How to have a Real Estate Raffle

With homeowners not being able to sell their house in today's real estate market many are turning to house raffles to help. Here is how you can raffle off your house and make a generous donation to charity in the process.

First you must check your state raffle laws to Ensure you are following the state guidelines for your house raffle.Check with state and local laws regarding raffles.

You cannot legally have a raffle without a charity involved. Designate a charity that will receive any proceeds over that which you are asking for your house. Meet with a representative of that charity and explain what you are doing and how you will go about donating the proceeds.

Form a planning committee for your house raffle. Brainstorm together to get as many great ideas about marketing your raffle, various prizes for 2nd and 3rd place.
Meet weekly to stay posted as to the progress of your raffle.
Designate people to sell the house raffle tickets. Keep records of their progress.

Get house raffle tickets printed.
you can do it yourself by printing tickets right from your computer or you can have them professionally printed.

Get creative in selling tickets. You can set up a web site for your house raffle where people can go and purchase raffle tickets.

You can designate sellers to sell the raffle tickets.

Written by Carol Stinson. All rights reserved.