*** This giveaway is now closed. See who won below! ***
An early Christmas present (in the form of this $500 Visa gift card) has randomly chosen to come to the hands of… Mary (whose dream house would be a “big cozy log cabin out in the woods” complete with fishing pond, swimming pool, hot tub, huge whirlpool tub in her bathroom and a giant walk in closet. Her fantasy list doesn’t end there, so check out her comment for the rest). Congrats Mary!
With a URL as broad as Homes.com, there are a lot of topics you might think they cover. Because people buy homes. They decorate homes. They do home improvements. You get the idea. Well, Homes.com does cover all of those things – from all stages of the home buying process to decor and DIY. We especially enjoyed their home values and city profiles (because we’re nerds for stuff like that). But what you’ll probably enjoy the most is the chance to win a $500 Visa gift card from Homes.com this week. Yup, five hundred dolla dolla bills (in plastic form) to spend wherever you’d like for whatever stage of home ownership you’re currently enjoying. Oh yeah, and they’re also giving away a signed copy of our book over on their blog.
- PRIZE: A $500 Visa gift card courtesy of Homes.com
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words “HOMES ME!” and tell us…
- BONUS QUESTION: …if you were to buy a new house today, what “must have” would be at the top of your list? A neighborhood closer to work? More square footage? A bigger yard? Maybe something with a pool… or a helipad?
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Wednesday, Dec 5th at 8pm EST or at 10,000 entries (whichever comes first)
- NUMBER OF WINNERS: One
- PRIZE SHIPS: We always beg every vendor to ship internationally but some companies are not legally able to vend things beyond the US (more on that here). This giveaway is open to The United States & Canada.
- USUAL STUFF: One entry per e-mail address is permitted. The winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Thursday as an update to this post. That’s right, come right back here on Thursday for the announcement of our winner. Good luck…
- ***COMMENT ISSUES? If you’re trying to enter but keep getting a “duplicate comment” warning, click here to see how to solve it!
Note: We aren’t paid or perked for hosting these giveaways, we just do ‘em to thank you awesome folks for stopping in. See our Giveaway FAQ page for more info. Pics courtesy of Homes.com
Julie Clark says
HOMES ME! My must have would be a walk out basement and a bigger more private backyard.
Jaci says
Homes me! I would make sure we had a developed basement for the kids to play in!
Heidi Maranell says
Homes Me!! At the top of our list is a 2nd bathroom. Five people and one bathroom is tough!
Liz TenHoeve says
Homes me!
I’d like a house with a backyard pool!
Amy S says
HOMES ME!
A must-have for our new house would definitely be a gas range. I miss the heck out of cooking on gas, and would LOVE to have a gas range again.
Martha says
HOMES ME
We are committed to our house for a lifetime (unless the neighborhood gets worse instead of better and then all bets are off), so it is hard for me to comprehend buying a new house. I suppose it would be nice to have all the things on our “someday” list right away. Remodeled kitchen, two showers, pristine floors the right color scheme, nice neighborhood, outdoor kitchen, new roof …
Chris says
Home Me!
I would like an attached garage. I miss walking straight into the house from my van!!!
Erin S says
HOMES ME! I would love more outdoor space that we can use for our fur baby and for entertaining. I mean, it’s 80 in December! We should be taking advantage!
Tracy says
HOMES ME! We just built a new home so we pretty much picked out what we wanted, now just need to be able to fill it!
Leah K. says
Homes me! I really want a pantry in my next kitchen or to remodel and make room for one :)
Clarissa says
HOMES ME!!
I would love a larger kitchen and a second bathroom.
Rachel W. says
HOMES ME!!
I would love to find a cute, charming stone cottage!! :)
Casey says
Homes me! In December I can’t help but wish for an awesome bay window to put a Christmas tree in!
Teri says
Homes Me!
My must have right now would be a spacious bedroom, walk-in closet, and a nice en suite. Lots of storage is a must!
Tonya Reish says
Homes ME!!!! my family just moved to Colorado and we need so much help with our new house. We would love to have more square footage and a bigger living room.
Adrienne says
HOMES ME please! Location, location, location! I want to live in Old Town and the house should at least have a ton of potential.
Courtney says
Homes Me!
We actually JUST bought a house (like 3 days ago) and it was all about location and flow. We still have a lot of work to do for it though!
Andrea J says
HOMES ME! My “must have” would actually be a driveway (garage would be a bonus). We park on the street right now and I like it less than I ever thought I would
Jill says
HOMES ME! A double oven for all the holiday goodies and so we can finally have the whole family over to enjoy!
Jen says
HOMES ME!
We just moved this past summer and honestly can’t think of a single thing I’d change… :) Our must-haves were a large garage, and large yard.
Kelly says
HOMES ME!
Our next place needs to be in a great school district. Kiddos will be in school before you know it!
Tonya Reish says
HOMES ME!!! We just moved to Colorado and we would love to have had more time to get the place we wanted. We had three days to find a home. Much more living space needed for sure!!
Katherine W. says
Homes Me!!
A house close to the”big city”. Big city means anything with a kroger, Walmart, or Target. I love the country, but I am getting tired of driving 30 minutes to town and 30 minutes back whenever I need something.
samantha says
HOME ME! I’d buy a home that already has a mature and defined landscape and patio because I have a black thumb. :|
marilyn says
HOMES ME!
A house in a neighborhood with better schools for my son. I would also make sure that there are no basement flooding problems!
Kelly says
Homes me! A new kitchen!
Kristen says
HOMES ME!
If we were buying a new house righ now, my must have would be a bigger kitchen… Our little 9×9 wall-to-wall room we call a kitchen doesn’t cut it for a family of 5!
Theresa says
HOMES ME please! :)
I would LOVE a large kitchen, with beautiful counter tops, and island/lots of counter space and storage. My current kitchen is so tiny and has so many angles that all but two of the drawers are fake! Ack!
Alyssa says
HOMES ME!
I would love to have more square footage 1,000 sq. feet isn’t working for me. We’re currently looking, here’s hoping!
Justin says
Homes me! a big backyard
Chrissy says
HOMES ME!
I would LOVE a bigger closet. Nothing outrageous, but sharing a closet is hard!
Tina says
HOMES ME!
We just bought a house because of the location!
Shannon Svalen says
HOMES ME! Tile floors, sparkling pool, ocean blue walls, breezy porch= dream home!!
mw says
HOMES ME!
I’d like a bigger kitchen!
Kristen Sutton says
Home me! I would for sure want a home with wood floors! This builder-grade carpet is crap, and it’s such a huge cost it will be here for a while…
Ryan says
HOMES ME! We actually ARE buying a home soon and it MUST have stairs (according to my 3 year old who does not approve of the mostly one-level living in the South.)
Angela Nelson says
Homes Me!
I would love to get out of our townhouse and into a single family home with more bedrooms, and a similar open concept feel.
Rachel says
Homes Me!
We just bought a house in April so I’m having a hard time thinking of a must-have. I guess I would love having a big kitchen with a pantry. So far I’ve always had small kitchens where I scramble for enough storage.
Lori says
HOMES ME!
More stuff to add my personal touch to!
Beth says
HOMES ME! A new house would HAVE to be in a different location! Location, location, location!
Ann Marie says
HOMES ME!!!
I would LOVE an attached garage – it would be so much more convenient to take trash/recycling out and the groceries in!
Shannon says
HOMES ME! A good kitchen – hands down.
Kelly says
Homes me, please! A bigger yard with a taller fence for our crazy dog…
Jenny says
HOMES ME! I would love a bigger mudroom. Mine is too small.
Jessica S says
Homes Me!!
I would probably want a bigger house in a cooler climate/place closer to friends and family :)
mary leishman says
Homes me. I would be on the lookout for a mudroom.
meaghan says
home me!
A definite for me would be a second bathroom…we only have one!
Melissa says
Homes me! I’d buy a house with a bigger backyard.
Bridget says
HOMES ME!
A third bedroom and lots of natural light and no dark stained trim….because it is no fun to deal with primer
Vivianna Pena says
HOMES ME
we just bought our house this year, but if I was still looking, the yard would be the first thing I’d look at. I love gardening and I love animals. I would love to have a edible garden, room for my husky and malamute, and toy poodle, and I would love to get chickens and a goat and a donkey :)
Our current home only has one bedroom so I would also look for more rooms….just incase our family grows