River City Writer

Much has been made about the high price of housing here in River City, and quite fairly. Even though prices have dropped a bit, housing is still expensive in Edmonton.

What if you could buy a house in Edmonton for only $11? Well, you can…sort of.

David and Esther Stockburger are running a contest to give away a historic house just off of Alberta Avenue. Instead of selling the house the traditional way, they are allowing people to enter this contest for the very low of fee of $11.

It’s not quite as simple as sending in your $11, though. The other part of the contest is that you must give the Stockburgers at least one reason why they should give you the house. The reason can be whatever you want, and can be expressed in writing, music, video, or any other creative way you can think of (as long as it can be mailed or emailed; please don’t show up on their doorstep with a guitar unless they actually invite you to do so).

There’s one other condition: if the Stockburgers don’t receive at least 25,000 entries they’ll cancel the contest, refund everyone’s money, and sell the house the traditional way. But, as long as at least 25,000 people enter, you have a chance at winning a house for only $11.

For more information, or to enter the 11 Dollar House contest, visit http://www.the11dollarhouse.com/.