Karen Crawford and Dennis Kelly get it. They do.

They couldn't sell their home for an entire year and a half. So, they shifted gears. They didn't sit and pout about the economy or ask for pity. They looked for solutions, found one, and then moved on it.

This couple got creative and created a raffle to help sell their house. Tickets were to cost $100 a piece. More than 5,000 tickets later, translation more than $500,000, the lucky winner will have won a house for $100. As well, the extra proceeds will be donated to the charity that helped make the raffle happen.

When times get tough, stop looking for reasons to be angry at the world. Start thinking outside the box.

 
Posted by Derek Guyer on 03/12/2008 08:22 PM   Comments (6)   , , , , , ,  

6 Comments on Outside the Box

Great idea!

03/12/2008 08:23 PM by Jim Crawford ~ Atlanta Real Estate-ABR E-PRO (RE/MAX Greater Atlanta)

Love it! congrats to them, wondering what state they were located in.

03/12/2008 08:26 PM by Home Run Realty, LLC

I love it--how long did it take them to sell the 5,000 tickets?  How much did the charity get?

03/12/2008 08:27 PM by Kent Simpson REALTOR®, CNS®, AHS®, RECS® (with The Pepper Group™ Diversified Real Estate)

Great Idea. I have the question as Kent how long did it take to sell the tickets? How much was the home worth?

03/12/2008 08:32 PM by Maria Couto,ABR,CRS-Berkeley Heights & Long Hill Real Estate Homes for Sale (RE/MAX Classic Group-Berkeley Heights Realtor For Sale/Sold)

Never mind Kent, I followed your link they shifted gears and got it. Lucky charity. Good Post.

03/12/2008 08:34 PM by Maria Couto,ABR,CRS-Berkeley Heights & Long Hill Real Estate Homes for Sale (RE/MAX Classic Group-Berkeley Heights Realtor For Sale/Sold)

This is a great idea - I wonder what would have happened if they only sold 100 tickets - Would they have been able to go through with it.

03/12/2008 08:46 PM by Vincent McKamy Realtor Fredericksburg Virginia (Coldwell Banker Elite)

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