Just saw a short story on the news; a couple is raffling their home for $50 a ticket.
They are trying to sell 31,000 tickets @ $50 a piece ($1,550,000 gross) and will donate 10% to charity to legitimize the raffle.
They say they will not make any money, just break even if they sell all the tickets.
I haven't thought it through, but it seems like a good idea.
Just found the story here:
http://www.liveinalpharetta.com/blog/2008/10/15/buy-a-million-dollar-house-for-50-what-a-stinking-good-idea/
FYI.
Best,