*** 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
ashe says
HOMES ME! although I love my “project house” I would love less structural projects so I could focus on fun decorative projects. Also, I’d like a garage
Shannon says
HOMES ME!!
Definitely a nicer kitchen!
Linda says
HOMES ME!!!
A new home would have to have a room just for me, where I could spread out all my craftiness and work on projects at my leisure.
Kristen says
Homes ME!
We would look closer to work AND want more yard. 2 very large requests in this area.
Alisa D says
Homes me!
Umm… I really like my current home. If we moved, I think I would like white cabinets in my kitchen (which I know I could do with my existing kitchen too, so no need to move really. :))
Victoria C says
HOMES ME!!! I would love a second covered garage. I have a very old house with one car garage that my car barely fits in!
Kristen says
HOMES Me! (Please)
We would look for land, 1 acre or more and try to stay 30min from work. A tall order.
Claudia says
Homes me, please! I would definitely have either an attic or a garage. We are very, very short on storage space.
Jason says
“HOMES ME!”
I’d really like for my next house to have an atrium with some kind or rock garden and tree in the middle.
Diana says
Homes Me!
We are actually building our dream home right now. Our neighbors are telling us we might have mice though. We have a big field behind us.
Stephanie says
Homes Me!
A big yard!
Jenni says
HOMES ME!
I’m currently looking for a new (or old :) ) home and would love a bigger yard.
Ali says
HOMES ME!
I want a cozy study corner. In the middle of exams right now, and I need a space with a door I can look to escape roommates, huge windows to make the room bright, and I would fill it with bean bag chairs next to a giant, clean desk!
Kristin says
“HOMES ME! With more natural light please!
Renee says
HOMES ME! We are currently searching for a new home, so the one item on our must-have is a nice big open kitchen/living room. We love to entertain to its important there is plenty of space in the kitchen b/c that is where everyone always ends up hanging out!
Rachel says
Homes Me!
I’d love a bigger backyard since we’re really in to gardening!
Melanie says
HOMES ME!
It would be nice to have an actual “master” bedroom, complete with attached bathroom. I’d also stake out whatever street we were moving to and see how fast people drive on it. Our street is 25 MPH, but connects to a ton of houses/neighborhoods, and people FLY down it. Drive me crazy!!
Sarah says
HOMES ME!
I’d love a house with awesome carpeting or flooring, a finished basement, and an upstairs laundry!
Kim says
HOMES ME!!!!
I would love a home with its own separate spacious laundry/mud room!!!
Rachel says
Homes me! haha reminds me of homies… new bedroom furniture is a mist have for us right now
Rachel says
HOMES ME! If I were to buy a new house today, I would probably prefer one without a pool.
Traci says
HOMES ME!
I honestly wouldn’t buy another home. I love the one I have and really can’t imagine living anywhere else. It has all the room I need. Just working on improving what we have and enjoying the home we started our family in!
Marie W says
“HOMES ME!”
I have this one down as my husband and I discuss it all the time. First, he wants a two car garage. I want two things, a fireplace and a large master bedroom! =)
Thanks for the chance to win this, would be awesome!!!!
Laura says
HOMES ME!
We play this game all the time! I would want: a bigger bathroom, a garage, a bigger (and flatter) yard, and a pretty entryway!
Molly says
Homes me! I would love a house on a less busy (traffic) street!
Annie B says
HOMES ME! I would love to have a decent size kitchen since I spend so much time in there!
Zabeth says
Homes Me!
If we moved today I would want a butlers pantry with a second prep space, a big laudry room, and a second living space.
Jennifer A. says
HOMES ME!
A fenced in yard, so my puppy could run & play to her heart’s content!
And a fireplace ;)
Briana says
HOMES ME! A fire place would be nice to cozy up to in these cold winter months.
Shannon says
Homes me :)
My “must have” if buying a house today would be a laundry room NOT in the basement. No more spider crickets to scare me when pulling clean clothes out of the dryer.
Holly says
Shannon, I laughed out loud reading this as I immediately went back in time to when we had a laundry in the basement (and exterior only entry to make it worse) and those dang spider crickets freaked me out everytime I went down there!
I’m fairly certain it was regular gang of them, all waiting to jump out at me as soon as I walked down the stairs…
Betsy G. says
Homes me!
We are looking for a good neighborhood and a house with at least 2br/2b and a fenced back yard for the pup!
Rebecca says
HOMES ME!!
My new home would have updated bathrooms! Not the 80’s ones (I’m talking black tile) we have now!!
connie says
Homes me! We would love a garage with our new house. Or a finished basement!! And definitely more than one bathroom!
Kristen says
HOMES ME!I would love a back yard fence.
Laura says
HOMES ME!
My dream home would have a big kitchen with loads of cabinet & counter space, at least two bathrooms, and a big yard for my pup! Feeling cramped in my 1 bath, 20-square-foot kitchen apartment these days…!
Aaron says
HOMES ME!
Definitely would have to go with 2 bathrooms. Living with 1 bathroom and having people stay at your house can get old really fast. Especially when your bathroom is the size of a closet.
Joanna says
Homes me!
Bigger kitchen with more cabinet space!
Chaley says
HOMES ME!
We love the area we live in, and we love our home. One difference I would make is to live closer to the school that our kids attend. It would be nice not to have to drive so far back and forth for events.
Emily C says
Homes Me! Our current house has a fabulous backyard, so I would look for the same in a new one! We even built a pergola and an old brick sidewalk, so we could do something similar to make the space ours :)
Amanda says
HOMES ME!
At the top of my “must have” list would have to be a fireplace. I love our house, but that’s the one thing missing and not exactly easy to add. I especially want one this time of year for our cold Michigan winters. :)
Beth says
HOMES ME! If we were to buy a new house, it would have more land!
Jenn V. says
HOMES ME! The most desired thing in our current house is more garage space! It would be so nice to have extra storage for all our tools, lawn equipment, paint, etc. This will definitely be high on the list in future house hunting.
Dayna says
HOMES ME!
We would have to have lots of acerage to start our own farm!
Lanelle says
HOMES ME!
I would love wider hallways. I never realized it until seeing how much you can do with yours. Even just hanging pictures on the walls makes mine feel cramped.
Maggie says
HOMES ME!! A modern, beautiful kitchen that doesn’t need any work! I love the house we bought last year, but I’m suffering with my kitchen which desperately needs a make over!
Tara says
HOMES ME!
My next home will have a true fourth bedroom and not just a 6×10 closet that happens to fit a twin bed!!
Barb says
HOMES ME!
A heated pool with caves and a waterslide! Ha!
Carrie says
HOMES ME! At the top of the must have list would be a bigger yard! At the top of the “would love” list – a home on a Caribbean island. :)
Danielle says
Homes me! If money was no option I’d have 2 requirements: central air conditioning and a fireplace!
Maryanne says
Homes me!!