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| My Story | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Understanding the Basics | |
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| Two Ways to Sell Your House in a Raffle | |
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| Working With a Real Estate Agent | |
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| Raffle Laws | |
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| How to Read This Book | |
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| The Grand Prize | |
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| Is My Home in a Desirable Area? | |
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| Will My Home Appeal to the General Public? | |
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| Is My Home Located in a Well-Populated Area? | |
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| Can I Wait 6 Months to Sell My Home? | |
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| How Do I Handle Encumbrances? | |
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| Delinquent Property Taxes | |
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| A Contractor's Lien | |
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| Bank Foreclosure | |
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| A Final Note Regarding the Grand Prize | |
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| Creating a Winning Raffle Formula | |
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| The Home Sale Price | |
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| The Home Sale Date | |
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| How Many Winners Do You Want? | |
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| How Much Do the Tickets Cost? | |
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| Calculating the Number of Tickets to Sell | |
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| Stop and Evaluate | |
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| Searching For the Right Charity | |
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| Six Possible Charities | |
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| Likeable Charities | |
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| Strong Charities | |
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| Which Charity Is Best? | |
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| Meeting With the Charity | |
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| Making the Phone Call | |
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| Wrapping Up the Call | |
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| Organizing the Meeting Details | |
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| At the Meeting | |
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| Setting the Stage | |
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| Benefits to the Charity | |
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| Reviewing Your Handouts | |
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| Resources to Succeed | |
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| Marketing Considerations | |
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| Closing the Meeting | |
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| Double-Checking | |
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| Hey Everybody, There's a Raffle! | |
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| Marketing Expenses | |
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| Marketing Options | |
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| Print Media | |
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| Fliers | |
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| Posters | |
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| Newsletter and Mailings to Supporters | |
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| Press Releases | |
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| Newspaper Advertising | |
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| Newspaper Stories | |
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| Billboards | |
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| Broadcast Media | |
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| TV Commercial | |
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| Radio Commercial | |
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| Media Interviews | |
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| Electronic Media | |
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| E-mail | |
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| Blogs | |
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| Online Advertising | |
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| Other | |
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| Chamber of Commerce | |
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| Santa Claus | |
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| Let's Dance | |
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| Charity Dinner | |
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| Celebrity Guest | |
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| Open Houses | |
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| Follow-up Meeting with the Charity | |
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| Charity's Marketing Plan | |
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| Expenses | |
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| Home Seller's Involvement | |
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| Finalize the Ticket Sale Formula | |
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| Drawing Date Extension | |
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| Escrow Holding Account | |
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| Ticket Sales Start Date | |
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| Raffle Rules and Restrictions | |
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| Sealing the Deal | |
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| Sign a Purchase Agreement | |
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| Purchase price | |
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| Earnest Money | |
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| Settlement Signing Date | |
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| Closing Costs | |
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| Home Warranty | |
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| Inspections | |
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| Raffle Contingency Addendum | |
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| Escrow Holding Account Addendum | |
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| Lead-Based Paint Addendum | |
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| Extending the Drawing Date | |
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| Sign a Win-a-House Raffle Agreement | |
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| Register the Raffle | |
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| The Ticket Sale System | |
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| The Process | |
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| Entry Form Particulars | |
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| Thank-You-For-Participating Letter | |
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| The Look of the Ticket | |
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| Raffle Website | |
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| Places to Buy Tickets | |
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| Fliers with Entry Form | |
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| Keeping Track? | |
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| Raffle Hot-Line? | |
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| Oops! He's Not Fat Enough! | |
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| Extending the Drawing Date | |
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| Pushing Ticket Sales - The Open House | |
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| Let the Public Know About Your Open House | |
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| Open House Flier | |
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| Press Releases | |
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| Newspaper Advertisement | |
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| Open House Signs | |
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| At the Prize Home | |
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| Inside the Prize Home | |
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| So Here It Goes! | |
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| Before Visitors Leave | |
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| Closing Up the Open House | |
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| Preparing for the Drawing | |
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| Address Their Concerns | |
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| Finding a Drawing Location | |
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| Helpers Needed | |
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| Items Needed | |
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| Holding the Drawing | |
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| Announcements | |
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| The Drawing Procedure | |
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| Notifying the Winners | |
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| Claim-Your-Prize Appointment | |
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| Paperwork | |
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| Coming Up With That Tax Money | |
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| Purchase Agreement for the Grand Prize | |
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| Awarding the Prizes | |
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| When the Grand Prize Winner Takes the Prize Home | |
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| When the Grand Prize Winner Takes the Cash | |
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| When Prize Winners Are Disqualified or Fail to Claim the Prize | |
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| Finished! | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Basics of a House Raffle | |
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| Raffle Rules and Restrictions | |
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| Sample Purchase Agreement Real Estate | |
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| Blank Purchase Agreement Real Estate | |
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| Page from a Property Disclosure Statement | |
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| Lead-Based Paint Addendum | |
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| Win-a-House Raffle Agreement | |
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| Entry Form Without a Credit Card Machine | |
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| Entry Form With a Credit Card Machine | |
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| Ticket Sales Log Sheet | |
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| General Raffle Flier | |
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| Open House Flier | |
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| Certificate of Winning | |
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| Winner Instruction Sheet | |
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| Winner Affidavit of Eligibility | |
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| Winner Purchase Agreement Addendum | |
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| Internal Revenue Service Notice | |
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| Grand Prize Acceptance Statement | |
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| Resources | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Author | |