Just a quick note to ask anyone that’s interested in raffling their houses to contact us. We’re really excited by recent developments and feel the time is right to extend our platform to anyone struggling to sell their property.
Why raffle.it?
A core mission of ours is to make everything affordable to everyone. Instead of holding out for a single deep pocketed individual or hoping that the chain doesn’t break somewhere, a raffle spreads your risks as a seller far and wide, reducing them to almost nothing.
Raffling your house makes it attractive to a much, much wider audience and injects some much needed fun into the housing market.
Using Raffle.it eliminates all the administrative headaches and legal costs associated with operating a raffle legally in the UK. And there’s no upfront costs. No risk to you.
Raffle.it will become a wide spread raffle based marketplace, with raffles running for anything and everything. It will make dreams come true everyday and help us turn our economy around. Okay I may be getting a little carried away now but you get the idea, right?
So got a house, or something interesting or funky to sell? We really want to here from you.
Al 11:13 pm on September 15, 2008 Permalink |
Hello
We are interested in raffling off our home, however we need to know what the rewards and down sides are before we do it.
Our home is very nice and it would attract a lot of people.
Are the laws very different from the UK to the USA. Please let us know.
Thanks Al
Pascal Wheeler 1:50 pm on September 19, 2008 Permalink |
Hi Al, the regulations governing this type of competition are a little more complex in the US, due largely to differences between the various States. We are currently exploring our options for taking Raffle.it beyond the UK.
The biggest benefit to a raffle based approach is the shared cost. You’re not looking for one individual that loves your house so much that they will stump up enough to keep you happy. With the raffle you are offering the chance to have a house for a tiny fraction of it’s worth. That appeals to many more people that would have otherwise been put off by the price.
Our service provides an incredibly simple tool to create your own raffle for whatever you’re looking to sell. We’ve taken care of all the legal requirements and provide the payment processing, tracking and documentation.
Most importantly we provide a tamper proof method for identifying the winner that is immediate, fair and not random.
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W. DAVID EZELL 5:34 am on January 22, 2009 Permalink |
DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS LEAGLE IN THE STATE OF KENTUCKY?
IF NOT, CAN I SET UP A RAFFEL IN ANOTHER STATE WHERE IT IS LEAGLE, AND RAFFEL OFF A HOUSE IN KENTUCKY?
Pascal Wheeler 10:43 am on January 23, 2009 Permalink |
Hi David, we’re currently only focused on the UK and Europe as it seems exceptionally difficult to provide a consistent, legal service in the States. I appreciate this doesn’t really help you right now. I would recommend speaking with a local charity and seeing if you can tie up a joint raffle venture where they receive anything raised beyond the cost of your house. I understand this approach has been used previously although I can’t say for sure which States permitted it.
Hope this helps
-Pascal