A-du Partner Builder Program
For LA ADU builders: address-specific rent projections for your proposals and a concierge handoff for finished clients. No referral fees change hands, in either direction.
The Partner Builder Program gives ADU builders address-specific rent data to help close more builds in the first place, and a simple way to hand finished clients to A-du Rent. No referral fees change hands, in either direction.
You finish the ADU. A-du helps your client rent it. Owners can test-fit a plan, track the permit and list the finished unit on A-du, 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 owner keeps the test fit, the permit record and the lease in one account, 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.
No referral fees, either way
A-du pays builders nothing for referring a client, and builders pay A-du nothing to take part. The rent-ready report and the handoff are free. Refer a client only when it helps them.
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
- Does A-du pay builders for referrals?
- No. A-du pays builders no referral fee and no share of its own fees, and builders pay A-du nothing to take part. Your client pays the same fees as any other landlord on A-du.
- What does it cost my client?
- Nothing to list: creating a listing on A-du is free. The first 15 published listings pay 0% landlord service fee, locked permanently. After that, landlords pay a 3% platform service fee on rent collected through A-du, taken from the payout, never on deposits. Paying rent through A-du is optional for tenants: bank transfers through A-du are free, and credit cards, when offered, carry a 2.99% surcharge on the rent only. Tenants can always pay by check or money order at no charge. Referred owners also get concierge listing setup and a featured launch.
- How do I hand off a finished client?
- Send your client to A-du to list the unit, or email us and we will help set up the listing. Nothing is tracked for payment, because no referral fee changes hands.
- 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.
- 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.
- Do I have to tell my clients about the partnership?
- Yes. Partners tell clients plainly that they work with A-du, using language A-du provides. 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 your company owns can be listed on A-du on the same terms as any other landlord’s, and portfolio owners can also hire property managers through A-du’s manager marketplace.
A-du pays builders no referral fees and charges builders none. Any partnership terms are set out in writing. 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.