Warren Buffett enthusiasts have been offered the dream prize of a stay in the investment guru's childhood home - so long as they invest in his company and have a healthy appreciation of Omaha. The three-bedroom house, where the billionaire finance whizz lived from the age of six, has been put on Airbnb ahead of a May 2 investors' meeting in the Nebraska city where he grew up. It was from that home, which his family left in 1966 and no longer owns, that Buffett, now 84, earned his first cents selling Coke and chewing gum door-to-door, and also started investing in stocks. Big prize: Warren Buffett superfans will be able to stay in his old house if they win an Airbnb competition. The investment guru is pictured left in March 2015, and right in the 1930s . Where the heart is: The Buffett family moved to this house in 1936. His mother continued living there until 1966 . The online listing, which boasts that the home still has several Buffett-era features, explains that Airbnb will offer a free stay, for up to three nights, to a lucky winner. To be eligible, entrants must be shareholders in Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company, and answer four questions. As well as listing their best Airbnb experience and travel 'bucket list', hopefuls must explain what excites them most about the Berkshire Hathaway annual meet-up - and then wax lyrical about Omaha in general. The competition is part of an Airbnb publicity push in the city, which regularly runs out of hotel space when some 40,000 Buffett acolytes descend each year to hear from the investment guru himself. Times change: This is the room where a young Buffett slept through his youth - though it now features twin beds and has likely seen some other changes since the billionaire-to-be last spent the night there . Eyes on the prize: Only Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are eligible to enter the competition, and must answer questions including one on their excitement to be in Omaha . The phenomenon also sees hotels hike their rates, with some locations insisting visitors book rooms for at least three nights, despite the event only lasting a day. Strategies like this roused the ire of Buffett, who personally recommended Airbnb to his shareholders as a way to get round it. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the self-confessed 'mother bear' said he plugged the home-sharing site, in which he has no financial stake, to protect his shareholders from exploitation. The prize home, on North 53rd Street, is around 15 minutes from the CenturyLink Center where the meeting will be held. Many parts of the house are still as they were during the Buffett family's 30-year stay, including the shelves in the library and a chandelier which Warren's parents installed in the dining room. Original feature: The dining room chandelier, above, was installed by Buffett's parents more than 50 years ago . Original: The shelves in the library, pictured, were those used by Buffett's father in what was then his study . Mod cons: The home has two bathrooms and three bedrooms, as well as a track record producing billionaires . However, other rooms have changed dramatically from 1930s Central Plains fashions, with modern kitchen appliances and a basement dedicated to Mexican folk art. This year's annual meeting is expected to draw its biggest crowd yet because this is the 50th anniversary of when Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway. Over the past five decades, Buffett has transformed the struggling New England textile maker into a conglomerate that owns more than 80 subsidiaries, including utility, furniture and jewelry firms. The company also has major investments in such companies as Coca-Cola Co., IBM and American Express. According to CNN Money, Buffett's return across over his 50-year tenure is 1,826,163 per cent, an average annual return of 21.6 per cent. Cooking up a business plan: Some rooms, such as this, have likely seen very extensive renovation . Transformed: The former Buffett basement is now turned over to displaying Mexican folk art .
Three-night stay in billionaire's old Nebraska home is competition prize .
Stay is during shareholder meeting for Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway firm .
To win May trip, entrants must answer questions on company and Omaha .
Buffett family moved there in 1936, when Warren was six years old .
Warren Buffett enthusiasts have been offered the dream prize of a stay in the investment guru's childhood home - so long as they invest in his company and have a healthy appreciation of Omaha. The three-bedroom house, where the billionaire finance whizz lived from the age of six, has been put on Airbnb ahead of a May 2 investors' meeting in the Nebraska city where he grew up. It was from that home, which his family left in 1966 and no longer owns, that Buffett, now 84, earned his first cents selling Coke and chewing gum door-to-door, and also started investing in stocks. Big prize: Warren Buffett superfans will be able to stay in his old house if they win an Airbnb competition. The investment guru is pictured left in March 2015, and right in the 1930s . Where the heart is: The Buffett family moved to this house in 1936. His mother continued living there until 1966 . The online listing, which boasts that the home still has several Buffett-era features, explains that Airbnb will offer a free stay, for up to three nights, to a lucky winner. To be eligible, entrants must be shareholders in Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holding company, and answer four questions. As well as listing their best Airbnb experience and travel 'bucket list', hopefuls must explain what excites them most about the Berkshire Hathaway annual meet-up - and then wax lyrical about Omaha in general. The competition is part of an Airbnb publicity push in the city, which regularly runs out of hotel space when some 40,000 Buffett acolytes descend each year to hear from the investment guru himself. Times change: This is the room where a young Buffett slept through his youth - though it now features twin beds and has likely seen some other changes since the billionaire-to-be last spent the night there . Eyes on the prize: Only Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are eligible to enter the competition, and must answer questions including one on their excitement to be in Omaha . The phenomenon also sees hotels hike their rates, with some locations insisting visitors book rooms for at least three nights, despite the event only lasting a day. Strategies like this roused the ire of Buffett, who personally recommended Airbnb to his shareholders as a way to get round it. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, the self-confessed 'mother bear' said he plugged the home-sharing site, in which he has no financial stake, to protect his shareholders from exploitation. The prize home, on North 53rd Street, is around 15 minutes from the CenturyLink Center where the meeting will be held. Many parts of the house are still as they were during the Buffett family's 30-year stay, including the shelves in the library and a chandelier which Warren's parents installed in the dining room. Original feature: The dining room chandelier, above, was installed by Buffett's parents more than 50 years ago . Original: The shelves in the library, pictured, were those used by Buffett's father in what was then his study . Mod cons: The home has two bathrooms and three bedrooms, as well as a track record producing billionaires . However, other rooms have changed dramatically from 1930s Central Plains fashions, with modern kitchen appliances and a basement dedicated to Mexican folk art. This year's annual meeting is expected to draw its biggest crowd yet because this is the 50th anniversary of when Buffett took over Berkshire Hathaway. Over the past five decades, Buffett has transformed the struggling New England textile maker into a conglomerate that owns more than 80 subsidiaries, including utility, furniture and jewelry firms. The company also has major investments in such companies as Coca-Cola Co., IBM and American Express. According to CNN Money, Buffett's return across over his 50-year tenure is 1,826,163 per cent, an average annual return of 21.6 per cent. Cooking up a business plan: Some rooms, such as this, have likely seen very extensive renovation . Transformed: The former Buffett basement is now turned over to displaying Mexican folk art .
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