HGTV Dream Home 2013 - Giveaway ends in 21 days!

From the Website HGTV:

“Enter twice online per day — once on HGTV.com and once on FrontDoor.com — for your chance to win the luxuriously furnished HGTV Dream Home 2013, a low country Zen coastal cottage located on Kiawah Island in South Carolina, plus a new GMC® Acadia® Denali® and $500,000!”

Ooooh...peaceful.....

 It's built on an island people! wow.

Lots of light to view the natural scenery!

Looks like lots of privacy...except maybe 'gaters...

I could see myself kickin' back with a beer and a good book right here!

This year's home looks like it has a Zen theme going, simplicity, calmness and merging into the local unique coastal environment seems the goal. Last year, the dream home was valued at $1,500,000! While the final numbers haven’t been posted as of yet for next year’s model, I can tell you, from the looks of the last couple year’s homes, the amount of customization and care that goes into it makes it a very special house!

 

I will definitely take this garage...and the SUV.

I did this competition last year, tried faithfully to enter every single day, but probably had more of a 75% ratio when all was said and done. But nonetheless, it was fun…and nice to dream a bit for a month or so…”What IF we won it!?” … “What if YOU won it???”

   

Remember, you can enter through February 15, 2013, at 5p.m. ET for a chance to live the dream.

As I write this, there are 21 days, 3 hours and roughly 11 minutes until the winner is selected!   Let the fun begin!

HGTV Dream Home 2012 - Giveaway starts December 29, 9am Eastern!

From the Website HGTV:

"Starting December 29, 2011, at 9am ET, you can enter twice daily — once on HGTV.com and once on FrontDoor.com — for your chance to win the luxuriously furnished HGTV Dream Home 2012, a modern rustic ranch house located near Park City, Utah, plus a new 2012 GMC® Terrain and $500,000!"

Last year, the dream home was valued at $1,500,000! While the final numbers haven’t been posted as of yet for next year’s model, I can tell you, from the looks of the last couple year’s homes, the amount of customization and care that goes into it makes it a very special house!

2012 HGTV Dream Home! Wow...

I did this competition last year, tried faithfully to enter every single day, but probably had more of a 75% ratio when all was said and done. But nonetheless, it was fun…and nice to dream a bit for a month or so…”What IF we won it!?” … “What if YOU won it???”

What I could do with a place like that! Medieval games night anyone!?

As I write this, there are 15 days, 5 hours and roughly 8 minutes until contest green light.

Let the fun begin!

HGTV Green Home Sweepstakes - Enter now and win it!

Hi everyone- It looks like HGTV is giving away ANOTHER sweet house this year! After the closing of the annual Dream Home, they have graciously provided another opportunity to win a nice little GREEN home over in Denver, CO.  You can enter twice a day, once on the main page HERE, and another on their sister site FrontDoor.com HERE. Get your tickets in now as it will close on June 2nd, at 5PM Eastern.

The winner will get the stylish custom-built, fully furnished, eco-fabulous home situated in Stapleton, Denver's premier sustainable community. The grand-prize package — worth almost $700,000 — also includes local artwork, beautiful furnishings, engineered hardwood flooring and a new 2011 GMC Terrain and $100,000!  Commence dreaming now.



2011 HGTV Dream Home Winner declared! -->

UPDATE- See my new post for the 2012 Dream Home Sweepstakes HERE

Well the dream for me is over, [at least for another year :], but just beginning for one Eric Makstenieks and his family of suburban Illinois! As of tonight 9/8p time, the HGTV Special aired showing the lucky winner to the beautiful Dream Home nestled in the picturesque mountains of Vermont.

Lucky family...

I participated, submitting my allotted two entries a day for over a month, wishing and hoping that some miracle happened and we were the fortunate winners. While it's certainly fun to dream and picture all that you would do and how would  you actually handle that size of a house -  the details perhaps, are not all a bed of roses one might think.

If you do a little searching into the past winners, you will see what I mean. Many, if not all of the previous years winners end up not living in their dream home at all, past a few vacations or short-term 'try-out's'.

It appears, that TAXES, being a significant reason, but monthly maintenance costs, and location may be significant other factors. So while it is still a life-changing moment for these family's, the changing usually comes at the price of giving up their beautiful, custom built and elaborately furnished dream home...and using whatever money is left over after uncle sam takes his cut, to briefly enrich their current, real lives.

It seems sad, that a contest so focused on making a dream come true for one lucky family, can be so fraught with the thorns of reality that is our US Government. :(

Regardless of all that... I STILL want to win next year! As I said, it would still be nice to pay off our own house, buy a few toys, keep funds for kids college, and perhaps that long overdue honeymoon in Hawaii my wife and I never took.

To the winner, I say Congrats! Hope you use your new asset wisely, and have a little fun while you can.

Check out the article on the selection of the winner HERE at a random MSN blog, which details further what past winners have done with their Dream Homes.

HGTV Dream Home 2011 - Giveaway starts New Years Day!

It’s that time again!

HGTV will be kicking off the New Year with their 2011 Dream Home Giveaway Sweepstakes. This year the amazing dream home is in Stowe, Vermont. You can enter twice per day — once on HGTV.com and once on FrontDoor.com — for your chance to win the luxuriously furnished HGTV Dream Home 2011, plus a new 2011 GMC Acadia Denali and $500,000!

The dream home itself is valued at $1,500,000! I can tell you, from the looks of the last couple year’s homes, the amount of customization and care that goes into it makes it a very special house!

...wow...

I did this competition last year, tried faithfully to enter every single day, but probably had more of a 75% ratio when all was said and done. But nonetheless, it was fun…and nice to dream a bit for a month or so…”What IF we won it!?”

Let the fun begin!