*** 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…
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Anne says
Home Me! It would still be a front porch and location! Everything else we can fix!
Lauren says
HOMES ME!! We are 6 months into our first house and I’m already taking notes for our next home. All I ask is there is no wallpaper and the bathrooms are in decent shape
lauren w says
HOMES ME!
I would LOVE a bigger/more functional kitchen!
Emily O. says
HOMES ME! Neighborhood is #1.
Addy says
Homes Me!!
A new home for us would have to be a little bigger with our new little one on the way and more updated and eco-friendly than our current home – love the character of our older home but not the utility bills!
Andrea Wlodarczyk says
Homes Me!
My next house “must have” a garage (we have hurricanes) and a space that we can work an art studio (I’m an artist/teacher) and wood workshop (he’s a contractor/diy-er) into. Really, it boils down to more space :-) <3
lizaanne says
HOMES ME!
Oh my gosh – I would LOVE some freaking closet space!!! Our dinky place is zero storage for clothing and shoes – how I dream of a walk in closet. …..sigh…..
kelly says
Homes me! I would absolutely look for a yard! Right now we’re in a townhome. With a toddler and 2 dogs, we need a yard!
Sarah Heppner says
Homes Me!!!….I would definitely want a backyard big enough for a tree house for my boys as our current yard only has lounging room, no room for a playarea!
Jen T. says
HOMES ME!
I live in an urban neighborhood and I would just love to find an city neighborhood with sidewalks. No more worrying about getting hit by a car while I walk my dogs!
Melissa Shipman says
Homes me!
And our house would have to have an actual dining room. (This first house, we just bought a couple months ago has an eat in kitchen but no formal dining room.) A bigger kitchen with an island would also be nice!
Sherryl says
HOMES ME!
A kitchen with more counter and cabinet space!
Maria says
HOMES ME! I would love a bigger kid’s bathroom and NO cathedral ceilings, so I could change the paint color of every room easily whenever I wanted.
Natalie says
HOMES ME! I’m willing to change anything in a house- one thing you can’t change… location, location, location… definitely my top priority
Leigh says
HOMES ME. It is all about location and how big the yard is!
jennfer g says
homes me!
i am constantly on the hunt for our next house. we love the neighbor hood we live in so staying ther is a must, which leads to the constant searching as houses do not go up for sale frequently. our must have in our next home is more square footage.
Cortney says
“Homes Me!” If I were buying a house today I would look for square footage and good bones. Most of the homes I see now are poorly built and that is hard to deal with.
SueB says
HOMES ME!
A must have would be a nice bathtub! Our current house has a stall shower and I really miss my baths!
Sara R says
HOMES ME!
A good school district, a quite neighborhood, and another bedroom!
Brooke @ Inside-Out Design says
HOMES ME!! (Please!:) Our next house MUST have more than one bathroom! We are renting a little 80 year old house in Minneapolis that only has one bathroom and in that bathroom is only one pedestal sink. We have to brush our teeth in shifts. In our next house I want at least 2 1/2 baths.
Jennifer A says
HOMES ME!! Definitely two full baths and a kitchen that was more open to the rest of the house.
Brittany says
HOMES ME! :)
Katie says
HOMES ME!
If I were to move… a big yard would be at the top of my list! I grew up with one and my yard now is basically the size of my living room! My dogs might appreciate it as well :)
Katie says
Homes Me!!! I would kill for another bathroom, our house only has one!
Viviana says
HOMES ME! Location, location would be a must. 4th bedroom would be a plus.
Kelly says
HOMES ME! I’d have to have more than one bathroom!
Kristin says
Homes Me! We want a rental unit; a two unit property. As musicians it would give us more stable income so we can start thinking about starting a family.
kay hintz says
HOMES ME, please. Dreaming about 1 level…
Shondra says
Homes me! I’m 100% happy with the location and size of my house. But I do want a new kitchen and master bedroom!
kyle says
HOMES ME!
I would definitely look for a nice backyard close enough to neighbors for a sense of community but not too close that you have to hear all their noise!
Allison says
HOMES ME!
We are currently in the process of buying our first house, and one thing I’d love to have is a laundry room! No more running to the basement of my apartment building to wash a load of laundry!
Justine in CT says
HOMES ME! I like my 8-yr. old condo, but if I could move again, I’d prefer a single family home… miss having a yard.
Gretchen says
HOMES ME!
We’d need a ginormous kitchen and eating area to accommodate all 11 of us.
Jill says
HOMES ME!
My next home will have an amazing chefs kitchen! I’m a professional pastry chef and in desperate need of more kitchen space : )
sct says
HOMES ME!
A nice, updated, and clean kitchen as the centerpoint of our home would be amazing!
Julie says
Homes me! Must have for me would be a room to paint (furniture, not art!)
Beth says
Homes Me! Big backyards are a must have with 2 boys!
Dani says
Homes me! We really need a larger home with another bedroom and more square footage… Some day :)
claire killeen says
HOMES me! I would love an old house with more character!
Jamie says
homes me! i just want a mantle :)
Meg says
HOMES ME!
I would love a nice entry or a mudroom. We don’t have any transitional spaces in our home.
annie says
HOMES ME!! A big back yard with a nice patio area to entertain and a very open kitchen/dining room/living room area.
Amanda says
HOMES ME!
I want my next home to have tons of character and a farmer’s porch : )
Mel Holt says
Homes me! I would like a separate eating and living area – ours is currently combined. I’d also like white/cream kitchen cabinets with white subway tile, and bright grass green glass tile mixed in. I’m not asking for much, am I?
Jessica Kish says
HOMES ME!
With another baby on the way, we need more square feet and another bedroom!
Sarah Beth says
HOMES ME!
I am TERRIFIED of Tornadoes, so my house HAS to have a basement.
gina w. says
Homes ME! (Homey?)
I location between mine and my husband’s job, 3car garage, and a larger yard! Perfection.
Allison says
HOMES ME!
New home… hmmm. I say fireplace, my boyfriend says go-kart track, haha.
kb says
HOMES ME!
It would be awesome to have a house where you can open up the space and have an inside/outside kind of living space! Although this would probably work better in California than in Connecticut where we live!
Anne Shade says
HOMES ME!! A bigger laundry room!