Would You Buy A Home With Your Lottery Winnings?

When Amazon said they were selling portable prefabricated homes, many people saw the value and now live in one-story or two-story units. Housing is as affordable as $14,000 and up. Even the more expensive units are way more affordable than what the real estate market is offering homebuyers.  Did you know that in 1997 Amazon began its humble beginnings as an online bookstore, thus competing with local booksellers and Barnes & Noble? Now, let's dig into winning the North Carolina Education Lottery so we invest in a home. Joshua Ramsey of Gastonia is now going to buy a new home from his $250,000 North Carolina lottery win!  Mr. Ramsey initially went to Mike’s Food Store on South York Road in Gastonia on Tuesday to buy a drink but he ended up buying a $5 20X The Cash ticket too. In some cases, lottery players get a certain sign or nudge to play a certain game, just like Ramsey. He said, “Something was just telling me to get that ticket., I’m sure glad I did.”

Like all North Carolina Education Lottery winners, Ransey headed to lottery headquarters and collected his prize on Friday. After Uncle Sam took his required state and federal tax withholdings, Ramsey took home $178,751. Although he is going to buy a new home, he will also look into buying a car too. The 20X The Cash game debuted in February with (ten) $250,000 top prizes. Nine $250,000 prizes remain to be claimed. Before playing the lottery, look into the details on how $14.7 million raised by the lottery made a difference for education programs in Gaston County last year, visit www.nclottery.com and click on the “Impact” section.