Building Home and Swimming Pool in the PHILIPPINES | Cost and Process
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- Sit down with me as I go over details of our home size, lot size, initial budget for house and pool, and all the "additionals", down to the final total of the cost to build our home in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija!
Filmed on Sept.16, 2022
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Congratulations, you have given one of the most comprehensive cost analysis I’ve seen for building here in the Philippines! You nailed it on the way Filipinos price their land, it’s more of a I want, pie in the sky, 200 years in the future price, not what we have in the US, comparable pricing of previous sold in the surrounding area and backed up by rigorous calculations by a licensed appraiser. Most bloggers dance around the cost and as you discovered the extra cost of doing it right with the quality building materials most foreigner want. A word to expats about the future of their home after they are gone. Look around once here, the climate and low quality building practices due to cost here decimates the buildings so poor quality to begin with will cost you in a very short time a lot in never ending repairs, once your gone it’s up to your family to upkeep the home and sadly it just doesn’t get done. The short end of it, your family then tries to sell it, in terrible condition for what it cost to build or at the Filipino pie in the sky price eventually settling for far, far less. So don’t think your leaving them with something of high value the second your gone it’s a quickly declining asset. A good business that will generate a constant stream of revenue for them is of higher value to them and for them than something they cannot maintain and quickly declines in value. Expats build for themselves Filipinos simply don’t need the same home foreigners build, of course we want what we want and most indeed want a quality retirement home just keep in mind your families future without you here.
I think your advice is spot on and I know when I am gone, this home will be costly to maintain. I am planning for that so if Jenn does decide to stay here, which I believe she will, she will have what she needs to maintain the home and property. If she doesn't desire to stay here without me, then the house will be in immaculate condition to sell should she decide to do so. Even if for some reason she had to take lower than what it cost to build, she will be fine financially for as long as she hangs out here on this earth. Everything you said, I have given great thought and effort to avoid happening to the love of my life. I am glad you said it!
I supposed you should demand the price as pictured and no exceptions.
Can't find a way to DM you... beside the wall is drainage..
Your message: Hey sir! Wow! big property with a lot of linear meters of perimeter fencing. Looks like your doing chb on one side and pole on the rest. Sorry for the late response, you messaged on Jenns messenger. Feel free to send me a message request and we can chat on my messenger if you would like. What is the frame work on the outside of the chb wall?
@@safffff1000 Unfortunately demanding doesn't always get you the result you are desiring. I wish it were that simple.
Totally agree except that "the second your gone it’s a quickly declining asset". It is NOT a declining asset but a declining LIABILITY!
So roughly $130k USD. Bargain today, and a fantastic retirement home!
$115k in todays exchange rate, but for during our build time, $130k is about right. That would be everything, including the projects that have been done by other contractors since the build. And yes, never could have built this for anywhere close in the US. Thanks for watching sir!
Be a better bargain if the actual house was built full at the required build plans not all the additional surprise “nope not included” if price 🤬
You can build a resort and a shopping center for that..he paid way too much.
@@rickeybaker9066Yes, the price is far less than what you’d pay in the US. That’s because it is not in the US. The price is much higher than many houses other expats there. But, no doubt, from the little I’ve seen, this house looks very lovely. The pool looks gorgeous.
@@jamman7344Many expats have built homes for as little as $20~$50K there.
Thanks for being real and transparent. Building your own home in your own country is not easy. Building in a foreign country is like baptism by fire school of hard knocks. My cousins built homes in their province, even locals have a hard time too. People were stealing supplies even light bulbs. They had to hire guys to stay on their property while their house was being built. They would randomly visit the site and no ones working, lots of extras they didn’t anticipate too, behind schedule etc. Btw their homes are modest 2-3 bdrm 1 bath under 1,000 sq ft. Building a home is a huge and rewarding endeavour. Enjoy your paradise. Mabuhay!
I like how you described the process, "School of hard knocks!" I couldn't have said it better. Everything you described, we experienced as well. The builder even hired a local person to keep an eye on things when the workers would take a week off here and there. Problem was, every time I visited during these weeks off, the person hired to watch things, was no where to be found . Crazy stuff. Appreciate you watching sir!
Actually building your own home, in a Foreign country is easy, if you know how to build a house. A lot cheaper also, takes a lot longer, but you get exactly what you want, and do not need to deal with the locals, except to hire manual laborers and tell them what to do and how to do it, or higher skilled workers that know how to do stuff.
The issue is most people never learn how to build a house. Honestly it's way easier them people think and not complicated at all. But businesses do not want you to know this because then you'd never hire them. This is why there are so many regulations in places like the US.
You are not hiring someone to build you a house. Your hiring someone to build a house according to "regulations" which vary from state to state etc.
In developing nations, regulations are generally not an issue. And most regulations are there not because they make any actual sense, but in order to create jobs and an industry. As a former Quality Engineer, I can tell you for a fact, most Building codes are absolute bullshit and serve no purpose where the building is concerned. Despite what the codes say they are supposed to be for.
TH-cam can teach you how to build a simple house and even wire it and plumb it. Practice a bit, and then design and expand yourself, once your ready, build the home of your dreams yourself, save the money, and not get scammed.
I’m sure you could say that I am biased (I am an architect 😂) but I didn’t find that boring at all. I think you actually did a very good job of walking through the numbers for people - clear concise and simple. I think you’ve ended up with a great product as well. Congratulations, enjoy your new home
Hey Thanks Wesley! Appreciate you watching and good to know that you didn't fall asleep in the middle of it 🤣. The way you described it was what I was hoping for. Yes, we are loving being in our new home. We are very blessed!
This is the first video of yours I have watched. I learned very much from it.
I too am a Texan and have been engaged to a Filipina over 5 years. She is in Philippines and I am still in America. Initially she was going to move here but that plan changed recently. She has a big family and I have no family so I am moving there. I will rent while searching for land to build on.
I will subcontract the building of the house. We do not need- nor want a huge, fancy house like most Americans in Philippines have. We had been interested in building a tiny home here in America but since I am moving there it will be bigger than a tiny home but probably half the size of yours.
In Texas I was on the Gulf Coast near Galveston. I never needed a pool because I had the Gulf to swim in. Plus it gave me a huge fishing and boating spot. Philippines has much more available swimming and fishing area as Texas does, so we need no pool. I like salt water much better than chlorinated water.
I'm really looking forward to moving there. I still have much to learn. I have lived in Europe when I worked, but my company handled all the documents and paper work necessary for me to live there. This time I reckon I have to do it myself. It's pretty overwhelming but I can handle it.
For now, I will watch your videos hoping to learn more. I have subscribed to your channel.
Appreciate having you on board with us and always an honor to have a fellow Texan watching us. You can do it brother. Just dot your i's and cross your t's and you should be fine. Defer to your Filipina as much as your comfortable doing, as they have a better grasp for the culture and people and that is super important here. People here live very simply, and yes our home is about the size of what I was used to in Texas. And though I don't consider it big, for the province, it is larger than most. About 1600sqft or so. It's comfortable for me and when all the family is here, we all have a little room to move around and yard to play in. Yes, there is a lot of coastline here in the PI for sure. I just chose to live inland so no ocean anywhere near us. The pool sure is nice to soak in on a hot Philippine day and the aesthetic value for me is priceless. Congrats on the 5 years of dating. Jenn and I dated 5 years before we made it official about 2 years ago. Thanks again for watching and subscribing brother!
Just make sure to have 100k$ for yourself for medical expenses.
If you do need a land I’m from Cebu the barrio of Sangat San Fernando.. I have properties for sale if you’re interested.. I’m now here in Indianapolis btw
Good luck with your new plans this keep your eyes wide open. Don’t be embarrassed to ask for advice from expats.
From Seabrook, TX here.
Forghnor price. Everything additional. Hwy robbery
Brother your build is like almost 100% parallel with ours here in Zambales. Much of the same issues if not all. We are still not done yet and the end is a ways out…we let our contractor go just shy of the four month mark because of all the issues you speak to here. His crew was and is outstanding and we kept them but sent him packing…best wishes to you and yours as you continue your endeavors here in the Philippines…peace to you n yours 😎
Well, the thought crossed my mind, but at the point it did, we were almost there and 90% vested in the process. So I just felt starting from scratch might prove to be worse than the alternative. No worries though, we are getting it done as the God's allow!
Congrats Rickey. Really helpful video. I will be building in Bagac County farm next year . Dealing with Filipinos in construction is totally different, no matter what you do you end up with more. Even here in Montreal I started at 560 and end up with 1 mil anyhow it's done and looks nice just enjoy it 👍
Yes sir Mike, you are correct. Congrats on your upcoming Bagac build. Beautiful area with incredible views!
Sit down with me as I go over details of our home size, lot size, initial budget for house and pool, and all the "additionals", down to the final total of the cost to build our home in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija!
Just a quick question. As I can see you have built a house almost in the middle of a rice field. Was the land with agricultural title or residential title?
90k USD nice deal. that land and home in USA 250 - 300 k in California. new to your channel. total in all not bad 5.4 m pesos.
@@hillbillyintheasia6122 You’re not getting a condo for that in California
Did you start in 2020 or 2021?
@@jasmingostevcic4124 Hey Jasmin, it is a TCT title. No requirement either way on agricultural or residential.
Love seeing men walking away, and into the loving embrace of a good Filipina
Have to agree, it's a good place to be!
Thanks for sharing your BOM with us. We are currently building with a architect builder who was a classmate of my wife. He is based in Manila and he graciously agreed to build for us in the province of Barangay Hiyop, Pandan Catanduanes. We just want to enjoy the build and relax while it is being built. Completion date is in April 2023. You have a lovely home and we wish you all the best. Cheers mate!
Hello my Aussie brother! Sounds like you have a good thing going. I wish you both the best on your build. Thanks for watching!
if you don't mind sharing the cost of your new home with this builder and the sq footage? Thanks!
Mr. Rick - I admirie your honest comments and critiques about your home building experience. We all want to say it came out perfect without hicupps, but truth be told life is never a bowl full of Cherries. I hope to be a close neighbor next year with the purchase of farm land and plans to build a house just outside of Tarlac. Perhaps someday I can share my experience. If I end up Vlogging - perhaps I'll call it "What could possibly go wrong" . It's probably already out there.
John, thanks for watching brother! I love the Vlog title! Kind of sad that I didn't think of it first 🤣. Let me know when you get to Tarlac. Jenn and I go there probably a couple of times a month, as it is one of the larger cities to where we live.
Hello Rick. Good job been here for 28 years..i think you did a very good build and price..i build every thing one day at a time .just hire local builders..hope to build some day .with a design and engineered home.you broke it down very well.what to look for and what to expect.Thank u for your time
Whoa’ seems to me that was very deceptive of the builder, to show you the complete plans and pricing and then not include the vast majority of items. Thank you for this video, I lived in the PI for six yrs and knew that I would need to be vigilant when building and had a few odd experiences of my own on smaller projects but this is something I probably wouldn’t have expected. But now I will get every single thing in writing before I sign any contracts.
That is a smart move on your part. Shame is sometimes what is in writing in the contract, doesn't come to fruition. They then tell you if it isn't in the Bill of Materials, then it isn't a part of the build. Imagine looking at 12 pages of materials that looks like a Home Depot inventory sheet and having to determine exactly what you are getting.😂
My friend I feel for you and yes I think they took you for a ride big time. Thank god you had the money to pay for it all...if notttttt.....?!!
My only question is where was your Filipina wife in all this?? Why didn't she help you with the wheeling and dealing,? As a Filipina she is suppose to know that snacks and food is normal in the PHP when u have workers working and depending on the deal U made. You as a foreigner is easy to fool, bec ur are used to the american way of doing things, and in the PHP that is totally NOT the case. The first thing my Cebuana wife asked...where is his wife? Why didn't she helped dealing with the contractor.
Anyway, your house looks really nice, hugeeeeeee. If all goes well, next year June we will start with our little mountain house of approx 75 sq meter and a 50 sq meter patio overlooking the mountains of San Fernando, Cebu. Good luck and I want to wish you still a Merry Xmas.
Correct. Where’s the wife.
Even with the cost overunns, about 120K for your home is a great deal! It's beautiful!
Thank you Scott, won't argue with you on that 😉. Thanks for watching!
Always be critical if you want to but something expensive with many components. If you're not, your wallet will get much more empty than necessary. For those who don't anything or are too lazy , that is fine, they at least get their product. But if you are smart, it is a bummer.
I think it's about right the price for everything.
I'm surprised you got the land that cheap may I ask where did you look to buy land did you use website to search for land ?
No sir, we have found that the websites are not kept updated and there is no MLS here. What worked best for us was to find someone in the local area that was someone that locals would go to if they wanted to find a buyer for their land. The lady we utilized, knows people that have land to sell and even will approach an owner about selling, if she knows she has a solid buyer. There are no for sale signs and even if there were, knowing which rabbit trail to go down to look, would be incredibly time consuming. I would advise knowing where you want to look, contacting family or friends in the area and asking if they know of someone that can help with locating property. The lady that was recommended to us was wonderful. She knew what were must haves and what were deal killers for us. So, she would make sure that any property she took us to met those criteria, and did not waste our time.
Good video, thanks for sharing ....
thank you for watching🙏
Hi Rick
Thanks for sharing.. Conversion to US$ about $102000.00 according to currency convertor.
Probably a reasonable outlay. I don't know how that cost compares to US homes but you've got what you wanted in the location of your choice to see you out your days..
My uncle in law in Thailand was hired to build our home.
We had 2 choices.
1. No control over materials and a total cost of thb2 million baht, or
2. Fixed labour which amounted to AUS$17k but we chose and pay for all materials. Exchange rate then was AUS$1=thb32
I went the latter as here at least, they've 3 quality grades of concrete and metal framing. Guarantee they'd always pick the lowest quality to maximise their profit but I wanted the top grade of everything to ensure it wasn't falling down anytime soon.
I found out later I too had to pay extra for built in wardrobes or kitchen cupboards. Uncle quoted a plucked out of the air price so we declined and sourced that ourselves later.
Uncle paid for the draftsman, engineer to draw up and certify plans. Excavation & hiring of framework for slab etc, electrician.
You don't need any "fit for occupancy" certification or the need to submit planning & approvals docs etc. You only have to show a photo of a toilet in place, an electrical consumer unit on the wall & grounding rod connected up to get rubber stamped off on for an electricity supply. At this point you can get your property registered and given an actual address.
We had to hire a drill team for water bore which was probably the only other once off large expensive cost.
User pays for all materials for electricity from the house to the company lines which in our case about 300 metres. So poles, cabling etc..
All up unfurnished about AUS$100k
My only house I had built in Australia was $480k for a house 1/3 the size of this house & 90m2 of land it sat on compared to about 4 acres here.. I paid AUS$6k for the land here.
I prefer Australia everything compared to Thailand but I can live here for the sake of my wife being near to her family.
Hello sir! Appreciate you watching. My calculations on the home cost itself, comes out to about $79k usd. That's at the rate of 51 pesos to $1. That is where the exchange rate was for most of our build. That's just for the house and additionals inside the home. Not the pool or driveway or perimeter wall. My calculations put us right at $46 usd a sqf. A new build back in Texas would easily be three to four times that amount. So, all in all, I think we came out ok on it. Thanks for sharing some detail on your build in Thailand. Always wondered how the PI compared to other Asian countries. Sounds like you came out way ahead on your build. And I totally understand, I miss just about everything in East Texas, but you won't here me complain to much about living in this incredibly beautiful location, in a comfortable and paid for home, spending my remaining days on this earth, with an incredible woman that loves me to the moon and back!
Na kita ko lang to. Haha kala ko “lump sum” ph way para maka bulsa. Hidden charges. 😆
Be careful and be wise ..OO!;)
.WELCOME TO PHILIPPINES
Excellent advise! Thanks for watching!
That's a good price for a deep well.
I appreciate you being transparent, even showing the struggles.
No worries Anthony. Life is sometimes very much a struggle. No reason to pretend it isn't. But, it's the sweet moments we hopefully hang on to!
@@rickbaker0217 Your house is located Noth from Manilla?
That mountain in background is Arayat right?
Sounds like they sell you the world, and then retroactively call everything additional 😅
That might not be to far off sir!
Lots of challenges when you deal with a lot of builders in the Philippines. Kudos to you and your family. I'm glad it's finished, enjoy your new home!
Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching!
They don’t care about, “what you want”……lol
Sad, but most likely true. Thanks for watching Wayne!
hey Rick, thanks for the info & what to watch out off-- im moving there next year & im not sure if i can afford to build now- these- people went crazy on the prices for land- i mean crazy lol hey you got s beautiful wife , beautiful house just sit back & enjoy what you got.- its not our country not our culture, how are we to know- take care & peace out Dennis
Hey Dennis! Congrats on the future move. Land prices vary here drastically, depending on the location. Where we are, prices are still very reasonable. It allowed us to build the home we had hoped to build. Thanks for the compliments and Jenn and I are loving it here. There are always valleys to go through in any location, just have to keep climbing to get to the mountain top!
Not denigrating the Philippines but it appears when you do business it reminds me of doing business with gypsies. Yes you bought the car but the tires are extra. SMH
Well sir, I can't really argue with you on that one. In my case with this build, that's pretty much how it went. But, all in all, we are so happy here and I am hopeful this will be my home for living out the rest of my days here on this big wonderful and super crazy planet!
Always interesting vlogs… thorough and helpful details. Thank you.
Thank you sir! Appreciate you continuing to watch!
the way I did understand is when you are in your girl you owe nothing she owe everything, the house, the lan
Partially correct, she owns the land, but the home is owned equally as husband and wife.
Sounds like it was a pain in the ass, but man when it's all said and done, you have a beautiful home. Thanks for taking the time to tell us about the build.
No worries Dylan. No ass left to have a pain in 🤣. But I am grateful for our blessings. Thanks for watching sir!
September 26 Canadiant time 10PM, Hope the Typhoon didn't hit you bad,flooding and torn trees everywhere it seems.🙏
It was an interesting experience sir, but having been from Texas and seeing many hurricanes through my lifetime, I felt like we were prepared. My biggest concern of course, were the three large sliding glass doors on the back of our home. The eye of the storm passed just to our south, which means we got the roughest side to the north of the eye. The Sierra Madres mountain range however, did it's job and brought the winds from 245kmh to about 150kmh by the time it got to us. All in all, we suffered NO DAMAGE whatsoever to the home. We are feeling super blessed for God's protection!
Rickey, welcome to the Philippines way of house building. It reminds me of what we called being Nickel and Dimed in the US. No Punch list being done as part the Turnover? You got it done but I see the frustration on your face at having to go through something that you wish you could have avoided if that has gone through the build process already could have told you of the pitfalls to avoid. Enjoy the fruits now that essentially it's complete.
Thank you Charles! Yes, it very much felt that way. I am actually a veteran of being treated differently when it comes to prices, but I had hoped this experience might be different. It got to the point that I just had to say, enough is enough, not even one more additional will I do. A budget is a budget. We are enjoying being here and hope to spend the next couple of decades enjoying what is left of my life!
Very interesting to know all that costs, yes the swimming pool is always apart from the price of house construction. You got a beautiful house and nice surroundings. Far from the noise and crowded city
Love your home and surroundings. Design looks much like Richard Armstrong. Would you still use the same builder after some of the problems you had?
Thanks Jim, appreciate the kind words. I will answer your question this way, if I were building a Filipino style home, then yes, this builder could build a quality home. If I were going to build an American style home with a turn key finish again, then I would have to say no. The finish was less than satisfactory for me, even though I had been super clear that I expected a turn key finish.
Congrats,the house looks great,a real nice retirement home in a quiet location,,,,what will you do with the extra land you have?that's a big property,maybe in that pond you can have tilapia fish so you always have a supply of fish and also grow vegetables to become self sufficient,,,you have your own water,electricity, possibly fish ,fruits and vegies,,,,,good luck tc always
Hey Ken! Yes, I believe this will be all that I was hoping it would be. Everyday it just seems a little more like "home". Well, that's exactly what we are going to do with the property. We will rebuild the terraces that the builder took dirt from, and once it's in good shape, we will be planting fruits and vegetables. The pond is actually just outside our perimeter fence, but no worries, a guy comes by here every morning, selling fresh Tilapia at a super price!
While I enjoyed your build, as a design builder in the USA, after designing my x wife’s house in Mindanao. I advised her to hire a structural engineer that cost her about $120 a month to stop by as often as was practical to check on her house build. He worked for the city permit/planning dept. of her small town. I got a dozen pictures a day for the 6 months. He also kept track of supplies while both of us were in the US working.
It was by far, the best money one could spent especial if you are not in country or are not an expert in construction management. It’s not as easy as it looks. Hirng a civil engineer/structural especially if family is building for you can save a lot of hurt feelings and ensure a good build. To expect from builders who lack the know how for 1st world standards thru no fault of their owners can lead to tensions that will last for years and cost you a million more pesos.
A few suggestions would be; pour your walls with solid concrete(no hollow block, use fiber entrainment/tiny fiberglass added to the mix, and vibrate your concrete. And lastly, never scrimp on rebar. My x wife’s house was designed to a 7.5 earthquake scale. It more than doubled her rebar cost, but will ensure a house that can be pasted down to her progeny for generations to come with less maintenance.
Joe, super smart of you to have done that. Our construction manager was actually a Structural Engineer and I believe he built a strong home for us. What he wasn't, was a good project finisher. Just didn't have the knowledge and communication skills to get all the finishing touches done right. That's my opinion of course. Additionally, toward the end, he was pretty much left to his own by the company and there didn't seem to be any accountability for him to answer to. What you did was smart and we thought we were getting something similar and I believe we did up until the last two months or so of construction.
@@rickeybaker9066 well at least you know that the bones of your project are much better than is typical. And while no one wants to correct poor quality, structural matters are very difficult to correct.. I’m looking at a row of townhouses in Zapote , Cavite that went into foreclosure and am considering buying a few of them and will higher a PE to assist me. Always good to have a second opinion when investing large sums. My biggest misgiving is the structure, looks can be deceiving. We were lucky to have her very talented brother in law is a hands on builder, but of course he lacks experience doing high end jobs and demands she wanted, but his finish work was great.
Sometimes family when they see one of their own doing so well, develop entitlements to your materials for other jobs and such. So for her, the engineer functioned as a guard against materials walking away. This is something I’ve heard from many expats.
@@joem1070 You are absolutely correct Joe. Much better to not have the structural issues. One thing you absolutely have to be aware of here with already built projects, is that structural issues can be hidden for a while and they are really good at doing that here. In our project, the engineer was also the site foreman overseeing each construction specialty and was also charged with the materials. Not convinced that all that was purchased, made it into the house. Not to mention, a great deal of waste as evidenced by all the construction trash we picked up for weeks after moving in. But, water under the bridge for us. Best of luck with your venture in Cavite!
I would love for you and my family there in Subic Bay. My eldest daughter, and her husband is a retired airline captain for FedEx Rodney Peterson, but yeah, you guys should connect.
Was just in Subic two weeks ago taking our Anya to Dog Obedience School. When we were living in Bataan, we used to go to Subic all the time. Now not so much as it is a pretty good drive from where we live. Always love to meet new folks though!
Bro, congrats on the nice home. Moreover, the builder that nickel and dimed you on this project please share their name so others will be aware of them!
I’ve watched several homes being built throughout the Philippines and the ones that went as plan on cost got three to four bids from different builders to avoid the cost overages you experienced with this Contactor.
Great to hear that you withheld some of the money on the backend to make sure everything gets done….because you can bet $1m dollars they won’t be around to fix/warranty any of the work once they are gone.
This is my first video to watch of your channel…please share the name of this builder so others looking to build…can beware of this Contactor.
Once again congrats on the home 🎉
Thank you sir, appreciate you watching! We did due diligence when looking for a builder, and I bottom line went with the one I believed I had a relationship with. I'm a relationship kind of guy and I put a lot of stock in that. Relationships here however, are not what they are back home. Things may appear deep when in fact they are very shallow. Let me say that my intention has never been to disparage anyone. I have always just tried to be honest, from my perspective of course, and folks can come to their own conclusions. I believe our builder has and can do quality work. For whatever reason, the project manager on our build, just did not live up to my standards. Where I believe the company went wrong, was in not doing what they should to remedy the mistakes and to heed my repeated concerns along the way. It is actually very normal here in the PI, customer service has an impressive start, but essentially that is where it ends. My experience here is that companies that I have had dealings with, to include our builder, simply don't problem solve well and the customer isn't first by any means. If we were in the US, I would be a much stronger critic here, but I am not in the US and I am a "foreigner" in this country and I am reminded of that fact almost daily, so I will simply say, watch Week 7 and you will get the information you seek!
"The price was 3 Million"
I spit my drink out, shocked at how expensive.
"That's pesos."
I spit my drink out again, shocked at how inexpensive.
We need to get to the pool and walk around, all these numbers are getting drink everywhere.
LOL! You made me laugh today and for that, I thank you! Let me know when you get here, we will sit out by that 1 million (peso) pool and sip on a cup of coffee!
Inspite of unexpected expenses, I think you are getting value for money there. That's really a nice house you've got there!
Thank you sir and I would tend to agree with you. If it wasn't for the value, this would have been a less enjoyable experience. Thank you for watching!
I guess Home Builders here in the Philippines are closely related to their USA Brothers who also nickel and dime you into the poor house. Lol. This is a great Video in that it shows, despite your affable demeanor, how in my words I would describe as unscrupulous bordering on dishonest. It’s a shame that builders would rather climb a tree and lie rather than stand on the ground and tell the truth. If you draw me a picture of what you’re going to build me as your Builder did than that’s what I want.
You hammered that nail on the head Marc 🤣. And you said it so well, I'm going to leave it at that! Thanks for watching brother!
Bataan have always been an expensive province due to their close proximity to Manila. Bataan also has one of the highest employment rate compared to any other provinces due to their Economic Zone and Power Plant that supplies neighbouring provinces.
We loved living in Bataan, just didn't want to sacrifice the home we desired for the sake of high land prices. I just struggled with the arbitrary land prices that seemed to have no rhyme or reason. Thanks for watching!
Love your house❤❤❤❤❤❤
Whew, they really know how to whittle you down to the last buck. I would have also assumed the wall and everything would be included. I hope you get to enjoy it. You seem to have a good attitude about it.
It is indeed a skill here Cecil 🤣. And yes, we are enjoying it very much. So blessed to be able to call this home! Thank you for watching!
Hey cecil
Great help as when I go to build in mindano as have coconut farm off mainhighway 2 miles from ocean
Sounds beautiful John! Thanks for watching sir!
My Filipina wife (and I tacked on as foreign spouse) just purchased a lot and we are at the beginning stages of house design etc. Your vid was an eye opener, and I wanted to express my dep appreciation for your time and transparency. You probably just saved me/her countless hours of fruitless frustration and anxiety.
Again, thank you... !!!!!
Rich & Jessica
Hey brother Rich. So glad something we said or did helped you in some way. I replied to your email brother. Take a look and let Jenn and I know if there is anything we can do to help you and Jessica. Thanks for watching!
You did a fabulous job the home is absolutely amazing and beautiful.
Way out of my budget, I had a bank Repo, had it renovated terrible job. Overpaid him and he still tried to sue me for money money. Poor quality workmanship many flaws but life is good in Lipa City Batangas Sampaquita. All said and done House, renovations, Furniture, 2-50 inch TV 's 2 very expensive beds one American Queen size, the other Filipino Queen size did not know 😂 of 5" shorter large stove and oven Air con, Good size refrigerator and a separate freezer all in money spent about 4 million pesos plus. And a car too
Now just living on my Social Security benefits. But happy and rekaxed.
Rand, appreciate you watching as always! Super sad to hear of your circumstances with your home. The main thing is, you seem to be still enjoying life, really all that matters! I had to use my retirement savings to build this home, but it is paid for and now we just have to enjoy it while my feet are still on this earth. I have never had a home in the US that wasn't owned by a bank, like most people, and it feels really strange knowing I actually own this one. Add the fact that we have not cost for water or electricity, makes it even sweeter. My next goal will be to shore up our savings again so that when I do finally depart this earth, my Jenn will be ok.
Thank you for sharing your home and providing a breakout of costs. Hiring a good contractor, engineer and architect etc. are very important when building in the Phils, but finding really good ones that are available in your area can be a challenge. It is worth investing the time, though.
You are absolutely right! Well said !
Hi can you build your own house like an “Owner Builder” because I hope to settle there one day & have built 3 of my own homes as an Owner Builder in Australia so I’m probably more qualified than the slow she’ll be right attitude builders of the Philippines 😂
@@mattbright8635 You absolutely can Matt. The challenge will be finding labor with the skills if you are wanting to build in the same style as Australia. Materials are also always a challenge, but nothing says you can't come here and oversee the build. At least you know when you are done, you can live with what you built!
New subscriber here. I live in Texas and we are planning a move to the PI when I hang up my gloves and retire. Sounds like you got a whole lot of house for the money, but it is never easy over there.
Hello my Texas brother from another mother! Always good to hear another Texas headed this way. You are right, building here is an adventure for sure, but it can be done and you can ultimately feel good about what you did.
Beautiful home and location, and great news about having drinkable well water! I follow allot of expat builds in the PI, and if the expat isn’t on site every day to supervise, it seems the builds will be the standard PI way as you mentioned.
In my pinay and I ever decide to build there, I’ll either have to be hands on for the build, or hire a westerner or skilled Filipino project manage to ensure it’s built to our standards.
Not a western country so it’s either go with their construction style or become the general contractor to build to your desired standards.
There are lots of talented construction tradesmen in the PI, they just need to be trained when you want something done in a way that’s different from what they know.
Nice house, it’s a design like we would build. Enjoy your retirement!!
Hank you are right on and unfortunately I was unable to be here daily and honestly, construction wasn't my area of expertise back in Texas, I just have a knack for spotting quality when I see it. Another factor to consider is the availability of desired building materials. You really are limited by where it is you decide to build. If you get to far away from major population centers, it becomes cost prohibitive to bring in the desired materials and sometimes, at least for me, I had to compromise on what I could get. If the budget was unlimited, I could have gotten exactly what I wanted, but reality is, there are limits, for me anyway. I think you nailed it, the key is hiring the right person to oversee the day to day activities, or if you have the abilities, do it yourself. Wishing you and your Filipina all the blessings this life has to give brother!
Nice report out on the costs. I try to explain to folks that if you want a quality home, with quality options you will pay a lot more than you would believe. All those "build a home in the PH for 20K".. are not helping. I have spent over 10m peso for my commercial building, and I use top end stuff. I still have a 3rd floor to build.. but waiting for the money (estimated 6m peso)... I love and like what we have been doing, but I know the end value of my property will be over 15m peso.. something that is priced way to high for where we live. Meaning it will never sale for that as no one here can afford to even get close to that. But it will likely be our last home anyways. (unless I get the farm)
Your perspective is correct and yes, I watched the cheap build vlogs as well. Like you, I was hopefully building my last home on this earth and I wanted to get as close to the environment in my home that I am accustomed to. In our case, I am sad to say, the standards aren't totally there, but I believe we got close. Hoping it never needs to be sold in the future and you are correct, selling it for what we paid is most likely not a reality. Even with the land, folks almost always believe they can build better for less. Bottomline, if Jenn wants to stay here after I depart this earth, the home should be a comfortable home for decades to come. It is paid for and the funds will be there for her to maintain its current state. All in all, I can have peace about that. Thanks for watching brother!
Thankyou for sharing this. Currently building my house there half way through but I stop at the moment. Though, its not yet even finished at least I have some insight now regarding the expenses that I may use in the future.
So glad to hear that we have been able to help you somehow Kristine. Congrats on your home build and I wish you nothing but great experiences with it from here out!
i didnt hire a contractor or architect or any of that, i just hired 5 guys from the village as labor and worked along side them every inch of the way .
(after i fired my wifes family and took over after they sort of got started?)
my place is 1024 sq ft ,bathroom, kitchen,living room and large storage room downstairs, 2 bedrooms and a small landing/hallway upstairs with a 13 ft X 16 ft terrace, it overlooks the ocean.
i spent 18,000 dollars in 2015 to get the initial structure built and i went all out on primed rebar in 4 inch squares in the slab and really good rebar design in the 12x12" ring beams and columns and arch beams supporting it, i have ten 10" columns on the perimeter walls and a large 28 inch X 28 inch column in the center of the house. i did an additional small 6" ring beam halfway up the walls upstairs before finishing the walls up to the 6x6" roof ring beam. i over-did the rebar a bit since i am not a structural engineer.
i used 2 sizes of crushed stone in the concrete and added sahara waterproofing in the slab concrete since it was half terrace and would serve as the roof of the living room downstairs.
the roof is just 2x8 hardwood beams every 4 foot , i sunk big steel bolts into the ring beam on top so i just bolted 2x8's on those as a sill plate and covered it with 3/4 inch waterproofed plywood on them and heavy gauge sheet metal. i primed and painted that white hi gloss enamel to keep it cool.
its probably one of the strongest structures in the country just because i didnt know how to calculate loads etc, and was scared of having a 10 inch thick concrete slab over my family's heads! everyone who sees it says i can park a few dozen loaded semi trucks upstairs stacked one on top the other with no problem. so i guess i really over spent $$ there.
i have since put another 10,000 dollars into it this past year adding a 15' 'X 4' front porch of all reinforced poured concrete 6 inches thick (no hollow block) in case of a storm surge/typhoon to protect the house since we are right on the ocean. and skim coated and painted the exterior and added nice one way reflective windows and tiled the floors.
i will be 63 this july so i am winding down now, its pretty much maint. free , just spot sand&prime and paint the roof every 4 years and sand and spot prime and paint the steel handrails on the terrace every 2 years. its as done as its going to get, i'm ready to retire again LOL
i will not worry about earthquakes under 6.2 or any typhoons smaller than yolanda.
$28,000 in materials and labor and about $100,000 dollars of my own 'free' labor at US prices.🤔
So what I will take from that is, I am super jealous of the skills you do have. Unfortunately, I do not possess those skills and would not have been a lot of help with 5 laborers. I pretty much was dependent on the skills of the Architect and engineer. I do however know a poor finish when I see it. I believe you will be super happy with your finished product, if for no other reason than you put your hard work and effort into it. You made out like a bandit on materials brother!
Foreigners are allowed to own condominium and residence but not land in the Philippines. They can also lease the land. See Philippine law on foreign ownership.
Yes ma’am he knows that, we used to own one in Parañaque. Thanks :))
So the house is under your wife’s name. Because only citizens can own property there. Hope you’re a good boy.
Sounds like a bit of a nightmare 😔. But i am sure that once everything is finished it will be amazing.
Dude; your place is awesome; I love how you are out in the middle of nowhere; my build in Moises Padilla is almost complete and as soon as I get my home sold in Florida me and my filipina gonna retire there; cheers
Hello sir, appreciate the kind words! Building in Visayas! I have heard it is beautiful down there. Will have to venture that way some time. Just got back from seeing Davao and loved it. Yep, we are pretty isolated and I love it that way. I haven't heard a rooster since I left Balanga in Bataan!
The whole cost in AU dollars is just short of $171,000. US$ 118.612 @6,500,000 PHP
You got a good deal.. filipino here.
Well thanks. I appreciate you watching!
Hi it's 2024 watching and I believe at the current market your house would cost about 8.6M to build just a wood guess so was still good you've catch those prices before
Definitely very smart. Owning your own pool in the very hot Philippines 👍 thanks for sharing the details!
Thanks Mark! Yes, the pool is the focal point day and night in our home.
Your a foul to pay for all of it , an not owning ....😮
The only thing I think I missed is the cost of a piece of nail. Thanks for your very detailed accounting.
LOL! I tried to be as specific as possible, but I think you are right, I left that out
Lovely property , and I admire you dealing with the build in a foreign country. That property would have cost around £1M to build in the uk where I live including the land , but to be honest I reckon probably more ,and I live 300 miles north of London. Looks like it’s all been worth it for you , enjoy your beautiful home with your family 👍👍
Thank you Neil! And Yes, my $ does go a lot further here. It's one of the reasons I decided to retire here. Here I am able to maintain a standard of living I desire, on my retirement income.
wow... ( still picking up parts of my jaw off the floor) starting price and ending price... just wow...but your home looks great!
Yes Shawn, in looking back, I believe you picked a good descriptive word, WOW! Trying to put that behind me and just enjoy what we have here. Appreciate you watching!
Thanks for that! Through all the hassles you carried on and have a beautiful home.. Good for you guys.
Thanks Barry, appreciate the comments as always!
Wow, I know the feeling and then they tried to squeeze you for more.
Yep, it happens 🤣. Starting to just expect it here. Something to do with being a "foreigner" 😮.
It sounds scary with all those costs to build! Sounds like the skin tax! I had a pretty good time in Cebu but hard dealing with the heat and humidity! When I was a skinny guy in the Navy it was hard! Challenge walking because I use a cane. Wish you good luck my friend. Consider moving there to get a bang for my buck! Want my knees fixed before I go back plus my wife has knees issues too! A lot to consider!
Hey Ken! As you say in the Navy, Building here is an ADVENTURE! I have two artificial knees brother, so I know what you are feeling. I would encourage you to get them done before you come. Walking here, even in cities on what they call sidewalks, is challenging. Much better with the hardware to help me get around. Heat and humidity I can tolerate, as it is very similar to Texas in the summer. Bottomline, I drink a ton of ice water throughout the day and an occasional Sweet Iced Tea!
@@rickeybaker9066 , I have my left knee scheduled for replacement this Jan 11 then maybe half way through my healing we will get my Wife’s left knee done and see how soon my right knee can be done! I grew up in Chicago and was born in Canada so dealing with that humidity is hard.
@@kenschilli8058 Glad to know you are getting the knees worked on. Only advise I would share is take your therapy after very seriously. If you half ass it, you will not get much benefit from the procedure. I understand about the humidity thing brother. I was raised in it and you never get used to it, you just learn to adapt.
@@rickeybaker9066 , I have been through to Rotator cuff repairs and I give maximum effort when being directed but on my own I get lazy!
Congrats to both of u.... there's someone who can accept me as a single mom with a lot of kids and I can really find someone who can be with for the rest of our lives together as family🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️
You did well, most houses in Toronto( GTA) Canada are stick built 6" studs and insulated ,Poured Concrete basements with no rebar as we are not Earthquake Zone,brick first floor and siding on first floor and Shingle roof that needs replacement every 15-20 yrs, average Townhouse @ $600,000 or Semi-detached $700,000, on a 25'30' ×40-50' lot, old lots with existing old houses in Toronto are often sold for the land $700,000 torn down and new house built on it, land is expensive in the GTA , it is time for us to sell our 22 year old Bungalow on a 35 foot × 50 lot move to the Boonies like you have, and enjoy SNOW FREE climate, the TAXES are only going up and we Westerners ( Canadians , USA, Aussies, English The EU) and will have to fund Ukraine for Putins foolishness and EGOSTICAL AMBITIONS. Then there is of course China with its South China Seas territorial ambitions.
Wow, I knew Canada was pricey, but I didn't know it was that pricey. Explains why when I lived in the Dominican, there were so many looking for housing there. Yes, the West is getting almost where it just doesn't make sense to work for an eternity and still not be able to afford to retire. I really appreciate you watching! Come join us in this tropical paradise someday!
Are these prices in USD. I live in gta and you will not find many townhouses for less than $800k can in the greater Toronto area
@@squashrat9431 Sold my freehold Townhouse for $300,000 in North York in 2007- 2008, a client sold her North York ( Yonge & Parkhome)near subway 1950- 1960s 2 bedroom bungalow for $700,000 , the buyer tore it down a year later to build a new house on it, I live in Oshawa, hoping to get $800,000+ for our new in 2001 3bedroom with finished 3 bedroom basement bungalow.prices are a bit depressed today, I missed the 2001 boom.
Lot of surprises unfortunately had to be very frustrating...
Congratulations on getting finished
Thanks Phillip, for watching. Life is full of surprises, just have to get to the other side of the valley!
...☝❤✌👍💪😁🇵🇭
Whats the song at the end? I've tried to search lyrics but I can't seem to find it... I'd love to know! ps. Nice house man, hopefully home is where the heart is.
Hi! it’s called Back in Time by Daniel Netz.
Yes sir, my heart is Definitely at this home!
thanks for sharing
You are welcome Cristina. Thanks for watching!
Good video. Thanks for sharing.
I think you will find its her home
If you say so, it must be true. She let's me and our child stay here though
@@rickbaker0217 that's nice of her until she's had enough and then you are out, like Trevor from buzzin pattaya
I watched and enjoyed this video. Found it to be very informative. You have a very nice piece of property and I hope you enjoy it, once it is all complete. Thanks for sharing....
Thank you for watching Charles! And Yes, we are enjoying being here very much. Feeling blessed to be able to call this home!
What a great informative video. Exactly what I envisioned to build if we decide in the future to retire in the Philippines. I’m just beginning to watch your videos and enjoying it very much. A couple questions, how long did the house build take from start to finish and how long does it take you to get to the town center to shop? Thank you again and stay safe.
Thanks for the kind words and appreciate you watching! We purchased the land in October. Developed our plan in November and broke ground in the first week of December. We moved in at the end of June, so 7 months on the calendar, but in reality about 5 months of actually building. There are a lot of holidays here and whenever there was a holiday, the builders would leave for 4 or 5 days. It takes me about 10 minutes to get to the Cuyapo town center where the market is. For an actual grocery store, the closest to us is 25 minutes to Rosales.
3M for a house is ok! Im currently living in IL but in the future Me and Wife gonna retire in the Philippines.. Congrats to your new house!
Thanks for watching!
You said you're from East Texas we're about. I just moved away from Houston Texas about two and a half years ago too far west Texas. I was pursuing the land the prices are much cheaper in the areas of West Texas. They were cheaper then 2.5 years ago.
Home is Tyler, Texas, but went to High School in the Houston area and born and raised in the Dallas area.
I have seen a natural swimming pool in the Philippines filtered naturally by bog filters where you can swim with live fish...but common i European countries..
Hey Nimfa, thanks for watching! Not sure what we will do with the natural spring at the bottom of our property, but a natural pool is a possibility. I'm going to jump in someday and see if it is perhaps the lost fountain of youth. I could use a few years shaved off .
You got away cheap... They want @ P400K to hook up my electric.. say I need to buy a transformer (only from the electric company) 2 poles, wire and a bunch of other stuff. I also got hit with the back-fill crap... My build is over 50% more then I anticipated.
The power company tried that on us as well. I just decided to go Solar and very glad I did. Brownouts are constant here and the Solar has made brownouts a thing of the past for us. Thanks for watching!
I'm glad you ended up with a fine home.
It sounds like you either didn't have a detailed contract, or they outright defrauded you. I trust you checked with an attorney there.
You seem like a pleasant guy. I'll sub and watch some more of your journey.
Detailed in the "Bill of Materials", which unfortunately doesn't detail what the finished product will actually be. Thought about an attorney, but it is such a lengthy process here, years in fact, to ever see an outcome and the cost would have been more than I ultimately held back from the builder for not finishing it out properly. So we just cut our ties with them and finished on our own.
You can't own the land if not citizen, however you can own the building, but must put on title or have a separate agreement drawn up and notarized.
That is correct Andre! Appreciate you watching!
Don't feel so bad,i had experienced it in florida.we changed contractor 3 times and had to go to court(same problem of yours) You can just imagine the trouble we had, and by looking at your place not bad at all,compared to the price we built here! Good luck to your new home !
Thanks Jay and sorry to hear about your Florida build experience. We appreciate you watching sir!
I live in the Philippines, retired, buy I will never buy property here nor will I build a house, government is on shaky grounds, Filipinos over charging foreigners, yet you don't own the property, no I will not throw my money away I'll continue renting.
Thank you for this. I'm British-Filipino moving back out there and looking to build something similar, if a bit smaller and without the pool out in Romblon.
Hey Andrew! Then welcome home sir! I wish you nothing but the absolute best!
Thank you very much for this video. I'll be building a house in the next cpl of years in Sablan, which is about 20 miles west of Bagiou. Wife has family land there so that's free. I have a friend that built around your area and said pretty much the same thing as yourself. He went high class the entire build and he said to pretty much double what the estimate is because of all the add ons. I have a background in construction but not sure how much that will help in the Philippines as their construction methods are totally different. My wife says we can't use wood because of termites but I'll have to double check on that. If there's more information you can give I would love to hear it.
Your background will serve you well I believe, you will just have to be willing to stretch your imagination a bit and work on patience for sure. Also realize that material availability is always a challenge along with the skilled labor to meet the techniques you decide to use. Listen to your wife about the termites. It's a real thing here. Least amount of wood in your home, the better. The area you are building in sounds beautiful. Let me know when you get here, I would love to see it. We are only an hour and a half drive into Baguio, so we must not be to far from where y'all are going!
Jerry Kime I am building a house right now in asin Hot springs and if your wife is born and raised in Sablan, she should be familiar with the place and I probably know your wife's family since I used to live about 5 miles from Sablan. Just get in touch, I might hook you up with very good house builders...
@@rickbaker0217 Thank you and I will definitely take you up on that! I plan on doing a youtube during the construction phase just to get input on the methods being used. I can build a house from the ground up here but over there is a different ballgame. I do have a niece there that is an architect so that may be a small help
@@ibaloicordillerailocanoson5755 Thank you very much. Her family name is Balangue
You have a beautiful home, but I will just go for a pre built condo and avoid all the head aches and changes to pocket book.
I actually did that in Manila and ended up in a lawsuit. I won the suit, but the developer has yet to respond to the court order . Maybe it's just my luck . To be honest, I am not a condo kind of guy. I do ok in them for a few months, then I start to go stir crazy. Being raised in Texas, I need a little land to run around on and a place to get away from neighbors that are oblivious to having neighbors. Thanks for watching!
thats why we didn't get a contractor, We did biddings but we couldn't afford even if we planned rough built, happy for you finishing your project, the way i see it, having a contractor will be 4x the cost, at least you found out late, anyway congratulations
Let's just say that things don't always turn out as people share that they will. All in all, we are loving most of the experience. Thanks for watching James!
@@rickeybaker9066 do you think you charged significantly more because you're a foreigner ?
I many cases I have been, but I can't say for sure about the house build, as I have never compared the cost of our build to a similar home built here by a Filipino. Where my foreigner status probably came into play, was not understanding that the goal of the builder was to build a bare bones structure and my not understanding that "Turn Key" really does not exist here.
East Texas? Small world I'm in Marshall currently. Appreciate the good information. Subscribed
Always nice to meet a Marshall Maverick! Yes, it is a small world sir!
Approximately $130k for house like that is CHEAP compared to doing it here in the US. That's easily a $250,000 USD house in the US, depending on where exactly it's located at.
Yes, that was just the basic build. We have done another $40k in additional improvements since the original contractor left. All in all, still way below what a similar home would cost me in Texas. We have recently looked at housing in the Tyler area and since I left in 2021, home prices have gone crazy high. So, a house of this square footage on this size property with a pool, would bring in excess of $500k today.
I built concrete swimming pools for ten years. Mine on El Nido 20x40 was $2000 US. You got scammed.
I wouldn't be surprised if I had been. Lot's of that going on here.
Then what was the purpose of the drawings if it wasn't followed....hope everyone remembers that...good information...thanks
Believe me Bob, I asked myself and the engineer that same question many many times. I suppose it was just a concept .
Great video Rick! Appreciate you sharing to help others understand the ins and outs of building here in the Philippines.
No worries Mark, always happy to help others try to avoid pitfalls if possible. Always nice to see your comment!!!
Maybe that's how things are done there, but it sounds like BS to me. It looks like they more they asked for money and the more you gave them, the more they asked. Your wife was there with you right, she speak the language. So if you buy a car there, then you have to pay extra for the tires, the steering wheel, the windows etc? I can understand being taken 'advantage' off, especially when you are in a foreign country and you have no 'rights'.
You pretty much nailed it again sir. By the time I realized that I was once again being treated as a "foreigner" it was a decision I made to just press on and get it done. I did make it clear at that point however, NO MORE ADDITIONALS! And yes, Jenn speaks their language, but she had zero experience with building anything, so she pretty much just let me handle things. She did warn me on several occasions, not to trust anyone. That's hard for a Texan to do, we tend to be very trusting people and we are friendly with almost everyone. We don't think that the other person has ulterior motives. But my experience here anyway, has been that most have ulterior motives. I just can't seem to go into a relationship, not trusting the person. I always want to give the person a chance. May not be the best way here, but it's just who I am, hard to change at my age 🙃. Love your analogy of buying the car, strangely fits this situation 🤣.
@@rickeybaker9066 you sound a lot like me from what you say here, even though I am not from Texas :) I was like you, always ' trusting' people, I used to give them one chance to 'prove themselves ' , but as I grew older and being 'disappointed so many times, I could not 'afford' it anymore, and that had changed me. I am happy to see that there are more people out there, like I used to be.... you are right, it's not easy to change who we are, especially when we get older. I guess you mother and father where/are also honest proud people and have given you examples of how to be. You have a nice house and property, wishing best of luck to you and your family. There are good and not so good people everywhere, try not to let the 'bad' ones change who you are.... enjoy your life, we all learn 'lessons' every day.
@@tonyste12 Absolutely correct! Lessons learned, sometimes the best way to grow. Yes, my Mom and Dad have set incredible life lessons for me when I was growing up. Hope to pass those on to my own children as well. If they choose to follow them in adulthood, their call, but at least I showed them the way. Thanks brother for the kind words. Have an incredible weekend!
That looks like an awesome house that you built. I’m planning on building a house in the Philippines also. How did you find that piece of property?
We did a lot of looking, but ultimately what worked for us was meeting a local lady that had her ear to the ground on people that were wanting to sell property. I did several real estate vlogs that I encourage you to watch. Might save you some heartache in the long run!
Very beautiful. Love the house. Is the cost of living a lot higher then other locations in the P.I.? What's the climate like compared with other places in the P.I.?
Cost of living is awesome when compared to back home in Texas right now. Climate is acually one of the reasons we chose Central Luzon and the Cuyapo region specifically. Just so happened my wife was raised here, but every time we came to visit, I just enjoyed the weather here so much. December through Mid April, couldn't ask for better weather. Cool nights, comfortable days with almost no humidity and always a breeze. Mid April through July are summer months and typically the dry season. Humidity is typically not bad and the breeze is always pleasant. We might have a handful of days with some humidity, but it just feels like East Texas to me August starts to kick off the rainy season, and that runs through November. But unlike some areas of the Philippines where it can rain for days on end. Here the storms build over the Sierra Madres Mountains during the day and they push out over the central valley in the evening. So days are usually very nice and nights bring us refreshing rain Rice farmers love it!
Congratulations, I know it was a painful experience but that's kinda in every home building experience...
You are correct. All in all, we love our home design and we love where we built it. Thanks for watching!