Just days left to nab Laois mansion in €6 raffle!

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Durrow property worth €800k to be raffled for €6 tickets

The countdown is on in Laois, as locals eagerly await the raffle of a stunning property in Durrow.

In a move that seems almost too good to be true, a retired US lawyer living in Laois intends to raffle off his €800k home for €6 tickets.

Seventy year old Sean O'Brien has lived with his family outside Durrow for eight years, and with his children leaving home for university, he has decided to sell his house for a smaller one in Durrow village.

He was inspired to raffle off his property on British raffle website Raffall, and will include all furniture, and pay the legal costs and stamp duty involved in the sale.

One lucky winner will walk straight into the house with no hidden costs; just the €6 ticket to enter the raffle. Should the required amount of tickets not be met, a lucky entrant will receive half of the money raised through ticket sales.

At the time this article was written, that figure stands at €102,500.

With just days to go until the raffle, the Leinster Express / Laois Live caught up with Mr O'Brien on the life-changing raffle.

"My raffle ends October 15 at 4pm, we are a short nine days from ending. It's been an unbelievable journey," Mr O'Brien shared.

"As for ticket sales, I have done very well. So far 11,000 people have bought tickets for almost €205,000, amazing," he said.

"It has been exciting to be a part this. Taking a chance, putting myself out there and the thought of leaving my house if I was successful is exciting, and a little scary," Mr O'Brien admitted.

"But, I am really happy I did this. One way or another, someone is going to either win my house, or win a lot of money. It would be really fun if it was someone local!" Mr O'Brien said.

Mr O'Brien must sell 225,000 tickets to receive the value of this house. The homeowner will receive €1.3 million euro from raffle ticket sales, with Raffall receiving 10% of the earnings. He revealed that so far, just over €205,000 has been spent on tickets.

If all tickets are not sold, the winner receives half of the money raised through ticket sales (€102,500 at the time this article was written).

Ten percent of the other half accrued will go to Raffall, and the rest to Mr O'Brien, who will keep his house.

Mr O'Brien explained that he had previously tried to sell the home through an estate agent, and his friends advised him that he was "completely undervaluing" the house, considering Dublin prices.

"I started to look into it, and thought, maybe they are right. The auctioneers valued the house for €800k, and when you think about it, I have Irish stone walls with electric gates, a beautiful tree lined driveway, four and a half acres of manicured lawns and I am on the back of a wildlife park. If this were in Dublin, it would easily be €5 million," Mr O'Brien said.

To see photos and videos of Greystone Manor, click HERE.

To buy a ticket for the raffle, click HERE.