It started with a thought: maybe this would work better together.

Joanna and Lucien met in Regent Park in London right before the pandemic. It was the kind of meeting that rearranges a life. A little more than a year later, they were unpacking boxes in Montreal, starting a whole new chapter in a new country.

Surrounded by the forests and lakes of Quebec, they fell in love with the idea of a chalet — a little house on a lake to spend the weekends, cosy winter nights, somewhere to go hiking, swimming, and kayaking. A little anchor that feels like home.

But the math was stubborn. Would we really use it more than a few weeks a year? Was it worth the mortgage, taxes, repairs? The cost just didn't add up for one family alone.

If only we had another family to share it with.

This dream is why this site exists: to connect people with shared dreams, and team them up to turn those dreams into reality. Whether a vacation home, co-op space, artist studio, a new start-up, or just new friends. For those who start a new life in a new place and those who embark on a new project, the right people can bring an impossible idea to life.

BuildMeATeam.com is here to help you find yours.