I am a construction professional living in the Philippines and this house is by far the best build I have seen in this country. The design is excellent and the quality of the work is outstanding. The contractors who executed the work were top class which is rare in the Philippines, was the work done by sub-contractors or a turnkey building company? Camera work was very professional and the drone footage was tip top.
As someone else said, this is one of the best buildings I have seen in the Philippines. Most contractors are not going to be able to match this level of quality. It's beautifully laid out as well. The covered terrace is a must as well. Great job.
What I love about this house is the tiles used in the bathrooms. They look simple (just by watching the video though it might be different in actual because you can feel the texture by touching it) yet the combination of colors and texture makes it look appealing to me.
I like the house of David especially those materials they installed. David must be an architect, the design of the house is excellent! That kind of house might be available in Hampton, Long Island.
Damn that’s a lot of hardwork, sweat & money to build a house like this, kinda very inspiring and motivation for people to strive for excellence in life 👏🏻
Yes...since they are selling, they asked me if I wouldn't mind showing it on my channel since it seems to be getting good exposure these days. David and Reah are really good people!
My PI Dream really? are they selling that house? why if you don't mind. whats the selling price? i might recommend it to my soon to be expat friend .thanks
The design of the homes looks like a typical California designs, the landscape was absolutely trimmed and we'll groomed as well. Very inspiring outlook.
Wow! What a great episode! My wife and I plan on building a container home with all the simple features. Folks like yourself and David is an inspiration for us to build a functional/simple but yet elegant home. Thank you!
Emer78 we're the same plan for the house. my husband and I build 40 by 40 ft. shipping container house..and make a furniture from our own tree. Narra and mahogany Wood
My wife and I are researching a few companies that can build the container ie., Kyoob based on Cebu. Hopefully, they can move it to Palawan. We are planning on moving to Puerto Princesa once I retire. Please do share some pix? Thank you in advance!
James, great and good clarity of video. Thanks both you and David for showcasing his house on your vlog. I admire his straight forward, straight line design. Color and interior design is great too.
Thank you and David and Rhea for sharing! I hope the house finds a buyer who really enjoys this house as a home! For me "the home" is where your heart belongs and the greatest thing you showed was the talks before going to David`s and Rheas absolute gorgeous house about Tess and Michelle and the whole neighborhood! There in the Master bedroom hallway, I think you said it the most important of your PI Dream "A shower and make a cup of coffee to have in the balcony.." Yess! Getting closer day by day! ...and as said, congratulations for a limit first 2031 subscribers! 2031!! :)
love the open flow concept of the whole house, definitely an energy saving design. my fave part is the rooftop it'd be nice to be in the lounger and stargazing at night!
The simplicity is very impressive. Only an architect can have the imagination to design and build an extra ordinary building as such. Utilizing light gray color in different shades of the interior is very refreshing. Very nice.
I think using the word “Simplicity” is some what strange to me. Unless you are a rich man living in an expensive area. I could understand you by saying that. Just saying my opinion only thanks
I took a little peep of your video and I ended up looking at it all through and through just because I like how you speak and present. You look and sound congenial but not boring. Thanks man for the work.
Great home and such nice details. I have learned the downside of such a big house, I have one now with rooms that I never enter. I would enjoy that house style with about 3,000 - 3,500 square feet, but I would not want to give up that 3 car garage! Good luck to you both from North Carolina.
I can't believe all the nay sayers. Wait a minute. Yes I can. Seems no matter what you do or what you achieve people come out of the woodwork to rain on your parade and project their values on your achievement. Well here's what I think. I'm absolutely proud of James and of the owners of this magnificent home and as a retired USAF vet married to a Filipina and owner of a hand full of rental houses and a grand home myself that we get the privilege to pay over 10k a year for in RE taxes - just to live in, I'm absolutely fed up with all of this struggle to maintain a decent life here in the states. Over the next two years we're downsizing and selling off everything and we will be relocating to the PI. Once there we will find the locale we want and will undertake to build the great home we want, similar to those James has been showing. Planning to use similar techniques as James did in Villa Feliz and will no doubt be bending his generous ear for too many pieces of advice to name. I say to this magnificent home, bravo X 10 - he, and James too, owe no apologies to anyone and frankly it really irritates me to have to sit and read comments from bleeding hearts who apparently think that we should all be ashamed of any success we have struggled to achieve. We should, apparently all go sit in a hovel somewhere and give away everything to poor people - poor people the government is responsible to help but are not helping, and who often could take themselves by their own bootstraps and make something happen for themselves. No offense to anyone here but thats how I see it. Bravo to you James. I'm everso proud of your efforts and your hard won successes. And to the owner/builder of this magnificent estate, please let me know where I can obtain a copy of the house plans and who the architect/builder was. And thank you James, from both me and my wife, Heidi, for helping all of us to learn what we need to know.
The poor will always be among us, no matter how much money you put in helping the poor. When you work hard for what you have and what you've achieved, it is your right to live the best life, life of your dreams. It's no one else's business. Envy is painful for some and frankly, not anyone's problem but theirs. Wishing you and everyone else success and bliss if chosing the Philippines as part of your vision.
@@NghtMonster Only problem with that thinking is that for an expat to have the land and house....you got to marry someone "poor" and their family comes with it.....
O. M. G. That's the most amaaaaaazing house!! But tbh .. I could live like that in any Western country, but I couldn't live like that in the Philippines ... I know the P'pines far too well, and I know I just wouldn't feel right amongst all that luxury and space .. 6 bathrooms! .. knowing that there's poor familes of 10 living in such squalor in just one room all around me. The contrast between the poorest and the wealthiest in the Philippines really hit me hard ... I returned home after 6 months with an empty suitcase and an empty bank account because I gave it all away..and I've been back several more times, just to give. I can't bear to see people with absolutely nothing!
You have a good heart Elizabeth. I'd like to think that my wife and I do too and feel we better server our community helping all year round with whatever we're blessed with.
you must be the reincarnation of mother teresa .thank you so much !may god bless you always and your loved ones.i used to be one of them ,living in a 10 square meter room with other five adults .we used to sleep sitting on dining chairs ,with heads rested on the table with our lower extremities submerged on flood water ,during rainy days . there was one toilet/shower shared by several families .it was chaotic .we couldnt complain ,as we couldn't do anything then. fortunately ,life changed ,when a person like you found me and put me on a pedestal! may your tribe increase thousandfold!
When you're a builder sometimes you can't stay put , I bet he will built a totally different house. more power to David maybe that's what keeps him going.
That is a magnificent house! Way more than I will ever need or most likely could afford. That master bedroom alone would be enough for me to live in comfortably. Great video however and really enjoyed seeing David's place. You can just see the attention to detail that was involved while building it.
WOW!! Modern Design. Here in Calif. would be a couple of Million. 18 more Months Until I Retire. Mexico and PH, here I Come. Salamat Kuya James, keep Living Your Dream.
Hi James David and Reah's home has an excellent taste and value, with all the updates and specialty their choice of the tiles and modern fixtures thru out the whole house. The idea of accommodating the down spots inside the corners of the walls is very smart and it's good in keeping the integrity of the structure and strength of the Columns. Did notice that they have some solar panels on the rooftop, as another backup in case of brownout or just for the water heater system? Also the location next to a golf course can be a nuisance sometimes with the expectation of some errant balls... It all depends upon the individuals (Different strokes for a different folks). One cannot help but like the design of your villa feliz, it's unique, simple but elegant at the same time, hope you will enjoy it with your family for years to come. Good luck to you and to David and Reah, and by the way you deserve a Junior Pilot Wings Pin! Regards to the lovely Ness. I and the majority of your loyal viewers demand the release of your karaoke recording.
I don't think they have any solar other than the hot water heater. As far as the stray balls from the fairway, they have a screen on the outside of their fence that minimizes bad golfers as well as tempered glass on their windows. I didn't think of the pilot wings pin...😁 I did go solo, didn't I? 👍🏼 Thanks for the good comments Ned!
James - You did a great job on the vlog and the drone shots of David and Rhea's house. You really know how to vlog right. Your subs are really increasing. That's because your really good communicating and presentation of content. Keep up the great work.
Have seen so many houses in the phils and most of them have no clue about interior design ...mostly looking good from the outside until u enter than its a bummer ...to many windows so no full walls to create a tv space or were u can put a nice couch ! Bedrooms the same ....who places his bed under a window ? They still need alot to learn but i am sure they will if they are open to advice
Wow great drone footage, now you can add the title of "Cinematographer" to your list of professions and things you are good at congrats, getting better every day. Man that is an awesome house! David did a great job building it.
Wow, great episode of MPD Cribs! :P What a great home David has there, we could really live in style there. But wayyyy out of our budget. Thanks for the video and congrats on 2000 subs, take care James.
Thanks to you two for the kind words. Yes, reminds me of old Robin Leach series Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous...well, maybe not that rich and famous, but you get my point 😉 2000+...crazy, isn't it! Thanks to all the subscribers! 👍🏼
For me ... by far the best segment of featured house's you've done... So peaceful and feel so relaxed watching it.. won't be able to own a house like this in my life time... Nevertheless... The video made me feel I was there... Thanks so much
Wow!!! Dave sure has some Excellent taste , Love the house literally everything, Plan on building mine someday in PHILIPPINES sure I can used a some ideas from this vedio. Great vedio good job👍
We recently finished our home, which by Filipino standards is quite nice and comfortable. But David and Reah's home makes ours look like sub-standard housing. lol Great job on this house!
Would love to see your place! As I always say, "it isn't the size of your house, its the size of your heart!" My wife and I will be traveling in Visayas after the house is completed and we're all moved in. Maybe a meet up?
This a interesting vlog. Lots of ideas and thoughts. One aspect is the time and effort used to design the internal and external parts. The garden looks like the gardener has put in some nice screening plants. I heard the house size was 550sq/feet, but wasn't clear about the plot size. I'm not a big fan of flat roof houses or extensions. Just because they have issues with leaks years later if it's not expensively maintained IMO. It did kinda remind me of a fire station from the front, with the garage doors. Thanks for allowing us to look around and the nifty drone work. Salamat
Fantastic video and fantastic home. It's given me so many ideas when the time comes to build my own home over there. This is your first video that I've watched and I have just subscribed as well. I look forward to viewing all your videos as this one was very well presented. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks Gav. I got some great ideas from David and we're integrating those ideas into our home build as well. I'll try to point them out as I go through the build. Thanks for subbing and welcome to the My PI Dream family!
Angelito Mercado sorry to burst your bubble, but not by a huge amount. The land/ lot, yes, but when constructing, not by much, as pricing for fixtures and tiles are similar, but labour is cheaper, but you have to be over there, in person, if you want to make sure everything is up to spec, unless you have an architect/ builder you can trust.
Why is he moving after all the time effort and money that he has invested in getting this house so perfect. Something fairly drastic it would seem. It just makes me worry a little.
OMG that is my dream house and every thing in the house i would do for a house , the tiles to the bathroom and bedroom designs .the kitchen was the right size and the master bedroom was beautiful and master Cr .
Beautiful house welcoming fence automatically opened and 3 car garage nice 👍 I would like to see more the roof top. The railing from his bedroom view look under the safety code too low I think it should be 4 feet. . Another thing I would like to see is an elevator. Overall the house is spectacular.
Good point. I asked David about that when I was staying there and he said he doesn't have an issue. I think he designed a good drainage system in his roof.
We also have a flat concrete roof and we have no issues for 20 years. The beach is very much part of our backyard. Typhoons, strong wind and heavy downpours are pretty much part of the tropical lifestyle. Having a flat roofing could mean durability, security and less corrosion issue as compared to the typical roofing materials here in the Philippines.
Having a concrete roof with no seams must be the answer...most of the flat roofs I've been around in the U.S. have leaking issues...having a one piece concrete roof with adequate drainage sounds like the way to go.
Nice house. Inherited 5 hectares in the country side from grandmother planing to build a house between 550 to 800 sqm for around a 10-15 million pesos budget. Just waiting for pandemic to cool down so I could go back.
Nice house but by looking at the neighbourhood, this is an exclusively gated and secured Community where developers sometimes set a minimum home prices say for ten million pesos, which is not within the reach of average Filipinos. Not surprising the community is made up of rich locals, businessmen and definitely politicians. Great video James and the house is very impressive. Love the details on the construction.
Great job droning!! Do one of the early episodes talk about your history? Ex military, etc. I was stationed in the PI for seven years and have been married to my Filipina bride for 37 years.
I'm not sure folks around the world really know what's available in the Philippines. I'm trying to show you can live in anything from my tiny P3000/month apartment here to a place like Davids.
New subscriber here from Alaska USA. That”s an absolute stunning well designed and planned. It’s so beautiful inside out. Love the house literally everything, fantastic home and everything is excellent. Great video and thank you for sharing !
Beautiful video James..we have the Mavic pro drone and we don't use it much...your videos may get me motivated...if we wanted to share pics or videos with you, how can we do it?
Hi,James I am subscriber 2020 from Canada.I have been watching your videos for almost 2 months.Thanks for posting your informative and interesting videos.Good luck and God bless
Hi, from LA, CA. I just watched this awesome vid. ❤️the house, details, fixtures & the spaces. Ty for sharing this beautiful house. BTW, I just subscribed to your Channel. Keep up the good work.👍🏽Lulu
I am a retired American Systems Integration Engineer and have worked on many Smart Homes in the USA and this house. Is an excellent house from the Philippines. Not Smart but beautiful and well built. I now live in the Philippines.
Very beautiful house. You mentioned he's moving to UK, are they taking the dogs with them? Kind of worry about what would happen to them as they got used to living with the family in a big house. Hope they'll take the dogs with them. If I won a million dollars in the lottery, I will consider buying this place for sure. :) In my dreams, I guess for now.
I wanted to build a home the your friends. I was cautioned not to for two reasons. One, in our province, we would have shown wealth. My wife wanted to project us as average people. She did not want to display our wealth. Secondly, if we were ever to sell our home, in our area, such a home would never sell. There would be a rare client for our home if we ever wanted to sell the home. We built our home on land my wife owned, spending about $15,000. We added another $15,000 in upgrades over the years. Today the home would cost about $30,000 to build plus the upgrades. We have the home entirely air conditioned other than the bathrooms. We have ceiling fans, wall fans, glass Scott's in the bathrooms to separate the shower from the commodes. We have added an outdoor laundry area, a dirty kitchen, filled in the land, added cupboards and in general made the home far more westernized. The original home was completed in 2003. We do,a few upgrades each year.
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I am a construction professional living in the Philippines and this house is by far the best build I have seen in this country. The design is excellent and the quality of the work is outstanding. The contractors who executed the work were top class which is rare in the Philippines, was the work done by sub-contractors or a turnkey building company? Camera work was very professional and the drone footage was tip top.
As someone else said, this is one of the best buildings I have seen in the Philippines. Most contractors are not going to be able to match this level of quality.
It's beautifully laid out as well. The covered terrace is a must as well. Great job.
That house looks absolutely amazing. Imagine growing up in a property like that!
Is David moving back to the us for good
That's 1 lucky lady ...beautiful home❤
What I love about this house is the tiles used in the bathrooms. They look simple (just by watching the video though it might be different in actual because you can feel the texture by touching it) yet the combination of colors and texture makes it look appealing to me.
I like the house of David especially those materials they installed. David must be an architect, the design of the house is excellent! That kind of house might be available in Hampton, Long Island.
Damn that’s a lot of hardwork, sweat & money to build a house like this, kinda very inspiring and motivation for people to strive for excellence in life 👏🏻
I know this was 4 years ago but this is a great video and house tour. This gives me a lot of ideas. Thanks
Excellent vlog. The owner must have spent a fortune. Very beautiful house. Thanks....
That is really kind of David and Reah to show their home, its beautiful and stunning
Yes...since they are selling, they asked me if I wouldn't mind showing it on my channel since it seems to be getting good exposure these days. David and Reah are really good people!
My PI Dream really? are they selling that house? why if you don't mind. whats the selling price? i might recommend it to my soon to be expat friend .thanks
From earlier in threat, appears just just shy of 30M Pesos
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Thx i live in it
The design of the homes looks like a typical California designs, the landscape was absolutely trimmed and we'll groomed as well. Very inspiring outlook.
Wow! What a great episode! My wife and I plan on building a container home with all the simple features. Folks like yourself and David is an inspiration for us to build a functional/simple but yet elegant home. Thank you!
No matter how big or small, if you plan ahead and have vision you can make any size house feel comfortable and pleasing to the eyes.
Emer78 we're the same plan for the house. my husband and I build 40 by 40 ft. shipping container house..and make a furniture from our own tree. Narra and mahogany Wood
Please share pictures! Would love to see.
My wife and I are researching a few companies that can build the container ie., Kyoob based on Cebu. Hopefully, they can move it to Palawan. We are planning on moving to Puerto Princesa once I retire. Please do share some pix? Thank you in advance!
Boy o Boy. David really sets the bar ! That is one beautiful house....thank you for the pictures.
Totally agree. And David and his wife Reah are great people!
Wow!!! This house is so beautiful! How big is this land? The house alone would have cost 10M pesos I assume. Am I right? Thanks!
James, great and good clarity of video. Thanks both you and David for showcasing his house on your vlog. I admire his straight forward, straight line design. Color and interior design is great too.
Thanks and I'll pass on everyone's nice comments to David the next time I see him!
Very beautiful house, thank you for all this hard work. This is a very rich fam. God bless.
Thank you and David and Rhea for sharing! I hope the house finds a buyer who really enjoys this house as a home! For me "the home" is where your heart belongs and the greatest thing you showed was the talks before going to David`s and Rheas absolute gorgeous house about Tess and Michelle and the whole neighborhood! There in the
Master bedroom hallway, I think you said it the most important of your PI Dream "A shower and make a cup of coffee to have in the balcony.." Yess! Getting closer day by day! ...and as said, congratulations for a limit first 2031 subscribers! 2031!!
:)
Wow! Beautiful home. Salamat David for sharing.
I'll pass on your thanks!
Wow what a mansion, beautiful place, the interior showing are awesome. The aerial views are nice, great place..thanks
Agree...thanks!
love the open flow concept of the whole house, definitely an energy saving design. my fave part is the rooftop it'd be nice to be in the lounger and stargazing at night!
Good idea. We normally spend our morning out there with our coffee.
Wow, what an awesome house! I love the style and the chosen materials, fantastic!
Me too. Great comment.
wow, what a beautiful home. i love the master bedroom the most. thanks for showing us...
Thank you for sharing your house, Great camera thank you also. l love the house. l got to show this to my wife xoxoxoxo
The simplicity is very impressive. Only an architect can have the imagination to design and build an extra ordinary building as such. Utilizing light gray color in different shades of the interior is very refreshing. Very nice.
I think using the word “Simplicity” is some what strange to me. Unless you are a rich man living in an expensive area. I could understand you by saying that. Just saying my opinion only thanks
@@josephrobi6806 another word for simplicity is intelligibility to pleases what we will see.
what an absolute stunning and beautiful home, its ginormous !! so modern, its a little british castle away from the homeland...well impressed
I took a little peep of your video and I ended up looking at it all through and through just because I like how you speak and present. You look and sound congenial but not boring. Thanks man for the work.
Great home and such nice details. I have learned the downside of such a big house, I have one now with rooms that I never enter.
I would enjoy that house style with about 3,000 - 3,500 square feet, but I would not want to give up that 3 car garage!
Good luck to you both from North Carolina.
Thanks for the comment Mr. Louis. You are our US neighbor as we are just south of you in SC. Or at least we used to be ;)
I can't believe all the nay sayers. Wait a minute. Yes I can. Seems no matter what you do or what you achieve people come out of the woodwork to rain on your parade and project their values on your achievement. Well here's what I think. I'm absolutely proud of James and of the owners of this magnificent home and as a retired USAF vet married to a Filipina and owner of a hand full of rental houses and a grand home myself that we get the privilege to pay over 10k a year for in RE taxes - just to live in, I'm absolutely fed up with all of this struggle to maintain a decent life here in the states. Over the next two years we're downsizing and selling off everything and we will be relocating to the PI. Once there we will find the locale we want and will undertake to build the great home we want, similar to those James has been showing. Planning to use similar techniques as James did in Villa Feliz and will no doubt be bending his generous ear for too many pieces of advice to name. I say to this magnificent home, bravo X 10 - he, and James too, owe no apologies to anyone and frankly it really irritates me to have to sit and read comments from bleeding hearts who apparently think that we should all be ashamed of any success we have struggled to achieve. We should, apparently all go sit in a hovel somewhere and give away everything to poor people - poor people the government is responsible to help but are not helping, and who often could take themselves by their own bootstraps and make something happen for themselves. No offense to anyone here but thats how I see it. Bravo to you James. I'm everso proud of your efforts and your hard won successes. And to the owner/builder of this magnificent estate, please let me know where I can obtain a copy of the house plans and who the architect/builder was. And thank you James, from both me and my wife, Heidi, for helping all of us to learn what we need to know.
The poor will always be among us, no matter how much money you put in helping the poor. When you work hard for what you have and what you've achieved, it is your right to live the best life, life of your dreams. It's no one else's business. Envy is painful for some and frankly, not anyone's problem but theirs. Wishing you and everyone else success and bliss if chosing the Philippines as part of your vision.
@@NghtMonster Only problem with that thinking is that for an expat to have the land and house....you got to marry someone "poor" and their family comes with it.....
O. M. G. That's the most amaaaaaazing house!! But tbh .. I could live like that in any Western country, but I couldn't live like that in the Philippines ... I know the P'pines far too well, and I know I just wouldn't feel right amongst all that luxury and space .. 6 bathrooms! .. knowing that there's poor familes of 10 living in such squalor in just one room all around me. The contrast between the poorest and the wealthiest in the Philippines really hit me hard ... I returned home after 6 months with an empty suitcase and an empty bank account because I gave it all away..and I've been back several more times, just to give. I can't bear to see people with absolutely nothing!
You have a good heart Elizabeth. I'd like to think that my wife and I do too and feel we better server our community helping all year round with whatever we're blessed with.
You should build your big house in a posh village so you will not feel any remorse
Elizabeth Whiteoak a
God bless you. Maraming Salamat.
you must be the reincarnation of mother teresa .thank you so much !may god bless you always and your loved ones.i used to be one of them ,living in a 10 square meter room with other five adults .we used to sleep sitting on dining chairs ,with heads rested on the table with our lower extremities submerged on flood water ,during rainy days . there was one toilet/shower shared by several families .it was chaotic .we couldnt complain ,as we couldn't do anything then. fortunately ,life changed ,when a person like you found me and put me on a pedestal! may your tribe increase thousandfold!
I love the design of the house. Very modern. Thank you for sharing..
Yes, very nice design, inside and out. Thanks!
So beautiful house, I'm just day dreaming here & wishing that someday I can have this kind of house too, anyway thank you so much for sharing
You are so welcome!
When you're a builder sometimes you can't stay put , I bet he will built a totally different house. more power to David maybe that's what keeps him going.
That is a magnificent house! Way more than I will ever need or most likely could afford. That master bedroom alone would be enough for me to live in comfortably. Great video however and really enjoyed seeing David's place. You can just see the attention to detail that was involved while building it.
I'm in your boat Steve.
Wonderful home design, thanks for showing and explaining some of the unique features included for hiding plumbing in walls.
We uses some of those very tips building Villa Feliz.
I agree. What a great idea. Plan to use.
Hiya James. Wow David house very beautiful and lovely dog too. I love the wood ceiling and very nice view ☺️👍
Yes, and although it looks like wood in the ceiling, its actually UPVC simulated wood. Never rots!
Beautiful home... makes me wish I was there!
congrats on the 2,000+ subscribers. At this rate you should be at 10,000+ by the end of the build...........your doing a great job!!!!
Thanks t h! The 2000 milestone really snuck up on me 😁
WOW!! Modern Design. Here in Calif. would be a couple of Million. 18 more Months Until I Retire. Mexico and PH, here I Come.
Salamat Kuya James, keep Living Your Dream.
Good luck with your retirement Rafael. Follow your dream!
better rent than to build ...good advice and its for free
Hi James
David and Reah's home has an excellent taste and value, with all the updates and specialty their choice of the tiles and modern fixtures thru out the whole house.
The idea of accommodating the down spots inside the corners of the walls is very smart and it's good in keeping the integrity of the structure and strength of the Columns.
Did notice that they have some solar panels on the rooftop, as another backup in case of brownout or just for the water heater system?
Also the location next to a golf course can be a nuisance sometimes with the expectation of some errant balls... It all depends upon the individuals (Different strokes for a different folks).
One cannot help but like the design of your villa feliz, it's unique, simple but elegant at the same time, hope you will enjoy it with your family for years to come.
Good luck to you and to David and Reah, and by the way you deserve a Junior Pilot Wings Pin!
Regards to the lovely Ness. I and the majority of your loyal viewers demand the release of your karaoke recording.
I don't think they have any solar other than the hot water heater.
As far as the stray balls from the fairway, they have a screen on the outside of their fence that minimizes bad golfers as well as tempered glass on their windows.
I didn't think of the pilot wings pin...😁 I did go solo, didn't I? 👍🏼
Thanks for the good comments Ned!
James - You did a great job on the vlog and the drone shots of David and Rhea's house. You really know how to vlog right. Your subs are really increasing. That's because your really good communicating and presentation of content. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Charles. Trying to keep it "real"!
Hw big is the lot?
Big Shout out to David & Reah, you 2 have a BEAUTIFUL home. Thank You Kuya James for the time, effort, and work you always invest in your videos.
Thanks Si Si. I'll pass on your kind words to David and Reah.
Well-dsigned and thought-out. Bravo !
Have seen so many houses in the phils and most of them have no clue about interior design ...mostly looking good from the outside until u enter than its a bummer ...to many windows so no full walls to create a tv space or were u can put a nice couch ! Bedrooms the same ....who places his bed under a window ? They still need alot to learn but i am sure they will if they are open to advice
thanks for showing this vlog, is a very beautiful house.
Thanks for watching Bernard and the kind words!
Wow great drone footage, now you can add the title of "Cinematographer" to your list of professions and things you are good at congrats, getting better every day. Man that is an awesome house! David did a great job building it.
Thanks Anthony. And yes, David did a wonderful job with the design and build of his home.
everybody with a drone is a 'cinemtographer'... hehehe
This is more our style. It is far from the Mediterranean style that most subdivisions builds for expats. Are the furnitures included?
..Amazing video shoot ! be safe always...
Wow, great episode of MPD Cribs! :P What a great home David has there, we could really live in style there. But wayyyy out of our budget. Thanks for the video and congrats on 2000 subs, take care James.
Thanks to you two for the kind words. Yes, reminds me of old Robin Leach series Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous...well, maybe not that rich and famous, but you get my point 😉
2000+...crazy, isn't it! Thanks to all the subscribers! 👍🏼
thank you sir, I will keep watching your video 👍
Thanks Elisa!
That's one monster house! Very Nice!
Yep, I think you could park your RV in that garage!
Beautiful house. Wonderful video.
Well planned and built house.. beautiful strong Castle! just missing the draw bridge!
Isn't that a monster of a house? Funny you should mention the draw bridge...that's the first thing I mentioned to David when I first saw the house 😀
Finish way better than aheezys favela
thats a great house..inspiring to watch your masterpiece..hope you enjoying living in a hot country ..
I finally found my paradise. It's not as hot here in this part of Batangas than the rest of Luzon. Perfect place for retirement.
Absolutely awesome A
architecture of the whole house,amazing room designs.
We agree!
For me ... by far the best segment of featured house's you've done... So peaceful and feel so relaxed watching it.. won't be able to own a house like this in my life time... Nevertheless... The video made me feel I was there... Thanks so much
Glad you enjoyed it! Remember, it doesn't matter the size of the house but the size of your heart that makes a house a home!
Wow!!! Dave sure has some Excellent taste , Love the house literally everything, Plan on building mine someday in PHILIPPINES sure I can used a some ideas from this vedio. Great vedio good job👍
David really helped me out in my build here and I'm taking lessons from his design talent. Love the tile work he choose.
Very nice house.Congrats to the owner and thanks for sharing.
Yes, David and Reah's place is very nice. Thanks for the kind words.
James
Very professional looking drone foitage so soon after getting it well done
David has built a beautiful home
Wow! I’m not moved to comment on here but wow! Very beautiful castle. Truly impressed!
We recently finished our home, which by Filipino standards is quite nice and comfortable. But David and Reah's home makes ours look like sub-standard housing. lol Great job on this house!
Would love to see your place! As I always say, "it isn't the size of your house, its the size of your heart!"
My wife and I will be traveling in Visayas after the house is completed and we're all moved in. Maybe a meet up?
Retired in Samar Coming to Calbayog in November. Would love to meet you guys.
We will be heading back that way for the holidays. We could meet up for some season'ed greetings. Keep me posted!
Gorgeous home - anywhere in the world!
Why should he suffer because other are? How do you know that he isn't helping his neighbors?
This a interesting vlog. Lots of ideas and thoughts. One aspect is the time and effort used to design the internal and external parts. The garden looks like the gardener has put in some nice screening plants.
I heard the house size was 550sq/feet, but wasn't clear about the plot size.
I'm not a big fan of flat roof houses or extensions. Just because they have issues with leaks years later if it's not expensively maintained IMO.
It did kinda remind me of a fire station from the front, with the garage doors.
Thanks for allowing us to look around and the nifty drone work.
Salamat
That house it’s so beautiful.
Yr house looks amazing and l love it
Fantastic video and fantastic home. It's given me so many ideas when the time comes to build my own home over there. This is your first video that I've watched and I have just subscribed as well. I look forward to viewing all your videos as this one was very well presented. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks Gav. I got some great ideas from David and we're integrating those ideas into our home build as well. I'll try to point them out as I go through the build.
Thanks for subbing and welcome to the My PI Dream family!
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and to build a house like that in the phil. is way way cheaper compare to western countries.
Angelito Mercado sorry to burst your bubble, but not by a huge amount. The land/ lot, yes, but when constructing, not by much, as pricing for fixtures and tiles are similar, but labour is cheaper, but you have to be over there, in person, if you want to make sure everything is up to spec, unless you have an architect/ builder you can trust.
Thx for the sub i met him
That's great, very nice house, very modern design, beautiful. Rooftop Arabian. Congrats!
i automatically thought of stealth when i saw the thumbnail. my kind of paint!
Wow very nice
Why is he moving after all the time effort and money that he has invested in getting this house so perfect. Something fairly drastic it would seem. It just makes me worry a little.
I believe David is into another business venture in the UK. I don't think he'll ever retire 😉
He is probably broke it’s all for show
This is the nicest looking house in the Philippines. Gorgeous......great job!
Lol maybe but tbh not really
OMG that is my dream house and every thing in the house i would do for a house , the tiles to the bathroom and bedroom designs .the kitchen was the right size and the master bedroom was beautiful and master Cr .
My dream house...but alas, the only way I can afford it IS in my dreams 😉
My PI Dream I wish that i can make a 3 level house but compacted and do an amazing house and not spend so much
My PI Dream How much did it sell for?
Beautiful house welcoming fence automatically opened and 3 car garage nice 👍 I would like to see more the roof top. The railing from his bedroom view look under the safety code too low I think it should be 4 feet. . Another thing I would like to see is an elevator. Overall the house is spectacular.
Wow nice place! Thanks for sharing.
Excellent video! I really enjoyed the upscale PI housing experience.
Thanks Roger!
nice house! a lot of nice big house in batangas specially punta fuego.
From what I've seen so far, Batangas is beautiful!
Now that’s a beautiful house!!!
Flat roofs are great for Arizona where there is little rain but they can be trouble in places with monsoon downpours.
Good point. I asked David about that when I was staying there and he said he doesn't have an issue. I think he designed a good drainage system in his roof.
We also have a flat concrete roof and we have no issues for 20 years. The beach is very much part of our backyard. Typhoons, strong wind and heavy downpours are pretty much part of the tropical lifestyle. Having a flat roofing could mean durability, security and less corrosion issue as compared to the typical roofing materials here in the Philippines.
Having a concrete roof with no seams must be the answer...most of the flat roofs I've been around in the U.S. have leaking issues...having a one piece concrete roof with adequate drainage sounds like the way to go.
P.M. Lynch Arizona has a monsoon season and plenty rain
I have a flat rooftop in Philippines never experience leaking water. And Philippines is always house of typhoon.
Beautiful house David classy
What are the estimated cost of these homes.
Nice house. Inherited 5 hectares in the country side from grandmother planing to build a house between 550 to 800 sqm for around a 10-15 million pesos budget. Just waiting for pandemic to cool down so I could go back.
Best of luck Paul!
Nice house but by looking at the neighbourhood, this is an exclusively gated and secured Community where developers sometimes set a minimum home prices say for ten million pesos, which is not within the reach of average Filipinos. Not surprising the community is made up of rich locals, businessmen and definitely politicians. Great video James and the house is very impressive. Love the details on the construction.
Very nice. house and gated only the rich and people work for BIR, customs, LTO, immigration, can afford to live in this gated community.
Lee Malabanan not at all
Very nice house i appreciate you
I live in Mexico city that house would not look out of place here great video James thank David what a beautiful house.
I'll pass your kind words on to David. Thanks Paul!
My PI Dream Thankyou James
Great job droning!!
Do one of the early episodes talk about your history? Ex military, etc. I was stationed in the PI for seven years and have been married to my Filipina bride for 37 years.
Haven't done a bio yet Richard. Good idea though. Navy or Air Force? Congrats on being with your asawa for 37 years! Where are you now?
Las Vegas. Air Force retired. Retiring for the second time next month. No 50% pension from the second one tho.
CONGRATULATIONS,YOU STAYS TOGETHER,
This is very nice house you can't feel that you are in Philippines very modern design i like it how is wrth
I'm not sure folks around the world really know what's available in the Philippines. I'm trying to show you can live in anything from my tiny P3000/month apartment here to a place like Davids.
for me when i retire i don't need that mansion maybe just a 2 bedroom condo in tagaytay. is tagaytay part of batangas?
tagaytay is part of cavite
New subscriber here from Alaska USA. That”s an absolute stunning well designed and planned. It’s so beautiful inside out. Love the house literally everything, fantastic home and everything is excellent. Great video and thank you for sharing !
Thanks for the kind words and joining the My PI Dream family. You're in good company!
Mmmm...battleship gray. My favorite! lol.
What a beautiful palace, love it all, the yard the house, just amazing.
It truly is!
Beautiful video James..we have the Mavic pro drone and we don't use it much...your videos may get me motivated...if we wanted to share pics or videos with you, how can we do it?
What a beautiful house love it.
Especially the space
Thats some big ass house. More to clean and maintain. Im good with a 10x20 room.hahahaha
Did you hear me when I said his bedroom is bigger than my entire apartment? I wasn't joking! 😳
Locally Grown Philippines That’s true
Hi,James I am subscriber 2020 from Canada.I have been watching your videos for almost 2 months.Thanks for posting your informative and interesting videos.Good luck and God bless
Thanks for the kind words Zareh and also for being one of the many subscribers that are allowing this channel to grow and flourish! 👍🏼
Its a huge house for my liking...
I really like everthing in this house....color grey is my fav in the house external paint...wonderful :-)
Hi, from LA, CA. I just watched this awesome vid. ❤️the house, details, fixtures & the spaces. Ty for sharing this beautiful house. BTW, I just subscribed to your Channel. Keep up the good work.👍🏽Lulu
Thanks for subbing Lulu! Hope you continue to follow my adventures here!
I am a retired American Systems Integration Engineer and have worked on many Smart Homes in the USA and this house. Is an excellent house from the Philippines. Not Smart but beautiful and well built. I now live in the Philippines.
Beautiful house I'd be it if I was planning on moving to the Philippines long term I think I could fix a couple jaguar in that garage for sure LoL
yes i agree live like a king who cares as long u have a nice home fantastic security what else u need
What a beautiful home!!! Very good job!!
First like, then watch, cannot go wrong here
Thanks!
This is my 2nd time watching this, first was 5 years ago.. gorgeous house. And I'm curious has it been sold?
Not sold yet from my understanding.
Very beautiful house. You mentioned he's moving to UK, are they taking the dogs with them? Kind of worry about what would happen to them as they got used to living with the family in a big house. Hope they'll take the dogs with them. If I won a million dollars in the lottery, I will consider buying this place for sure. :) In my dreams, I guess for now.
Of course they'll be taking their pets. Both their dogs are an integral part of their family.
I wanted to build a home the your friends. I was cautioned not to for two reasons. One, in our province, we would have shown wealth. My wife wanted to project us as average people. She did not want to display our wealth. Secondly, if we were ever to sell our home, in our area, such a home would never sell. There would be a rare client for our home if we ever wanted to sell the home. We built our home on land my wife owned, spending about $15,000. We added another $15,000 in upgrades over the years. Today the home would cost about $30,000 to build plus the upgrades. We have the home entirely air conditioned other than the bathrooms. We have ceiling fans, wall fans, glass Scott's in the bathrooms to separate the shower from the commodes. We have added an outdoor laundry area, a dirty kitchen, filled in the land, added cupboards and in general made the home far more westernized. The original home was completed in 2003. We do,a few upgrades each year.