Estately House Haiku Contest

Enter for a chance to win an iPad mini

Here’s the deal… you’re a poetic person with a passion for homes who wants an iPad mini for free. We’re an award-winning real estate search site with a bare office wall we want to decorate with clever haikus describing our property listings. We come together on Twitter in the spirit of mutual self-interest and have a little haiku contest. One lucky entry will be selected at random and its author will receive a brand new 16GB iPad mini, in the color of his or her choice.

RULES:

1. The haiku poem format is simple: 1st line—five syllables; 2nd line—seven syllables; 3rd line—five syllables. It’s 5-7-5. This format also provides the perfect opportunity to experiment with Twitter’s new line break capability—example here.
2. The property listing must be one of the featured properties listed below or any other Estately listing of your choosing (SEARCH HERE). Any haiku using a property listing from another site will be determined invalid and will hurt our feelings.
3. Entries must be submitted by 8pm EST on Friday, April 19, 2013
4. Tweeted entries must include the link to the property listing the haiku is about and include the official contest hashtag #HouseHaiku
5. Luddites and Twitterphobes can mail their entries via snail mail because, apparently, we’re legally required to accept those. However, here’s the catch paper wasters:  You have to get a Twitter account and follow @Estately because we’ll DM the winner.
6. No more than two entries per day so there’s no sense in becoming a spam bot.
7. Basically, entries should follow this simple format…

 

SOME HOUSES TO CHOOSE FROM

Boston, MA—$1,445,000—View the entire property here.

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Vero Beach, FL—$3,500,000—View the entire property here.

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Malibu, CA—$3,250,000—View the entire property here.

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Portland, OR—$429,000—View the entire property here.

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Barnstable, MA—$599,000—View the entire property here.

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Bandera, TX—$695,000—View the entire property here.

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Los Angeles, CA—$12,900,000—View the entire property here.

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Fort Myers, FL—$780,000—View the entire property here.

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FINE PRINT:

Winner will be chosen from qualified entries by the staff of Estately. No limit to the number of entries, but all entries must be received no later than 8:00 p.m. EST on Friday, April 19, 2013. The contest winner will be announced on Monday, April 22, 2013, after the winner is contacted via Twitter. By entering this contest, you agree that Estately may use your name, haiku, and mention your Twitter handle for promotional purposes without further payment. Employees of Estately, affiliated companies, agents, and foregoing employees, household or immediate family members (defined as parent, spouse, child, sibling, or grandparent) are NOT eligible to enter the House Haiku Contest. No minimum number of entries is required. If two or more people enter identical entries only the one entered first will be considered. Prizes won by minors will be awarded to their parents or legal guardians. Estately is not responsible for damages or expenses the winner might incur as a result of this contest or the receipt of a prize, and the winner is responsible for income taxes based on the value of the prize received. Submissions may also be sent via a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Estately, 615 2nd Ave, Suite 150 Seattle, WA 98104. This contest is limited to residents of the United States. No purchase necessary; void in Arizona, Maryland, Vermont, Puerto Rico, and where prohibited by law.