*** 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
Leslie says
HOMES ME!!!!!
I would love to have a place with a garage or basement so I can have a seperate place for my ceramics and not have them scattered about. :)
Tracey says
HOMES ME!!
A must have for our family is a big basement where we can put in a ballet floor and bar plus a tumbling mat. Two very active girls can outgrow even the largest of spaces!
Stephanie says
HOMES ME! A better city/town, more square footage, another bathroom and another bedroom (currently 2 bed/1 bath). We love our house now, but know we will want a bigger one once we have kids (and a better school system to go with it!).
Ann Scott says
HOMES ME! I would love a home by the ocean….despite what we just saw from Sandy….I’m an ocean girl at heart.
Annie says
Homes me!
Next home would have an entry way big enough so that if more than one person came into the house in a five minute span there wouldn’t be a traffic jam of coats and boots and scarves and boots and bags and….
Thanks !!!
cindy says
HOMES ME!
I would def look for a house with a master bathroom and huge master closet
Dawn says
Homes Me!! I love my house but, if I had it to do over again, I would look for a house with the master bedroom next to at least one other bedroom. Our two baby sons are across the main floor next to the kitchen which makes for a lot of wandering through the house at night. I have many stubbed toes to prove it! Thank you for the giveaway!
Elizabeth F says
HOMES ME!
My husband and I just bought our first home last week and we wouldn’t change a thing!
Jen D says
HOMES ME!
Lets see: another full bath and a true guest room would be wonderful. And I like the idea of a blank room in which to build a kitchen!!
Christie C says
HOMES ME!
I would love for our next house to have a bigger kitchen (ours is currently the smallest room in the house) and a basemenet. With baby #3 on the way, I’d love to have a room that our family could hang out in without having the entire world view it when they enter our house!
Tyler says
HOMES ME! Fireplace! We miss one in this house.
Jill K. says
HOMES ME!
We are looking for a house with more storage space! I dream of a linen closet!
Dayna says
HOMES ME!!!!
I would love to find a home stocked with energy efficiency. Enough solar panels to cover all costs AND get a kick-back monthly. I dream in green.
Caitlyn M. says
HOMES ME! I currently live in a one bedroom apartment in Baltimore so I’ve got a long list :) a safe neighborhood not too far from work, any sort of outdoor space (even just a nice porch), a separate art studio for my partner (he currently works in the living room and it’s cramping both of our styles), and since I’m dreaming a second bedroom and bathroom would be lovely!
Monica C says
HOMES ME! Ironically, I’d probably buy one of those “tiny houses”.
Sharon Laird says
HOMES ME!
Love my house but would definitely order cabinets with the “soft close” feature. Open kitchens are great but very noisy!
Ashley Nakayama says
HOMES ME!
We just bought our first house and love it! Now it’s 1 project at a time and making memories with our little one!
Amanda says
HOMES ME! (please) More land!
Lisa says
HOMES ME! My must have in my next home would definitely be 3 levels. I currently live in a raised ranch so our bathroom is down the hall with the bedrooms for everyone to see. I dream of having the bedrooms on an upper level and a carpeted basement for my kids to play in :)
Liz F. says
Homes Me!
A modern master suite with a baller bathroom would be amazing!
Anne with an e says
HOMES ME! My husband’s wish would be in-ground sprinklers. But mine is more than 2 closets. (Seriously – a 3-bedroom house with only 2 closets in the entire thing sounds impossible, but I live in it.)
Teresa Vanselow says
Homes ME! I would have to haave a spa bathroom.
Kim says
HOMES ME! I would look for a less steep driveway. Not a lot of fun in the winter. Thanks for the giveaway.
Sandi says
Homes me! We just moved this summer…just need some bathroom updating, but I love our new house!
Susan says
HOMES ME! I love my current house but wish for a bigger shower, a walk-in pantry…and, I miss my previous home’s kitchen sink & window above…funny how ‘you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone…’!
Karen DeSantis says
Homes Me!!! I’m pretty happy with my house, but maybe something closer to town.
Linda Mello-Teta says
“Homes Me!” If I had a new home built I would definately want to have solar panels for electric energy. That is the way to go!
Maggie R says
homes me!
I would love a finished basement so that I don’t have to use all my storage space for kids toys!
Cathi Spornick says
HOMES ME!
A screened porch!
Rene Y. says
HOMES ME!
I really need a bigger everything, so I would say square footage. I can hardly entertain guests because it is like I am cramming extra sardines into a can. However, if I were totally selfish and was getting something just for ME, I would buy a house with a swimming pool!
Monique says
HOUSE ME! I would love to have a half bath on the main floor of my duplex. We are constantly running upstairs while we have been potty training our son
Sheri says
HOMES ME!
I would downsize, less is more! :)
Jessica Astarita says
HOMES ME!
A fireplace is amust for my family
Andrea says
HOMES ME! I’m pretty happy in our current home, but I would look for a smaller yard and bedrooms on the same floor in our next house.
Nicole says
HOMES ME! I’ll use it to install some cork flooring throughout my house :)
Julie says
Homes me!
What a pertinent question you pose, as we’re dealing with that very issue right now. I think better flow with more open floor space would be at the top of my list. But there are other things, too!
Pam H. says
HOMES ME! I would want a house a little closer to my kids’ school.
Krystle Clark says
HOMES ME!
If I were to buy a house today — our MUST have would be either a 5th bedroom OR 4 bedrooms with a bonus room. We’re trying to squeeze our room, 2 kids rooms, a work from home office, and a guest room into a 4 bedroom house right now and it’s driving me bananas!
Lisa says
HOMES ME!!!! We just got through renovating our kitchen and would LOVE to start on the master bedroom. Love your blog and would also love to get your book. Have a great day!
Diane says
HOMES ME!! Bigger house and yard.
Erika says
HOMES ME!
I actually am looking for my first house right now. I have two must-haves:a 4th bedroom (finally a guest room!!) and that the house be in my desired school district!
Beth says
HOMES ME! I would require a front porch. That’s it!
Melissa says
Homes me! We need to clean our carpets and spruce up our master bath!!!
Cara says
HOMES ME! I live just outside Boston, the land of the postage stamp Yates and 1 bathroom colonial. My next house will have space for a Huge organic garden and a bathroom on the first floor.
Maggie says
HOMES ME! I would love a home with a big backyard for our dog to run in!
Cherelle says
Homes me!
We just had our offer on a house accepted last night! So the must have for that house will be, decor and paint for the extra rooms that we are not used to having and maybe some new flooring :)
Diane says
HOMES ME!
This is easy as we just bought a new home a few months ago due to yet another relocation.
Our must have list:
1. master bathroom!!!!
2. 4 or more bedrooms (big family)
3. attached garage
4. room for a shop (my man’s an excellent woodworker)
We’ve done the “old” house thing and renovated a Victorian. However, the relocation before this one the market was slim and we had to buy a brand new home! Honestly, we’d never go back. We love having a “new” home!!! There’s ample closets where they should be, normal bathrooms, attached garage, master bathroom, oh, and did I say NO MICE?!?!?!…..
Teresa @ wherelovemeetslife says
HOMES ME!!
I NEED storage, pretty storage, like built-ins!!
Lindsey says
HOMES ME! I would love a home with four bedrooms and a laundry room!!!
Misti Money says
HOMES ME!
I would love an extra bathroom. Having a family of six, and one bathroom makes things a bit interesting at times.