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The Winner of the House Contest! March 18, 2008

Filed under: Contests — News Writer @ 11:20 pm

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Well, okay, no one actually won a house. Now that would be nice, right? But, someone did get pretty darn close to the price of my house, which is….

$67,000

Everyone guessed too high. Maybe you were afraid of being insulting. Or perhaps you’ve just never experienced a town like Nowhere, Texas before. The thing is, you can get houses even cheaper than this one not too far away from here. My town has a university, which drives up prices. The towns in these parts with no university have very, very low real estate prices. As in the same house would go for $40,000 or so. No joke.

I do feel like I got a good deal on the house–of course! Coming from Austin, this is peanuts. I can’t imagine what it must seem like to you folks from LA. Don’t feel bad, though. There are no beaches here, and we have crime anyway.

At any rate, the astute winner is…Tina Kubala from The Creative Nerd. I really like her post Reduce and Reuse Failed. Tina will be getting the grand prize of $10! Yea Tina!

 

6 Responses to “The Winner of the House Contest!”

  1. Kelvin Says:

    Hard to imagine indeed. Here in Los Angeles my friends are buying $450K condos…

    Kelvin’s last blog post..LCC presents: I’m Feeling Lucky!

  2. Emma Says:

    What an awesome deal. Enjoy your new home. Congratulations.

    Emma’s last blog post..Should I Create A Video Or Go For A Run?

  3. doug m Says:

    congrats to tina for winning, and congrats to you michelle for finding such a good home at a great price.
    san diego homes are anywhere from $300,000 to over a million,

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  5. Tina Kubala Says:

    I only did that well because I live in Middle of Nowhere Missouri. Thanks for the link love.

    Tina Kubala’s last blog post..Green for a Day

  6. Stephen Says:

    Holy crap! I’ve already paid that much into my mortgage and I’m still years away from being free and clear! On the bright side, I think my crawlspace is at least paid off :-/

    I’m going to have to think about relocating.

    Stephen’s last blog post..Manfrotto 190XPROB Pro Aluminum Tripod Review


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