POSTED: Monday, February 2 at 5:15 p.m.

Even if you don't have the money to buy a new house right now, that doesn't mean you can't have one. In fact, a man in Cassville would love to give you one of his.

"I guess I was surprised but that's a good way to start the ball rolling," said Cassville resident Pat Friesen.

"I hadn't heard about it before you came in," stated Bob Vogt, a bar owner in the city. "I didn't know he was going to give them away certainly I knew he had them for sale."

"I wish him luck. I guess," added Friesen.

How would you like to own a house for 100 dollars? And all you have to do is write an essay on why you deserve it.

A few years ago, Luke Ploessl and his wife began to invest in real estate in the City of Cassville. But with the current situation on Wall Street, they can no longer afford to keep all their properties. They tried to sell them, but no buyers emerged. So they are giving six of them away to the people who write the best essays.

Said Ploessl, "It can be humorous. It can be fictional, non-fiction. It can be dead serious, inspirational, anything that will catch and hold their attention."

Ploessl will give one house away for every 1,500 essays entered. Three business owners from the area with judge them. And don't bother looking for strings. There are none attached.

"Once the deal is finalized it is completely up to them for what they want to do with it," stated Ploessl. "You have a chance to change your life and win a house for 100 dollars."

Again, it costs $100 to enter and the essays have to be fewer than 200 words.

Click here for more Information on the contest