actually pays rent. Specific rates and founding-partner terms are shared in the partner conversation and set out in the written partner agreement.
What does it cost my client?
Nothing to list — creating a listing on A-du is free. A service fee applies to rent payments (3% by bank transfer, 6.25% by card at current rates) and by default the tenant pays it on top of rent, so your client receives 100% of their listed rent. Referred owners also get concierge listing setup and a featured launch.
How does attribution work?
Partners get a personal referral link, and clients who sign up through it are attributed to the partner. The listing flow also asks owners who built their ADU, and those answers are confirmed with the partner. The attribution window and precedence rules are stated plainly in the partner agreement.
What is the rent-ready report?
A one-page, address-specific rent projection — estimated range, comparable ADUs, and the methodology — built from A-du marketplace data and public Los Angeles permit and rental records. Partners use it in sales proposals to answer the question every prospective ADU client asks: will it rent, and for how much? A human reviews every report before it goes out, and every figure is an estimate, not a guarantee.
What is the Partner Builder badge?
A badge backed by public records, not self-attestation: it shows the partner’s CSLB license number and a count of permit-finaled ADUs drawn from public permit data. A self-issued “verified” sticker is worth very little; a permit number is a receipt.
Is the program exclusive? Is there a quota?
No and no. Partners refer when it genuinely helps their client, can work with anyone else, and can leave the program at any time — shares already earned on referred doors keep paying through their period.
Do I have to tell my clients about the partnership?
Yes. Partners disclose the relationship to clients using language A-du provides, and referred listings carry a partner label on the marketplace. Honesty is the whole brand, and the program is built to survive that standard.
Can we refer units our company owns?
Yes. Spec builds and build-to-rent units a partner owns earn the same terms, and portfolio owners can also hire vetted managers through A-du’s manager marketplace.

Program participation is subject to a written partner agreement, and partner terms are being finalized with counsel during the founding period. Rent projections are estimates, not guarantees, and fair-housing laws apply to all leasing decisions. This page is general information, not legal or financial advice.