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The house undergoing renovations (Image: PA REAL LIFE) ‘We’ve been over several times and have travelled around, so we know we want to live in Brisbane, which is about a 2hr 20min flight away from my brother in Victoria. Gemma, who hopes they will move early next year, said: “It’s been a dream of mine for a long time to emigrate to Australia and Anthony wants to move there, too. Spending £30,000 on renovations, most of which Anthony did himself – although Gemma painted the interior while Max watched – they increased its value to £250,000.

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When the couple, who had been living in rented accommodation, first moved into the quasi-semi detached house – which is one of four, with the centre two joined by a passage to the back garden – it was valued at just £140,000 and bringing it up to date was a labour of love. She added: “One family who live close to us here sold their house by raffling it in just six weeks, so we just looked at each other and thought, ‘Why not?”

Still the couple, who have a son, Max, four, believe selling it will fund a better life in Brisbane, Queensland, near Gemma’s older brother, Mark, 50, who emigrated to Australia with his family several years ago.

Man opens lending library in memory of wife who died 15 minutes after their weddingīut it is an emotional journey for Gemma, 37, who was made redundant from her retail job in August 2020, and joiner Anthony, 38, an only child, as they moved into the house – which was co-owned with his mum, Winifred – in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 2018 after she passed from lung cancer, aged 63.Diabetic dancer who reduced her insulin to lose weight told by doctors she was 'hours from death'.Gemma and Anthony Reid are offering one lucky winner the chance to get a house for less than the price of a coffee.Ī lucky winner could bag a swanky three-bedroom home and a 2010 VW Polo car worth around £5,000.Īnd if Gemma and Anthony's plans work out they also stand to hit the jackpot – by making nearly £100,000 over the asking price for the property. The Really BIG Raffle is NIC Foundation’s largest annual public fundraiser, and proceeds support student success and educational excellence throughout North Idaho College.A couple have decided to raffle off their £250,000 home and car for £2 a ticket to fund their dream of starting a new life in Australia. The home serves as the hands-on learning lab for the students under the supervision of the Carpentry and Construction Technology Program instructor and in collaboration with regional subcontractors. View a 3-D tour of a similar home model here!Įach year the North Idaho College (NIC) Foundation partners with the NIC Carpentry and Construction Technology Program to construct a new home in a desirable neighborhood that is also the Grand Prize in the Really BIG Raffle.

Tickets for the 29th Annual Really BIG Raffle are sold out!

Additional prizes include a new car (2022 model year) and more. of living area and a three-car garage, this home package has an estimated value of $515,000. The 2022 Really BIG Raffle grand prize home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher with upstairs bonus room to be constructed in Greenstone Homes' North Place Community.