A family in England is raffling off their $2 million home for $7 to travel the world. Daniel Leigh and his wife, Lauren Vaknine, decided to take a chance and sell their five-bedroom home in Elstree, about 20 minutes from London, to explore new places and experience life fully.

The Raffle

The couple put their house up as a sweepstakes prize online and began selling tickets for $7 each. They hope to sell 550,000 tickets to cover the property’s costs, legal fees, taxes, prize money, and raffle expenses. If they don’t reach the ticket target, a winner will still be chosen and will get 50% of the money raised.

The family’s decision to raffle off their home was inspired by a New York Times article about a woman who raised $1.4 million by raffling her two-bedroom cottage in Ireland. The couple’s children, Braxton, 10, and Viva, 7, are excited about the possibility of traveling to new places, including Australia, India, and every state in America.

A New Chapter

For Vaknine, a holistic wellness coach who was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis at age 2, selling their home and traveling the world carries deeper meaning. She has been in remission for the past decade and wants to experience life fully and find deep inner joy. The couple’s decision to raffle off their home is not about making a profit but about creating new memories and living life to the fullest.

Original reporting: Texarkana Gazette — read the source article.