Want to Raffle Your House? Mostly, You Can’t

By | August 7th, 2009|

Thinking of conducting a house raffle to unload your house instead of selling it? It's illegal for homeowners to raffle off their own house. Instead, you have to work with a nonprofit organization and transfer ownership of the house to them. The nonprofit can then raffle off your house, and you'll get a tax deduction - not cash. Here are more details on house raffles.