Woman Wanted To Give Away $1.7 Million House Because She Couldn't Sell It

Sep 26, 2020 by apost team

With the way the real estate market works, many of us can only dream that someone would offer us a free home.

Last year, Alla Wagner, an Alberta, Canada, resident put her beautiful $1.7 million home on sale after she could no longer manage to live in the two-story home due to health issues. To her surprise, the home did not attract any buyers. That's when she decided to get creative, by planning to give away her home, all for a mere $25 and a well-written letter. 

Wagner has a 3,800-square-foot home that is worth $1.7 million dollars.

Though she loves her home, her health conditions were forcing her out. After suffering a serious injury in 2018, Wagner was struggling to navigate the stairs in her home. After putting the property up for sale, Wagner was discouraged that there was such little interest in her home. She was told that the price she had initially chosen was "too high", so she lowered the price only to find that there were still no interested buyers.

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While this news would be discouraging to some people, Wagner saw it as an opportunity to do something incredible.

She took to social media with her new idea and was excited to share her plan with the world. She was going to give her home away in a letter-writing competition. Wagner's Write a Letter, Win a House contest encouraged applicants to write a creative letter explaining why they would benefit from owning Wagner's home. With an application fee of $25, Wagner was confident that she will be able to earn back the investment she made into her home.

For Wagner, there was no perfect story. As reported by CBC, she hoped that anyone who wanted to enter did. Though any applicant can use any reason as to why they want a home, Wagner said that she wasn't necessarily looking for a "sob story". She hoped to find someone that truly enjoys the place. She wanted to give the home away to someone that is a good fit in the neighborhood and actually values the home. As she read the entry letters, she hoped to find one that will compel her heart.

Wagner encouraged all interested individuals to enter, regardless of their writing ability. She said the letter can be a poem, a song, or even just a few paragraphs explaining why they need the house. As you watch the video of the house, you'll see that the home is truly incredible. Be sure to enter if you think you and your family would benefit from the home.

Unfortunately, although the contest did receive thousands of applicants, it was nowhere near the 68,000 she needed to make back the value of her home. At just 4,000 submissions, Wagner decided to call the contest off. She is now working on refunding the admission fee to the applicants she's already had, according to the Calgary Herald.

What an incredible idea! Tell us what you think of this story in a comment below and pass it along to your friends and family to see if they want to enter!