Texas Couple Raffles off $7 Million Hill Country Resort

A Texas Hill Country resort is hitting the market lottery-style.

Brian and Ann-Tyler Konradi, founders of The Yurtopian resort, are raffling off their 46-acre glamping retreat in Dripping Springs for $10 a ticket, MySA reported.

The property, valued at $7 million, includes 10 Mongolian yurts with king beds, private bathrooms, rooftop decks and hot tubs, along with a 2,000-square-foot home, a wellness spa, three barns and a creek winding through the wooded site.

It’s the first time a U.S. property has been listed on the British-run Raffall platform, which the couple discovered in a news article about an Irish homeowner who raffled off her farmhouse. Inspired by the story, and seeking a win for themselves and their investors, the Konradis opted for a similar exit.

“We love glamping; we love running a resort, but it’s also hard,” Ann-Tyler Konradi said. The couple became empty nesters this year and thought it was “time to give our investors an exit, and give ourselves a break.”

The couple launched The Yurtopian in Wimberley in 2019 and expanded to Dripping Springs in 2022. Since then, they’ve built out the Dripping Springs property into a business with growth potential. They’ve only developed about half the site.

To help ease the transition, the Konradis say they’ll stay on through November to mentor the winner, providing hands-on guidance with booking systems, hospitality operations and expansion options. A portion of ticket sales will go toward Hill Country flood recovery efforts.

The property once belonged to artist and former University of Texas football player Ragan Gennusa. Today, the couple sees it as a “soulful” escape that could serve as either a commercial venture or a one-of-a-kind family compound.

The raffle closes Sept. 30, when the winner will be announced live at the Glamping Show Americas in Colorado. At least 700,000 tickets would need to be bought to reach the property’s valuation.

“We’re proud of what we built,” Ann-Tyler said, “But yet we also would love for somebody else to take it on.”

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