DALLAS, TX (February 22, 2010) — HomeVestors® of America, Inc., known as the “We Buy Ugly Houses®” company, announced that it is now accepting entries for the 2010 “Ugliest House of the Year Contest” in 19 regional markets across the U.S. All real estate investors in the selected markets are invited to nominate the ugliest houses they bought at any point between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010.
The deadline for submissions is March 26, 2010. Voting will take place April 5 to May 14. Visit www.TheUgliestHouse.com for more information.
HomeVestors franchisees are running contests in the following markets:
- Asheville, NC – “Ugliest House in Asheville / Hendersonville”
- Boston, MA – “Ugliest House in Massachusetts”
- Chicago, IL – “Ugliest House in Chicago”
- Columbus, GA – “Ugliest House in Columbus”
- Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX – “Ugliest House in Dallas / Ft. Worth”
- Edison, NJ – “Ugliest House in Central New Jersey”
- Joplin, MO – “Ugliest House in Southwest Missouri”
- Kansas City, MO – “Ugliest House in Kansas City”
- Memphis, TN – “Ugliest House in Memphis”
- Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN – “Ugliest House in the Twin Cities”
- Norfolk, VA – “Ugliest House in Hampton Roads”
- Philadelphia, PA – “Ugliest House in the Delaware Valley”
- Pittsburgh, PA – “Ugliest House in Pittsburgh”
- Seattle, WA – “Ugliest House in Greater Puget Sound”
- Springfield, MO – “Ugliest House in Springfield”
- St. Louis, MO – “Ugliest House in St. Louis”
- Tucson, AZ – “Ugliest House in Tucson”
- Tulsa, OK – “Ugliest House in Tulsa”
- Washington, D.C. – “Ugliest House in Washington, D.C.”
HomeVestors is known for buying ugly homes, and homes from people in ugly situations, and rehabbing them. Many of the rehabbed homes are sold on the retail market; others are maintained as rental properties.
“To most people ugly is bad, but to us ugly can be tomorrow’s beautiful,” said David Hicks, co-president of HomeVestors of America. “Beautiful homes easily attract attention. This contest celebrates the ugly ones — the ones that may be homely now but will become the belle of the block after they’ve had a makeover.”
Rules of the regional “Ugliest House” contests:
- Any investor can enter ugly houses he/she owns/owned in the contest area.
- An ugly house cannot be entered if the original occupant still lives there; the original occupant must have vacated.
- The ugly house already may have been rehabbed; that’s okay, as long it was ugly at some point between March 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010.
- Houses must have been investor-owned at the time they were ugly.
- There is no limit to the number of ugly houses that can be entered by each investor.
To submit a house in the contest, email ugliesthouse@homevestors.com by March 26, 2010:
- A detailed description of the ugly house, including the contest area in which it is located.
- Photos of the nominated houses of what makes each house ugly.
- One-minute videos also may be submitted by first uploading each video to YouTube and then providing a link as part of the submission.
- The name, email address and phone number of the investor submitting the contest entry.
About HomeVestors of America
Dallas-based HomeVestors of America, Inc, the #1 buyer of houses in the U.S., was incorporated and began franchising in 1996. The first franchise company of its kind, with about 200 franchises in 33 states, HomeVestors trains and supports franchisees that specialize in buying and rehabbing discount properties. Each HomeVestors franchise is independently owned and operated.
Most commonly known as the “We Buy Ugly Houses” company, HomeVestors strives to make a positive impact in each community. In 2009, for the fourth consecutive year, HomeVestors was among the prestigious Franchise Business Review’s “Top 50 Franchises,” a distinction awarded to franchisors with the highest level of franchisee satisfaction. For more information, visit www.HomeVestors.com.
