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 Buffett firm . To win May trip , entrants must answer questions on company and Omaha . Berkshire Hathaway family moved there in 1936 , when Warren was six years old .