BOMA finds people who are genuinely compatible as neighbors, groups them into a Pod, and gives that Pod a shared space to build trust — before any land, escrow, or construction enters the picture.
Onboard, get scored, get matched into an aligned Pod.
The Commons gives your Pod a space to build real trust.
Escrow, vendors, land, and construction — coming in Phase 2.
Most co-housing and intentional-community projects don't fail on construction or financing — they fail because the people were never truly aligned.
A structured questionnaire and rules-based scoring replace guesswork with signal.
The Commons is a low-stakes space to bond before anyone signs anything.
Already have your people? Register an Existing Pod and skip matching entirely.
A glimpse at communities coming together through BOMA.
"We'd been trying to find people to co-buy land with for two years. BOMA's onboarding surfaced three families who wanted exactly what we wanted, in six weeks."
"The Commons made it low-pressure. We could tell within a month whether this group actually worked together, before any money was on the table."
"Four of us already knew each other and wanted to buy a fourplex together. Registering as an existing Pod let us skip matching and go straight to planning."
"Match neighbors before building the neighborhood."— BOMA's founding thesis
No. BOMA uses similar matching mechanics, but the goal is neighbor compatibility — lifestyle, values, location, and housing readiness — not romance.
No. Budget fields in onboarding are self-reported readiness tiers, not linked accounts. No funds or escrow are involved in this phase.
You can exit any Pod and return to the matching pool to be matched again — no penalty, no lock-in.
Yes. Use "Register an Existing Pod" to bring your own group directly into the Commons after a short verification step.
Phase 2 (in development) adds escrow, vendor coordination, land acquisition, construction tracking, and HOA management.
Answer a guided questionnaire on lifestyle, values, location, and housing intent. A rules-based engine matches you with aligned neighbors.
Your Pod gets a shared dashboard, agreement scaffolding, and simple chat — a space to build trust before anything is financial.
Once bonded, your Pod moves into land, financing, and construction — supported by BOMA's vendor and partner network.
Register an Existing Pod and skip matching — go straight to the Commons with your own people.
Most co-housing and intentional-community projects don't fail on construction or financing — they fail because the people were never truly aligned. BOMA moves alignment to step one, so every later step starts on solid ground.
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Create a profile and get matched with aligned neighbors through BOMA's readiness scoring and matching engine.
Already have your group — friends, family, or a small development team? Register together and skip matching.
Nine short steps on lifestyle, location, and housing readiness. Takes about 8 minutes, and you can save and come back anytime.
BOMA adapts its communication style and question examples to align with your generation's life stage, while keeping scoring identical.
This is a preference range only — no accounts or funds are connected in Phase 1.
This also sets your exit tolerance — how easily you'd want to leave a Pod if it's not working.
Strong alignment across values and location. We'll notify you when a Pod match is ready to review.
An admin will review your onboarding responses and readiness score before you're added to the matching pool. This usually takes 1–2 business days — we'll notify you once you're approved.
Each member will complete a short onboarding once they accept.
Location and matching questions are skipped — your group is already formed.
An admin is confirming membership and readiness. This usually takes 1–2 business days.
Onboarding complete → Matching in progress
A rules-based score across four alignment categories. This updates automatically as you edit your preferences.
The matching engine is comparing your readiness profile against the current pool.
Your Pod is now active. Head to the Commons to meet your neighbors.
See who's in your Pod and where they stand.
Start shaping how your Pod will make decisions together.
3 new messages since yesterday.
Manage notifications, or leave the Pod.
A working draft — not a legal document. Use it to align before you formalize anything in Phase 2.
If this isn't the right fit, you can exit and return to the matching pool for another opportunity.
View profiles, monitor readiness, flag incomplete accounts.
Adjust weighting and run the matching engine.
2 suggested Pods waiting for approval.
Monitor stability across all active Pods.
The Entry Path column shows how each user came in — matched individually through the pool, or registered as part of an existing group.
Adjust variable weighting without a code change, then run the engine against the current pool.
5 members · Avg. readiness 83
4 members · Avg. readiness 71
The Origin column shows whether a Pod formed through the matching engine or was self-registered by a group that already knew each other.
4 members · Friends · 3 of 4 onboarded
Awaiting final verification before activation.