CONSCIOUS HOUSING EXCHANGE
You've been thinking about it. Now there's a plan.
The Conscious Housing Exchange is a membership community for people who are ready to stop dreaming about housing near friends and start building it.
OPENS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
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Been imagining what it would feel like to live near friends? You've got ideas, and now feels like the right time.
Where’s the door in?
You're not alone, and pockets of people everywhere are already doing what you’re thinking about. The Conscious Housing Exchange (“The CHE”) is where you’ll find the inspiration, frameworks, answers, and connections that turn “wouldn't it be nice” into “we've got a plan.”
See yourself at the table...
Single Mom
Dreaming up a mom-run co-op compound, a mini-village
Grad Student
Wanting housemates who actually prepare food and eat together
Silver Ager
Ready to invent a new kind of housing near friends
Wherever you fit,
Seeking to rent, upleveled
Looking to own or co-own housing near friends
Offering a property with neighbors-by-design potential
Offering an opening in an existing conscious community
the CHE is where creative collective housing starts.
Here’s what makes the CHE different.
Newly forming communities fail often. Why? Because they’re doing something unique and challenging — in isolation. Because they don’t have a clear plan and aren’t aware of what they don’t know. Or because they don’t take the time to discern whether the people and plans in formation are truly a good fit.
“Conscious housing” means being personally ready and intentionally connected. We choose it and commit to it and collectively grow into our housing transformation.
That's why the CHE builds in real conversations, and real discernment time, before anyone signs on to live together.
The CHE is built around connection and discernment — finding the right people, exchanging the richness of our experience and knowledge, and making deals that compound benefit.
Learn.
Gain clarity about what you’re looking for and why, what living in community actually entails, and whether you're ready. Those who do the work first co-create homes that last.
SOAK UP how others are creating community-focused housing, and get inspired. From Big House co-living to friend compounds, find out how conscious housing models are evolving.
EXPLORE the practical side of cooperative living: agreements, commitments, shared decision-making. Ask questions and share your experience in searchable conversation threads.
DISCOVER creative legal and financial options and what good cohousing agreements really look like.
Find.
Connect with and vet the people you genuinely want to share a home, a compound, or a deed with. This takes discernment, time, and courage. Most people skim over this step.
SEEK OUT your people. Join regular live sessions like Table Talk (online or IRL) and Deal Room Office Hours, plus workshops that turn strangers into neighbors and housemates.
CONNECT with others using the CHE’s rich member profile centered on your values, readiness, and housing vision. Confidently discern conscious housing compatibility.
MEET vetted real estate professionals and investors who understand your goals and are ready to support creative alternative housing arrangements and deals.
Do.
Surface the right property. Structure the deal. If it's co-signing a lease, forming an entity, or striking a creative deal with an owner or investor, you'll know the moves and who to call.
TACKLE the work, together. Find or start your planning Pod and get serious. Whether a simple lease or complex land purchase, you’re managing a project. Plan and execute it successfully with the CHE’s framework and tools.
LIST an open room, property, or founding opportunity when you're ready to bring people in.
ACHIEVE a milestone, and celebrate with people who get you. You signed the lease. You joined a Pod. You got the preliminary financing nod. We celebrate your wins!
As a CHE Member, you’ll get support at every stage, from your first search to signing onto a shared property.
Here's the door in. It fits in your pocket.
Meet members near you, show up to Table Talk, and post the question you've been sitting on. Learn, Find, and Do all happen in one app, on iOS and Android.
A first look at the CHE app. Opens Monday, November 2.
5-Day Challenge: Conscious Housing Vision
November 2–6 · $37 · Registration opens October 23
The CHE opens on November 2 with a five day challenge for our first founders' cohort in Madison, Wisconsin.
You'll hear inspiring stories, connect with others in the region who are ready to co-create conscious housing, clarify what you want and bring to the table, and ask yourself the hard questions — collectively, as a first step toward turning your dream into reality.
This is the founding cohort. It's intentionally small.
Be first in line on October 23
Registration opens to newsletter readers first. Add your name and zip code, and the link lands in your inbox the day it goes live.
Questions people ask
What is the CHE, in plain terms?
A membership community that lives in its own app, on iOS, Android, and the web. Members learn together, find each other by values and location, and work toward a lease or a deed with vetted local partners.
Do I have to live in Madison?
Madison is where we start, because housing is local and deals get done within driving distance. Our first live gatherings and partner introductions are Madison-area. Milwaukee and Chicago come next.
Do I need a property or money to invest?
Some members bring a big house, some bring savings, plenty bring neither yet. Renters and future owners walk the same Learn, Find, Do path on different timelines: a few months for a shared lease, a few years for a land deal.
Is this a matching app for housemates?
There's no quiz and no swiping. You meet people in threaded conversations, live circles, and local potlucks, and you take the time that discernment needs before anyone signs anything.
When can I become a member, and what does it cost?
CHE membership opens in November, with the 5-Day Challenge as the front door. Annual membership is $480 a year, which works out to $40 a month. A three-month option ($145) suits people on a shorter rental timeline. Full details arrive with the newsletter.
A Personal Note
This is new, and it's personal. I'm not running a big platform. I'm building the thing I've spent years looking for. And I see that I'm not alone.
If you have questions, or just want to know more before the doors open, don't wait for an email. Write to me directly. sheri@theche.co. I read and answer every one.
Sheri DeWeerd, Founder
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