How Wayvo makes money
Families should know who pays for the help they get. Here is exactly how it works.
Families never pay us
Searching, matching and talking with a Wayvo guide are free, with no obligation. We never charge a family a fee, and we never ask for payment details.
Homes can list free
Every licensed home in Washington can have a free listing with photos, prices and open rooms. Pages for homes that have not joined yet show only the public DSHS license record and are marked “State record.”
Paid upgrades are paused
Right now every listing is free, and we are not selling paid upgrades to new homes. If a home pays for a featured spot, it is always marked “Featured · paid placement.”
Paying does not put a home on the list a Wayvo guide sends you. When you ask us to match you, we look at every home on Wayvo that fits.
Some services on our help and resources page, such as elder law attorneys or movers, may also pay to be listed. They are always marked “Sponsored.”
What paying does not buy
- A higher place in your search results. Results are always ordered by how well a home fits what you asked for.
- An unlabeled spot. Featured homes appear in their own row marked “Featured · paid placement.”
- A better inspection record. Every listing links to the same public DSHS reports.
- Your contact details. We do not sell your personal information, and we only share your request with homes you ask us to contact.
No commissions or placement fees
Some referral services are paid a fee by the home when a resident moves in. Wayvo does not take placement fees or commissions from homes, on any plan, so we earn nothing more when your loved one moves into one home rather than another.