For $50, castle is home for a lucky lord or lady

[The Straight Story]

For $50, castle is home for a lucky lord or lady



At 7,400 square feet, the seven-bedroom mansion in Athens is sometimes called a castle.

For $50 and a bit of luck, you can call it yours.

The owners, Dr. Ernest de Bourbon and his wife, Jennifer, are donating the 80-year-old estate to raise money for a Zanesville nonprofit agency that helps poor children with obesity and related health problems.

"I like to do things in an unorthodox way, a little bit differently," said Dr. de Bourbon, the owner of Artemis Laser & Vein Center in Dublin. "I didn't want to offer any old prize, but something that would make a real difference."
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The contest, billed as the "Ultimate Life Makeover," is designed to revolutionize the life of the winner, who is scheduled to be announced July 4.

The winner -- to be chosen through a drawing -- will receive the title to the house, a new car valued at less than $20,000 and money to pay the income tax on the house. In addition, five years of utility bills and property taxes will be covered, provided that the winner lives in the house for those five years and maintains the original integrity of the home.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/30/1_HOME_CONTEST.ART_ART_01-30-10_A1_5RGF03H.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101

[dana_b]

1. if you win, sell it!!

unless you live in the area. good deal - especially with the property taxes and heat/electricity paid for.

[Lorien]

9. Terms are that you have to live in it for five years. nt

[dana_b]

15. that's only to receive $$ for the property taxes and utility bills

as far as I can tell.

[Statistical]

2. I am not in the market for all expenses paid Irish castle but if I were that would be good deal. n/t

[Cirque du So-What]

5. Not in Ireland

It's not even in Dublin, Ohio, where the doctor who owns it has his practice. It's in Athens, Ohio - a small college town in the SE part of the state. So I guess that means it's not in Greece either.

[Statistical]

6. LOL. Ok. Well I feel silly

[Libertas1776]

3. It's nowhere near that

haunted asylum, is it? :shrug:

[Yurovsky]

16. Looks like Shaggy, Scooby & the gang...

might be walking the halls trying to solve a mystery...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_UpMo2B1nbmg/SsPGcWVmnYI/AAAAAAAACsI/uURM6ug1lRI/s320/scooby+doo+1.bmp

[NYC_SKP]

4. They hope to sell 36,000 tickets in this drawing, raise $1.8 billion for charity.

Sounds good to me, the house is appraised for $500,000.

Risking the 50 bucks on a slim chance of winning seems a worthwhile way to donate.

I like this idea.

[Statistical]

7. Um.... 36,000 * $50 = $1.8 million. Still good 300% ROI on property for charity.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

8. An appropriate moniker

:hi:

[NYC_SKP]

17. Oh yeah, Well deserved.

statistical has cleared things up more than once, love them to death.

:P

[cliffordu]

11. You just got pwnd.......

:rofl:

[NYC_SKP]

18. There are two, maybe three, here who I wouldn't dare argue with:

The Magistrate, statistical, and kristopher on areas of his expertise.

The rest of ya', well....

Bring it on!

:thumbsup:

[cliffordu]

19. Aw, come on....

Don't be hatin'...


:bounce:

[NYC_SKP]

21. There's another DUer I trust implicitly for all things Airstream...

...and cycling.

...and bullshitting.

:toast:

[cliffordu]

20. Are you Kirstin Dundst???

She was in that movie, ya know..."Bring it on"

[Auggie]

10. It would make an awesome frat house

Funny -- I lived in Athens four years and never heard of it.

[Lorien]

12. The "official site" for the contest belongs to a costmetic surgeon.

??

[Th1onein]

13. I just entered to win!

I've got plans for that new car.

[elocs]

14. Well, for $1 and a bit of luck (well more than a bit) a huge Powerball jackpot could be mine.

:bounce: