Want a house for $100?
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Moose in Field
A guy in Jackson Wyoming is raffling his house off after a year of being on the market. If you have never been to Jackson, it is quite a place. There is actually a lot to do there beyond the normal “go to movie, go to shopping center” stuff. The question of “what is there to do in Jackson” will be met with varying answers depending on the time of year. Everything from skiing in the winter – there is a mountain IN the town, so conceivably you could be skiing in like 15 minutes from getting off of work. I don’t mean at the mountain, I mean riding up the lift within 15 minutes.
In the summer there is whitewater rafting, mountain biking, nature walks, wildlife watching opportunities, camping, etc. The town of Jackson is actually located in the valley called Jackson Hole, although in most instances Jackson & Jackson Hole are both referring to the town. I am sure some locals will disagree, but for people who don’t know the difference they are talking about the same thing.
Anyway, back to the house. You can read the full story here on the Jackson Hole Daily website.
You can also check out the house and read the Terms and Conditions and even buy a ticket from his website: How to Raffle My House
Now his website says they will have the purchasing online option available by June 19th, but I just checked and it isn’t up yet. Although in their defense, it is only like 5 am there. (Edit: He now has a working link to buy tickets.) So check the site out later today and who knows, maybe you can have a house in Jackson for $100. I know where the Cottonwood subdivision is, and it is actually a good location. One of my Uncles actually lived in that subdivision when he first moved to Jackson.
While I was perusing the Jackson Hole Daily, I came across this story which I just thought was awesome. I don’t want to ruin it but it is about two birds. Certainly a positive story.
Last night I got what will probably be the last meaningful check from CafePress. It was for the usual $250 or so, but so far this month after their marketplace changes I haven’t even earned the $5 cost of the shop. So I am going to switch my billing cycle back to a monthly one even though it increases the monthly expense to $7. Then I will give it 3 months. If I don’t recoup at least the $5 each month, then I will close the shop. I will post pictures and a longer article on my From Pink Slip website. If you aren’t following From Pink Slip, I have already moved on to building a shop on Zazzle.
Have you seen any great articles like the ones I shared today? Let us know where they are, we will check them out. Are you going to buy a ticket?
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PS – The picture at the top is of a Moose. It might be hard to tell since the picture is small for uploading sake. It isn’t in Jackson Hole, but near Cody, Wyoming. There are very similar topographies in Jackson though.
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gasoline cards said:
Wow a house for 100 bucks??? Haha surely I have to get in on this raffle. Jackson sounds like a nice countryside place and the house looks beautiful. I love the country, can’t get enough of it!. I hate all of that city stuff… I am up by 6 and in bed by 9.. . the country life is for me.
-Randy
June 21st, 2009 at 3:00 am -
used tires said:
Thats pretty smart of the guy to do the $100 raffle, I am if enough people did it he got better results compared to selling the traditional way.
Till then,
Jean
January 3rd, 2010 at 6:25 am -
car battery said:
How about that, Jackson sounds like a great place to live. Being a fan of old westerns, and Wyoming being so prominent in songs and movies of that genre is certainly a great reason to live there also.
December 2nd, 2010 at 8:36 am -
Goji Juice said:
I am also grateful for your blog Jaime….what a gem of a source of sooooo many delicious recipes and gorgeous pictures…fabulous!!!
December 18th, 2010 at 1:09 pm -
Komodo Dragon said:
It’s definitely a cool, new way to sell a house. And besides, many people like to live in a peaceful place like that where there’s not much to do and not too crowded with people.
January 3rd, 2011 at 8:21 am -
Johnny said:
Turns out he didn’t sell enough tickets so they refunded all the $ for tickets purchased. Not sure what he did with the house after that.
April 5th, 2011 at 9:56 am -
Free Jazz Music Online said:
A good home in 100$ is not a bad deal really.I like the idea of house selling.Really place looking good to live.I gonna try my luck….
April 5th, 2011 at 1:46 pm -
cannes film festival said:
That’s really unbelievable ! A house for 100 dollars is surely an awesome deal. I would take my chances in this for sure.
August 1st, 2011 at 6:14 am -
Air source heat pump said:
I just stole from my best friend house 100$ and her parents understand it her parents ask me to gave it back …i gave it but i can not look them in eyes again neither my friend !my parents say to me
September 9th, 2011 at 5:44 am -
Air source heat pump said:
Forget it , they will never trust you again and don’t beg for it either . Discontinue your relationship with them and move on with your life , and learn from it , you lost your friends and so many people close to you for a $100.00 , was it worth it ? did you enjoy the money enough to make up for embarrassment and humiliation ? Not everything in life can be undone , this is one of them . I would never trust you either if I knew you
September 9th, 2011 at 5:45 am -
Recipes with Twist said:
A house ,just for $100.unbelievable.
September 14th, 2011 at 11:01 am
