@@bresina63 Don't forget the building permits, in most states the building permits and utilitiy hook ups are so expensive that you could buy a house in a different country that's already complete.
Very generous to give your time and effort to provide this, glad you were able to get some great food, I would say this is logical with the way the world's economy has changed, your timing was good to build when you did
Awesome that the Mrs. Keeps meticulous records Mr C, 👏 if you ever have issues w/ anything legally that kind of accounting goes a long way! 👌 She's all business when it comes to the numbers.🧐 Thanks for sharing!🙏
Your wife is so happy all the time and it's contagious, and do you good while she is having fun and being your peace. I know women can be annoying, I am living with 2, and at times it's like dealing with 2 kids, but the end of the day she is there for you and you are there for her. Enjoy every moment, Stay safe and humble mate..
man this channel really brings me joy ..shes sweet ,slightly pervy,always smiling . and hes cool , collected in shape and every video seems just a bit happier you guys are real couple goals
@@DestinationJapan95 brother your name is "DESTNATION JAPAN "u cringe weeb and you are here watching the same video..."you an i are not so different " head ass ' "i'm , you" lookin boy... i joke but seriously man why hate we all have our own ideals some of us are corny some of look at others and judge them
@Corey - this is the video I saw where you promoted Meltin’ Pot and was my first place to visit upon arrival in Dumaguete. Did not expect to see you there! Nice meeting you and your wife today. Love your channel 😄
I have never seen a consistently, genuinely happy woman. You must be doing things to her that we only read about in Kama Sutra books...haha. What a life you've built for yourselves.
The quality was definitely worth it because our windows reflect all the sun and our expensive roof really stops with the heat and it’s much quieter during the rain.
Great topic to put out bud bc a lot of people do wonder of the current cost to build. It is a little sad that it’s not as affordable as before but compared to homes back here in the US it’s still a fraction of the cost. The people and culture of the PH are still a big pull for us regardless of the current inflation. But I also recognize what you started to elude to and that is the labor wages for the guys building these homes aren’t keeping up with the cost of living and that is also sad. We’ll be in the area next spring to recon a retirement spot. Super excited about that! Yall keep living the dream 🤙🏻 Jake
@@ItsMe_Philippines Well….lol we bought a lot in Davao (where she is from) back in 2015. And although she loves back home (PH in general) and would move there tomorrow, she doesn’t like the thought of the heat anymore. That said we will be looking for a new place at higher elevation. Due to Negros’s strategic location to other destinations we are planning to come check out Valencia and surrounding areas of elevation. I too don’t care to huddle up with too many foreigners in Duma but Valencia having nice temps and being close to colleges for our kids seems to be a spot worth looking at. I’m thinking if we like negros enough while on vaca it might just speed up my exit plan from the US. We will look to rent a house there for about 4 wks minimum to simulate a dry run of what life would feel like day to day.
35% or more in value on your home since you originally built it. Pretty good investment. One thing, can you get home insurance there for your home? Great video thanks for sharing it.
Damn. Bro goes to the PI in his 40s, gets a hot young wife who works out, builds a nice house with swimming pool and basically trains at home and is retired living the life in tropical paradise. I better do the same thing by 40.
do not get your expectations that high ... it has chances of 90 to a 100 but still sucks ... if u got the 10s...😂 you can learn a lot from his first vlogs...
YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY HAPPY WITH YOUR BELOVED HONEST WIFE SINCE AND THEN!!! TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER DIE AND CAN MOVE MOUNTAIN EVEN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN EVEREST!!!
Hey buddy how are ya? It’s always nice to see you and your lovely bride. Y’all make me smile, you interact with each other makes my chuckle. Thank you for the cost break down. Prices are way up on everything that is manufactured or transported using diesel. Here in Kaliforniastan diesel is 5.10 a gallon. Housing is well over a 1.2 in most cities you would want to live in. Taxes are way up as well, for the 1.2 million dollar house the taxes would be 15000 a year. My wife and I are thinking to rent a house near Baguio for a year to see how it is there. Then if we like it buy one or have one built. It is very nice up there. Well buddy thanks again God bless you and the family .
Hahaha thanks for another vid filled with great useful info and laughter! These two never disappoint and never fail to deliver the goods…keep them coming Cory, gotta give his wifey a big credit too, she funny, quirky and very entertaining! Cheers from Chicago fellas! 🍻🙏🏼
@@ItsMe_Philippines Still watching and rewatching some of your old vids and you motivate me so much to plan and dream, you are 100% correct out parents didn’t give birth to us just to work and pay bills for whole of our lives…am so tired and sick of the lifestyle here in US, turned into economic slaves! Gotta go back there and try to find the ONE cuz it didn’t workout between my ex Filipina GF and me! You so lucky in that aspect brother and am genuinely happy for ya! I wanna make steps forward now while still not too old to do it and enjoy life, am 40 now and prefer to start asap! Bless u and your family bro! 🙏🏼
I got that reference at 5:20 🙂. Then at 13:20 you reference something in inches and she starts laughing, get your mind out of the gutter Rachel. She's funny, normally it's the men making those sexual references. Is she always like that? What do you attribute the increase in materials to? Just normal inflation or has something happened that's really bumped the prices? Hey Rachel, we have 18 inch tiles in our home, 18 inches, hehe. Cory you can't throw down about your dancing without showing us.
Thank you for taking your time to put together Basic big Item cost. outstanding.👍👍👍👍👍 all your points taken the cost of living had gone up . those who had home build before 2019 kind of made out. be safe 🙏 stay healthy💪
One of the best times in modern history to buy houses was right after the Japanese economy imploded in the mid/late 1980s. It sent shockwaves to the building and houseprices in many countries. In my ("rich") European country in the very late 80s, early 90s.. one could get a house for only 2-3 year (1980s/90snet) salary. Now its more like 20x "2024 year salary". Too bad i was only a kid at that time, so could not buy. The interest rates was very high think.12-25% or something. But still better than todays insane prices. Back then europe just regulated and started big housing projects whenever needed. Nowdays they just restrict, and squeesh the prices up so it looks good on the bookkeeping sheets. Because all houses (that was built/bought cheaper) can then eventually get rewritten as higher Equityvalue in the Banks balancesheets. Qualifying for more grants and loans and inrerest for the Banks. Its a nasty system. Same with governments. Instead of countrues going bankrupt, it is just an endless pump up the baloon to look "healthy".. while the real economy is struggling. Propertymarket does not equal to the real health if a market. But it is an excellent way to promp up the illusion and fake balancesheets of banks and governments. And it also pushes more and more people out of the housingmarket. And they then have to be FORCED to rent instead, while the richer can then just buy more properties... rent out the properties and get the tenant to basicly downpay the owners mortage. I like capitalism, but housing is one area where socialism/communism works waaay better. Housing should be considered a BASIC necesity. So givernment set premises for everyone has the right to have their own dwelling (like most of europe had such programs way up to the 80s).... and then people can rather "upgrade" to better/bigger if they want to:) Irony is that due to the extreme houseprice increases... the size of the dwellings a person lives in has drasticly reduces in many places. And before there were seperate room for kitchen, maybe even a diningroom. But now its "kitchen/living room in 1 place". Removed the wall between, and also downsized the sizes. Just waiting for the market to justifying (and sell the argument) that shoulld remove the bathroom wall and combine the bathroom together with the kitchen/living room. 3 in 1 solition;) saves a lot of walls;) That saved cost... offcourse would go to the developer/seller/etc in the long run. Making it just as ecpensive for a buyer as before.
I really enjoy your videos. You will be talking about something serious, and your wife will take a left and go somewhere completely different. Cracks me up. Thank you for sharing your blessed life.
Pheww! I thought you were going to blow my dream out of the water with some astronomical price. Your house costs what a nice garage would cost in my neighborhood here in the States. In my head I was thinking around $150K, and there you have it. I'm packing my bags!
My wife and I are moving over in October this year. All the information I’ve gathered says to update any credit cards you want to keep to get the longest time. Also tell the companies you are traveling not that you are moving! Because they may close your account. It’s always wise to keep a US bank account and optional to have a Filipino bank account using transfer services like Western Union to move money or a good US federal credit union or large international Bank. ✌🏻
Seems like he would go broke moving money through Western Union. They’re such a rip off. It’s unreal. I hear TH-camrs talking about moving money through Wise app. I haven’t really looked into it yet, but I wouldn’t use use Western Union. I’ve used it to move money in the past. It’s very expensive. Seems like you could go bank to bank. Like Charles Schwab to a Philippine bank account shouldn’t be a problem? Yeah, I would look up WISE to do any money transfers from a US bank account two wise and then transfer from wise to your account in the Philippines if you don’t have an account in the Philippines, you can use Charles Schwab or Fidelity and pull money out of ATMs or you can use the WISE card as a debit card. that’s what I would use to pay national brand hotel rooms and such. Also national brand restaurants, restaurants, like Chili’s or Texas roadhouse. Otherwise don’t use credit cards they say unless you’re at one of those brand places like a Hilton. Imagine as an expert you can’t walk past a ATM that’s working ???
NEVER use WU! They charge to much and their exchange rate is horrible! Use this link for an account that holds multiple currencies. I get paid in USD and then switch to PHP only when the exchange is good and then transfer to my local bank for free withdrawals. wise.com/invite/dic/coreyf67
@@MRBIGSLICK66 While I agree it's good to keep the US bank account, the problem is the paper mail spam they all keep sending which eventually overflows the mailbox. Same with credit cards. And tons of other spam from your HOA etc. And sometimes they send important personal information even when you tell them to stop and use only email. Thus, you are forced to fly back periodically to just clean this mess up. I haven't found a solution to the mailbox problem yet. Maybe @ItsMe_Philippines has some advice.
Great to see a new video! Watching from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Cost increases here are about the same percentage, maybe slightly more. After owning here for 28 years, I have seen simple things like tortillas go from 2.5 pesos per kilo to 22. per kilo. It has become difficult for some locals to buy food. I paid $5,000 USD for my first house here on the beach and sold it after 8 years for $58,000. The new owner sold it after 5 years for $120,000 and it just sold again for just under $200,000. to a couple from Croatia. Again, excellent video. We are living the dream!!!!
I love watching you two, you bring joy to my life as a single 46-year-old guy who's thinking about moving to the Philippines to find a wife and a change of life. I'm a country/farm boy from NC and I know I can blend in!!😅❤
Great Video, long time fan (AZ, USA) You guys are very cute couple. Never been south of Laguna Santa Rosa. But your area looks swell, Best blessings forward.
Hi Cory. I recently discovered your channel and I enjoy watching your videos. You guys are a funny and entartaining couple and fits well with your attention to details. You didnt mention wether the price for the lot is included in the 110k USD. I was wondering how much land you got there (sqm, sqft works as well) and its value? Thank you very much for the detailed information.
The Dumaguete area seems like it has the nicest houses. Get a larger lot thats fenced in for about 150,000. I was looking at houses near Cebu City. Everything is so close together.
Good video guys. Stay safe and enjoy the life in the Philippines. How old you guys? You two seem too young to fully retire....there are many that would love to retire young in the Philippines. Iust bought my first property in Quezon City and hope to invest in more properties throughout the Philippines in the next 5-7years. Good luck to you and wifey!
Hey Cory, Thank you for all the video's. I have a question. I heard the Filipino's have a different age determination than we use here in the states? Is that true?
I don't know if you'll see this, but I saw your gym and was curious was your power rack and other equipment shipped to you or is it available locally or anywhere in the philippines. Great video ! Thank you
@@ItsMe_Philippines Good questions! I plan to visit Duma for the first time and need a place to stay for about 2 weeks. Nice safe comfortable place with good internet and location. I plan to rent a bike and explore around. If you can give me a few choices I will take it from there. Any gyms you can recommend there? Thank you!
Her keeping track of your money and being so watchful of the spending is awesome! That’s a character trait that I’ve been searching for in a woman, but have not found it in the American women I’ve met. And no offense, but she is a real hottie too! From one former Marine to another. 🤷♂️
Spot on, I paid 80 did everything myself double steel, It depends on where your building, Out of all TH-camrs, You all live very high, If not the highest standard of all Vloggers lifestyles. Price is going up in 5 years no Doubt. our home is price between 9 and 10 million, Which is Doubled already 2 years. Condo was purchased Cebu 3.8 4 years ago has increased 1 million peso, So yes you totally spot on. But look at USA hyperinflation 😳😳😳😳😳😳, I’ll take the Jungle anytime, My Bad, Check out Finn vlogger, Good lord, Cha Ching, Massive House, Two massive for these contractors, I hired all locals for my crews, and trained, God Bless
Appreciate the work for that information. I’m sure it was eye-opening for yourself as well. I’d say you did very well considering your upgrades during the project. 20 to 30% is quite a jump.
You are very smart and very detailed about all your expenses to your house .Good job and i am so proud of you. Keep on vlogging and always take care you and your lovely wifey🥰
I am so happy to see your video this morning, I say this because I’ve literally watched almost every video you have put out and I really like you both great advice all the time
damn, I'm on ozempic so I'm not hungry hardly ever... and that sushi was making me ravenous! makes me wanna skip a month's dose so I can go pig out with a AYCE sushi dinner.
but to the point of the video.. damn that's awesome, you're not living just like a king, you're treating your queen like she's married to a king, providing a strong, sturdy, well looking castle, and being respectful... I'm not usually a vlogger enthusiast but damn.. take my subscription and like you magnificent gent'!
Hi guys, I just subscribed I really like your videos, , very informative and funny! I have a question. The year you built your home compared to today, what is the difference in construction activity? was there as much construction in your region at that time or is there more construction now even though the prices of materials are inflated? Keep up with the funny jokes! 🙂
Awesome video Corey. The P.I. Is just like the US. EVERYTHING is going way up in price here. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you and Raquel (spelling) the best. 🙏
@@ItsMe_Philippines My bad. I'm a fan of your work, not a stalker! LOL In all seriousness, I think no matter where you are in the world, relief from this inflation is long overdue. But I am terrified of what it will look like as I watch governmental fiscal policies worldwide right now. Appreciate all your work dude.
Hello Cory and Raquel. May I ask exactly where you live? I've been watching your videos now off and on since moving here from Australia almost a year ago. I have a Filipino fiance, and Yes! It's the best thing I could have done. Hopefully, in a couple of months, I'll be moving to Bohol. Love your videos, keep them up........cheers Orlando.
Very informative and much appreciated. This is Jeff from Bantayan Island. I agree, costs for materials are increasing. Not so sure about labor here on the Island. I'm going to build a 1550 square foot beach house here and anticipate at least $100,000 or $65/foot. I paid $150,000 for 1100 square meters on the beach here in Madridejos. Should be around 250K all in. Still a shit ton cheaper than the US. The states are out of control. The last apartment I built cost $165/foot and was completed September 2021. Same building today costs $320/foot. That, coupled with 7% money, it's makes no sense unless you like going backwards. My gut tells me SE Asia will be a hot spot development wise especially if the Philippines opens up to foreign investment. Best, Jeff
When I had my home built from ground up with the land it cost me $240,000.00 dollars 8 years ago. A few lots down a person came knocking at my door who bought a lot to build a home asked me if He could buy my blueprints to build a home just like mine. I just gave him a copy of my blueprints and a month later he came to my home, and it would cost him around 400,000 dollars. When I told him I paid around 240,000 dollars. What a big increase. It is not the labor, but it is the material cost. He is using my builder. My home is about 1,800 sq ft.
I like your decision to build stronger walls and more private windows. I would do the same. Did you install solar panels? If yes, how much are they and the labor cost for solar? Also, how much is the land? I know, it's a lot of "how much" :) I assume there are no stupid HOA regulations that you can't do anything with your house and your land.
My two favorite countries. You never have to ask a Norwegian if where they live is beautiful because it’s beautiful everywhere, in that country. Like the Philippines, they drive on the right side of the road and speak English. It’s actually the best country in the world to visit other than the cost of food, unless you can live on very delicious hot dogs with seafood topping. Oh, if only it had palm trees and sweet, SE Asian girls.
Can you make a video on how you paying your bill? I know your bills are under $800 ISD ,however even for that little amount,do you relay on your savings ,or investments ? You dont have to get into personal financial details .The reason for my question,is because I wanna move there in futures as well and to rent out my house in the the US and make a living from rental income ,around $2k a month .thank you for your vudeos
I have consultings alls weekly in this to help people. However, me explaining how I was successful would be a 10 hour video. Everyone’s situation is different
The couple dynamic. This is what it’s like for so many of us. It’s quite typical that in all of the important common sense and values aspects the many Filipina women are so very good. They are at least as good as their men in the “important qualities” but the two will be stronger together. The when it comes to left-right brain thinking, the Filipina will be zigging when the American counterpart is zagging. It’s so humorous to watch because it’s oddly complimentary while seemingly like a clash. The American guy is pulled off balance because the wife is being random and automatic, while he’s being deliberate, logical and meticulous. She ruins all of the perfect and thoughtful planning, but adds novelty, nuance and flow. Then, you see it actually works and it’s better for both. The guy has to give up his plans and flow with her as they go about their business. Likewise, she benefits from him also because he adds so much order. Love it. Yep, I know this life and way too well. It’s hard to explain to people but the videos show how it works. When you’re around good couples, it looks like this.
Nice video, love your banter, makes it funner. Yes, please do the dance, both of you. I would love it. Never thought of it till you mentioned as a joke, but that would get you thousands of views. That is a serious request 😀
Good video Cory and Rachel keep up the good work 💪😎 the house 🏠 look great thanks for explaining the house update I look forward to visiting the Philippines 🇵🇭 in the future and I definitely gotta you Cory when I touchdown
Another fun video…I like the location in the back your where you finished the video off, nice choice. It would seem no place on the planet didn’t suffer from the Wuhan Flu, and all the inflation that followed. I guess I’m going to need to look farther back into the archives to find the video that covers the hollow block manufacture. I have to believe the upfront costs of a 6” or 10” block, will be saved in the long run with less heat gain and AC cost. God willing I’ll be following in your footsteps in 24-36 months, after I retire…👍 Keep em coming Corey and Raquel 🎥
I stopped a wild night of drinking and listening to really loud dance mix's to hear this. You probably saved me from a very bad hangover. :) Always make sure that the children have been to the toilet before going on a drive.
But what was the cost of the soil "ph" change in the back yard to accommodate the underlying soil "ph" for the pool? 😂😂😂😂 Just messing great breakdown video.... short and sweet like the missus!
Just think what it would cost in the US. Probably triple that cost.
At least, plus the taxes in most states are unrealistic these days!
@@ItsMe_Philippines The insurance, is the killer.
@@bresina63 Don't forget the building permits, in most states the building permits and utilitiy hook ups are so expensive that you could buy a house in a different country that's already complete.
More like 6x the cost.
Yea, Costa Rica was the hot spot a few years ago until all the bloggers jumped on the band wagon until home prices were same as in the USA.
I'm a simple man. I see my Brother upload a new video. I click, I watch, and I hit like to help his engagement. Keep 'em coming. Rah.
Haha great comment 👍🏻
Very generous to give your time and effort to provide this, glad you were able to get some great food, I would say this is logical with the way the world's economy has changed, your timing was good to build when you did
People laughed when I started it and now they’re all calling me asking for advice
Wow, almost 65 thousand subs. Congratulations, you both deserve it 🎉
65k now!
Started watching for the info. Now it feels like I have more friends that live in my computer. Thanks for the time and effort.
Glad to help and thanks for the sub!
Awesome that the Mrs. Keeps meticulous records Mr C, 👏 if you ever have issues w/ anything legally that kind of accounting goes a long way! 👌 She's all business when it comes to the numbers.🧐
Thanks for sharing!🙏
Thank you for watching
You both have a fun, good sense of humor which I think really helps with relationship longevity.
Thank you and we completely agree!
Your wife is so happy all the time and it's contagious, and do you good while she is having fun and being your peace. I know women can be annoying, I am living with 2, and at times it's like dealing with 2 kids, but the end of the day she is there for you and you are there for her. Enjoy every moment, Stay safe and humble mate..
Thank you
One of the more enjoyable vloggers Cory,you keep it real and with sarcastic humour
I like that you don't take yourself seriously which is refreshing
Thank you!
@@ItsMe_Philippines welcome
man this channel really brings me joy ..shes sweet ,slightly pervy,always smiling . and hes cool , collected in shape and every video seems just a bit happier you guys are real couple goals
Wow, I don’t deserve that but thank you! I live a life I don’t need to vacation from.
@ItsMe_Philippines you do deserve it man you worked hard to attain a life some dream of but are to afraid to do what it takes
@@ItsMe_Philippines Getting to live in the Garden of Eden is a vacation
She's VERY pervy. Makes me giggle my @$$ off.
@@DestinationJapan95 brother your name is "DESTNATION JAPAN "u cringe weeb and you are here watching the same video..."you an i are not so different " head ass ' "i'm , you" lookin boy... i joke but seriously man why hate we all have our own ideals some of us are corny some of look at others and judge them
@Corey - this is the video I saw where you promoted Meltin’ Pot and was my first place to visit upon arrival in Dumaguete. Did not expect to see you there! Nice meeting you and your wife today. Love your channel 😄
Haha small world! That’s our go to spot on our biweekly trips!
That’s awesome that she kept such great records!!!!!
True!
I have never seen a consistently, genuinely happy woman. You must be doing things to her that we only read about in Kama Sutra books...haha. What a life you've built for yourselves.
I think the extra quality was worth the spend since you’re obviously going to be there for the long haul. Thanks for the update.
The quality was definitely worth it because our windows reflect all the sun and our expensive roof really stops with the heat and it’s much quieter during the rain.
Agree
4am here in Colorado....thanks for just posting!
The one state I never visited and wanted too! You guys have great mountain biking
Great topic to put out bud bc a lot of people do wonder of the current cost to build. It is a little sad that it’s not as affordable as before but compared to homes back here in the US it’s still a fraction of the cost. The people and culture of the PH are still a big pull for us regardless of the current inflation. But I also recognize what you started to elude to and that is the labor wages for the guys building these homes aren’t keeping up with the cost of living and that is also sad.
We’ll be in the area next spring to recon a retirement spot. Super excited about that!
Yall keep living the dream 🤙🏻
Jake
Nice! What island are you looking on?
@@ItsMe_Philippines Well….lol we bought a lot in Davao (where she is from) back in 2015. And although she loves back home (PH in general) and would move there tomorrow, she doesn’t like the thought of the heat anymore. That said we will be looking for a new place at higher elevation. Due to Negros’s strategic location to other destinations we are planning to come check out Valencia and surrounding areas of elevation. I too don’t care to huddle up with too many foreigners in Duma but Valencia having nice temps and being close to colleges for our kids seems to be a spot worth looking at. I’m thinking if we like negros enough while on vaca it might just speed up my exit plan from the US. We will look to rent a house there for about 4 wks minimum to simulate a dry run of what life would feel like day to day.
35% or more in value on your home since you originally built it. Pretty good investment. One thing, can you get home insurance there for your home? Great video thanks for sharing it.
Exactly and thank you!
It’s the Philippines. You don’t need insurance
Damn. Bro goes to the PI in his 40s, gets a hot young wife who works out, builds a nice house with swimming pool and basically trains at home and is retired living the life in tropical paradise. I better do the same thing by 40.
Living a life I don't need to vacation from.
do not get your expectations that high ... it has chances of 90 to a 100 but still sucks ... if u got the 10s...😂
you can learn a lot from his first vlogs...
thank you so much, this gives me a general idea of how much I need to build a home
Glad I could help!
Corey is a straight up good dude.
Thank you!
Inches lol😅😅😅13:20
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You guys look very happy! Thanks for the update!
Our pleasure!
Thanks for the video! But we still need more! 😊
Thank you and more to come!
What a cool couple. Thanks for the tour.
Thank you
Big fan from Norway,planning to travel to the philippines for the first time
Nice, what islands you plan on visiting?
@@ItsMe_Philippines It is hard to choose one but negros looks like a good first time experiance
YOU ARE ALWAYS VERY HAPPY WITH YOUR BELOVED HONEST WIFE SINCE AND THEN!!! TRUE LOVE WILL NEVER DIE AND CAN MOVE MOUNTAIN EVEN THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN EVEREST!!!
Thanks for the info, stay lucky and best wishes to you both👍
Thank you
Hey buddy how are ya? It’s always nice to see you and your lovely bride. Y’all make me smile, you interact with each other makes my chuckle.
Thank you for the cost break down. Prices are way up on everything that is manufactured or transported using diesel. Here in Kaliforniastan diesel is 5.10 a gallon. Housing is well over a 1.2 in most cities you would want to live in. Taxes are way up as well, for the 1.2 million dollar house the taxes would be 15000 a year.
My wife and I are thinking to rent a house near Baguio for a year to see how it is there. Then if we like it buy one or have one built. It is very nice up there. Well buddy thanks again God bless you and the family .
I hear great things about that area.
Hahaha thanks for another vid filled with great useful info and laughter! These two never disappoint and never fail to deliver the goods…keep them coming Cory, gotta give his wifey a big credit too, she funny, quirky and very entertaining! Cheers from Chicago fellas! 🍻🙏🏼
Thank you
@@ItsMe_Philippines Still watching and rewatching some of your old vids and you motivate me so much to plan and dream, you are 100% correct out parents didn’t give birth to us just to work and pay bills for whole of our lives…am so tired and sick of the lifestyle here in US, turned into economic slaves! Gotta go back there and try to find the ONE cuz it didn’t workout between my ex Filipina GF and me! You so lucky in that aspect brother and am genuinely happy for ya! I wanna make steps forward now while still not too old to do it and enjoy life, am 40 now and prefer to start asap! Bless u and your family bro! 🙏🏼
@@GLOBETROTTER-KIKO Thank you, again!
I got that reference at 5:20 🙂. Then at 13:20 you reference something in inches and she starts laughing, get your mind out of the gutter Rachel. She's funny, normally it's the men making those sexual references. Is she always like that? What do you attribute the increase in materials to? Just normal inflation or has something happened that's really bumped the prices? Hey Rachel, we have 18 inch tiles in our home, 18 inches, hehe. Cory you can't throw down about your dancing without showing us.
Cory, how did you glue fake muscles on your arms & chest. Just joking.
lol
Thank you for taking your time to put together Basic big Item cost. outstanding.👍👍👍👍👍 all your points taken the cost of living had gone up . those who had home build before 2019 kind of made out. be safe 🙏 stay healthy💪
Thank you and you as well
One of the best times in modern history to buy houses was right after the Japanese economy imploded in the mid/late 1980s. It sent shockwaves to the building and houseprices in many countries.
In my ("rich") European country in the very late 80s, early 90s.. one could get a house for only 2-3 year (1980s/90snet) salary.
Now its more like 20x "2024 year salary".
Too bad i was only a kid at that time, so could not buy.
The interest rates was very high think.12-25% or something.
But still better than todays insane prices.
Back then europe just regulated and started big housing projects whenever needed.
Nowdays they just restrict, and squeesh the prices up so it looks good on the bookkeeping sheets.
Because all houses (that was built/bought cheaper) can then eventually get rewritten as higher Equityvalue in the Banks balancesheets. Qualifying for more grants and loans and inrerest for the Banks.
Its a nasty system.
Same with governments. Instead of countrues going bankrupt, it is just an endless pump up the baloon to look "healthy".. while the real economy is struggling.
Propertymarket does not equal to the real health if a market. But it is an excellent way to promp up the illusion and fake balancesheets of banks and governments.
And it also pushes more and more people out of the housingmarket. And they then have to be FORCED to rent instead, while the richer can then just buy more properties... rent out the properties and get the tenant to basicly downpay the owners mortage.
I like capitalism, but housing is one area where socialism/communism works waaay better.
Housing should be considered a BASIC necesity. So givernment set premises for everyone has the right to have their own dwelling (like most of europe had such programs way up to the 80s).... and then people can rather "upgrade" to better/bigger if they want to:)
Irony is that due to the extreme houseprice increases... the size of the dwellings a person lives in has drasticly reduces in many places.
And before there were seperate room for kitchen, maybe even a diningroom.
But now its "kitchen/living room in 1 place".
Removed the wall between, and also downsized the sizes.
Just waiting for the market to justifying (and sell the argument) that shoulld remove the bathroom wall and combine the bathroom together with the kitchen/living room.
3 in 1 solition;) saves a lot of walls;)
That saved cost... offcourse would go to the developer/seller/etc in the long run. Making it just as ecpensive for a buyer as before.
I really enjoy your videos. You will be talking about something serious, and your wife will take a left and go somewhere completely different. Cracks me up. Thank you for sharing your blessed life.
So true lol
The prices are incredible
I’m happy with what we built!
Corey, congratulations on your American Dream in the Philippines. It's a big mess right now in America. You are in paradise!
People laughed at my plan back in 2016. Now they are all calling for advice on how to do it lol
Pheww! I thought you were going to blow my dream out of the water with some astronomical price. Your house costs what a nice garage would cost in my neighborhood here in the States. In my head I was thinking around $150K, and there you have it. I'm packing my bags!
haha great comment and come on over! Plus the taxes back in the states are crazy high!
You're a cute couple...You both compliment each other. You've got to love a woman who is always ready. I love to watch your videos.
Thank you!
I’m planning on moving to Philippines soon, how is the process of moving your bank account and credit cards etc?
My wife and I are moving over in October this year. All the information I’ve gathered says to update any credit cards you want to keep to get the longest time. Also tell the companies you are traveling not that you are moving! Because they may close your account. It’s always wise to keep a US bank account and optional to have a Filipino bank account using transfer services like Western Union to move money or a good US federal credit union or large international Bank. ✌🏻
Seems like he would go broke moving money through Western Union. They’re such a rip off. It’s unreal. I hear TH-camrs talking about moving money through Wise app. I haven’t really looked into it yet, but I wouldn’t use use Western Union. I’ve used it to move money in the past. It’s very expensive.
Seems like you could go bank to bank. Like Charles Schwab to a Philippine bank account shouldn’t be a problem?
Yeah, I would look up WISE to do any money transfers from a US bank account two wise and then transfer from wise to your account in the Philippines if you don’t have an account in the Philippines, you can use Charles Schwab or Fidelity and pull money out of ATMs or you can use the WISE card as a debit card. that’s what I would use to pay national brand hotel rooms and such. Also national brand restaurants, restaurants, like Chili’s or Texas roadhouse. Otherwise don’t use credit cards they say unless you’re at one of those brand places like a Hilton.
Imagine as an expert you can’t walk past a ATM that’s working ???
Nice thanks for info !
NEVER use WU! They charge to much and their exchange rate is horrible! Use this link for an account that holds multiple currencies. I get paid in USD and then switch to PHP only when the exchange is good and then transfer to my local bank for free withdrawals. wise.com/invite/dic/coreyf67
@@MRBIGSLICK66 While I agree it's good to keep the US bank account, the problem is the paper mail spam they all keep sending which eventually overflows the mailbox. Same with credit cards. And tons of other spam from your HOA etc. And sometimes they send important personal information even when you tell them to stop and use only email. Thus, you are forced to fly back periodically to just clean this mess up. I haven't found a solution to the mailbox problem yet. Maybe @ItsMe_Philippines has some advice.
Great to see a new video! Watching from Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Cost increases here are about the same percentage, maybe slightly more. After owning here for 28 years, I have seen simple things like tortillas go from 2.5 pesos per kilo to 22. per kilo. It has become difficult for some locals to buy food. I paid $5,000 USD for my first house here on the beach and sold it after 8 years for $58,000. The new owner sold it after 5 years for $120,000 and it just sold again for just under $200,000. to a couple from Croatia. Again, excellent video. We are living the dream!!!!
wow, crazy. Thinking about visiting there next year
Ye both are a breath of fresh air 💯💞👍
Thank you
Northside Chicagoan here & new sub, any recommendation of how to meet a quality philippina ? Love your videos
Link in the video description! Feel free to email if you need any support
Even though the cost is more. It’s WAY CHEAPER than it’s here in the US. Thanks for sharing.
Very true! Plus taxes back there are just unrealistic in many places
Informative, and entertaining. Thanks to you both.
Thank you 😊
Thanks for the Q&A
Anytime!
Great video, good information. Looks like you made a good investment. Double your money in no time 👍
Agreed and thank you
I love watching you two, you bring joy to my life as a single 46-year-old guy who's thinking about moving to the Philippines to find a wife and a change of life. I'm a country/farm boy from NC and I know I can blend in!!😅❤
Link in the video description on how to find the wife and come on over for a visit my friend.
Great Video, long time fan (AZ, USA) You guys are very cute couple. Never been south of Laguna Santa Rosa. But your area looks swell, Best blessings forward.
Thank you very much and we both really enjoyed our time in Arizona.
Hi Cory. I recently discovered your channel and I enjoy watching your videos. You guys are a funny and entartaining couple and fits well with your attention to details. You didnt mention wether the price for the lot is included in the 110k USD. I was wondering how much land you got there (sqm, sqft works as well) and its value? Thank you very much for the detailed information.
That was in the first build video but it's old. Yes the land was part of the whole cost and we bought 850sqm
The Dumaguete area seems like it has the nicest houses. Get a larger lot thats fenced in for about 150,000. I was looking at houses near Cebu City. Everything is so close together.
Cebu has an international airport so prices are high
I watch all your new videos to monitor your future hair results (As I may follow suit). Also, the bunny ears cracked me up :) :)
lol
Inflation Corey, in Australia materials have gone up considerably, much higher than the Philippines.
wow, really, that's crazy.
Good video guys. Stay safe and enjoy the life in the Philippines. How old you guys? You two seem too young to fully retire....there are many that would love to retire young in the Philippines. Iust bought my first property in Quezon City and hope to invest in more properties throughout the Philippines in the next 5-7years. Good luck to you and wifey!
Thank you, I am 42 and she is 33
Very nice agen thank you great, light funny and informative
Thank you
So nice of you
Great to see the dogs miss the cats
Sleeping of course
Hey Cory, Thank you for all the video's. I have a question. I heard the Filipino's have a different age determination than we use here in the states? Is that true?
Do you mean age gap when you say "age determination"? Yes, and no.
Does your Filipina know what "I'm always ready" actually means? 😈
lol
What a beautiful house! You are so blessed!
Thank you!
You guys always have me dying🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
😬
I don't know if you'll see this, but I saw your gym and was curious was your power rack and other equipment shipped to you or is it available locally or anywhere in the philippines. Great video ! Thank you
Thank you! I shipped most of it here minus the power rack, and bars. Bags, and flooring I shipped over.
What hotels do you like in Duma? ✅✅✅
Can you tell me more about what you're looking for?
Budget or high end?
Country or city view?
Breakfast included?
Near the airport or the mall?
@@ItsMe_Philippines Good questions! I plan to visit Duma for the first time and need a place to stay for about 2 weeks. Nice safe comfortable place with good internet and location. I plan to rent a bike and explore around. If you can give me a few choices I will take it from there. Any gyms you can recommend there? Thank you!
Hey, how thick is your block for The Wall? Enjoy your living in ph 😃
8" blocks with a layer of cement on both sides.
Her keeping track of your money and being so watchful of the spending is awesome! That’s a character trait that I’ve been searching for in a woman, but have not found it in the American women I’ve met. And no offense, but she is a real hottie too! From one former Marine to another. 🤷♂️
She has a business degree so I knew she would be very responsible!
Spot on, I paid 80 did everything myself double steel, It depends on where your building,
Out of all TH-camrs, You all live very high, If not the highest standard of all Vloggers lifestyles.
Price is going up in 5 years no Doubt. our home is price between 9 and 10 million, Which is Doubled already 2 years. Condo was purchased Cebu 3.8 4 years ago has increased 1 million peso,
So yes you totally spot on. But look at USA hyperinflation 😳😳😳😳😳😳, I’ll take the Jungle anytime,
My Bad, Check out Finn vlogger, Good lord,
Cha Ching, Massive House, Two massive for these contractors, I hired all locals for my crews, and trained,
God Bless
Appreciate the work for that information. I’m sure it was eye-opening for yourself as well. I’d say you did very well considering your upgrades during the project. 20 to 30% is quite a jump.
Absolutely!
You are very smart and very detailed about all your expenses to your house .Good job and i am so proud of you. Keep on vlogging and always take care you and your lovely wifey🥰
Thank you
I am so happy to see your video this morning, I say this because I’ve literally watched almost every video you have put out and I really like you both great advice all the time
Thank you🥰
Wow, thank you!
Your videos are never boring.🤣
First half I enjoyed recording! But then when I’m sitting in front of my computer, tried to make it exciting lol
damn, I'm on ozempic so I'm not hungry hardly ever... and that sushi was making me ravenous! makes me wanna skip a month's dose so I can go pig out with a AYCE sushi dinner.
but to the point of the video.. damn that's awesome, you're not living just like a king, you're treating your queen like she's married to a king, providing a strong, sturdy, well looking castle, and being respectful... I'm not usually a vlogger enthusiast but damn.. take my subscription and like you magnificent gent'!
Thank you! Be careful with ozempic. I’ve never heard anything good about it and I’m heavy into health and fitness.
Hi guys, I just subscribed I really like your videos, , very informative and funny! I have a question. The year you built your home compared to today, what is the difference in construction activity? was there as much construction in your region at that time or is there more construction now even though the prices of materials are inflated? Keep up with the funny jokes! 🙂
I would say it’s about the same in my local area.
I think its fair to say that 66.6k subscribers would prefer to see Rachels Booty Dance vs Cory's 0.1K .
Bro you’re my favorite channel. Your wife is beautiful sexy and soooooo funny 😄. The two of you crack me up. God bless 🎉❤
Thank you!
Awesome video Corey. The P.I. Is just like the US. EVERYTHING is going way up in price here. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you and Raquel (spelling) the best. 🙏
Thank you!
They forgot to add more 'blonde.'
Shes adorable and funny..
Time to add a White Board, Corey!
Bring those spreadsheets to life
What’s going on here, have I blocked you before! Lol. Brother, I have massive whiteboards in my office, so I’m always ready for demos!
@@ItsMe_Philippines My bad. I'm a fan of your work, not a stalker! LOL
In all seriousness, I think no matter where you are in the world, relief from this inflation is long overdue. But I am terrified of what it will look like as I watch governmental fiscal policies worldwide right now. Appreciate all your work dude.
Hello Cory and Raquel.
May I ask exactly where you live? I've been watching your videos now off and on since moving here from Australia almost a year ago. I have a Filipino fiance, and Yes! It's the best thing I could have done.
Hopefully, in a couple of months, I'll be moving to Bohol. Love your videos, keep them up........cheers Orlando.
Thank you and we love visiting Bohol! We live on Negros island right next to you. Above dumaguete city
Very informative and much appreciated. This is Jeff from Bantayan Island. I agree, costs for materials are increasing. Not so sure about labor here on the Island. I'm going to build a 1550 square foot beach house here and anticipate at least $100,000 or $65/foot. I paid $150,000 for 1100 square meters on the beach here in Madridejos. Should be around 250K all in. Still a shit ton cheaper than the US. The states are out of control. The last apartment I built cost $165/foot and was completed September 2021. Same building today costs $320/foot. That, coupled with 7% money, it's makes no sense unless you like going backwards. My gut tells me SE Asia will be a hot spot development wise especially if the Philippines opens up to foreign investment. Best, Jeff
100% agree
When I had my home built from ground up with the land it cost me $240,000.00 dollars 8 years ago. A few lots down a person came knocking at my door who bought a lot to build a home asked me if He could buy my blueprints to build a home just like mine. I just gave him a copy of my blueprints and a month later he came to my home, and it would cost him around 400,000 dollars. When I told him I paid around 240,000 dollars. What a big increase. It is not the labor, but it is the material cost. He is using my builder. My home is about 1,800 sq ft.
It’s crazy how fast things have increased! Glad we both built when we did!
Had to watch this twice 😂 you guys crack me up! lol
I even laugh watching my videos 😂
That must have been a project to get your home gym all set up!
I shipped most of it, including the flooring, speed bag, heavy bag, latest stuff from the US. I bought the rack and barbell here.
I like your decision to build stronger walls and more private windows. I would do the same. Did you install solar panels? If yes, how much are they and the labor cost for solar? Also, how much is the land? I know, it's a lot of "how much" :) I assume there are no stupid HOA regulations that you can't do anything with your house and your land.
Watch my solar videos and it will give you more info than I can type here.
I was in the Philippines..now am back in the UK ..lol the bunny 🐰 ears .. brilliant 😂
lol come back!
@@ItsMe_Philippines I need to work in my country get lots of money then come back in February 👍
Is the original $110k including the land or house only?
Land included along with cement mixer and block press machine
Your content is 1000x better than the Ahern Family channel. This is my new fave channel.
Thank you, although I've never heard of that channel so I guess it's a good thing lol
Awesome channel we love you guys. What island are you guys on?
Negros island near Dumaguete!
@@ItsMe_PhilippinesWhat islands would you recommend that have the driest climates in the Philippines?
@@jamescadzow9545 I honestly don’t know if any! It’s the Philippines….
Wow your wife has such a filthy mind 🤣🤣🤣🤣 you 2 are a really good pair 🤣🤣
She learned that after she got married lol
@@ItsMe_Philippines I’m sure she must have had a good teacher 🤣🤣
NY State minimum wage went up ny 23% from 2019 to today ... forget about CA which just went up 33% for fast food workers from $15 to now $20 an hour.
Those are big jumps
Hahahaha how many unplanned roosters and plants did you wind up buying on your trip?
No comment lol
@@ItsMe_Philippines 😂😂😂
I Subscribe because i like your vloggging
Thank you
I love your videos! Thanks for posting.
Thank you for watching!
Did you already know how to build houses when you were in the US, or is it a skill you learned after you arrived
I was designing automotive facilities so I had some idea but zero experience with houses.
Hello from Norway. I have family and house in manapla. Have a nice day
Hello there!
My two favorite countries. You never have to ask a Norwegian if where they live is beautiful because it’s beautiful everywhere, in that country. Like the Philippines, they drive on the right side of the road and speak English. It’s actually the best country in the world to visit other than the cost of food, unless you can live on very delicious hot dogs with seafood topping. Oh, if only it had palm trees and sweet, SE Asian girls.
Can you make a video on how you paying your bill? I know your bills are under $800 ISD ,however even for that little amount,do you relay on your savings ,or investments ? You dont have to get into personal financial details .The reason for my question,is because I wanna move there in futures as well and to rent out my house in the the US and make a living from rental income ,around $2k a month .thank you for your vudeos
I have consultings alls weekly in this to help people. However, me explaining how I was successful would be a 10 hour video. Everyone’s situation is different
@@ItsMe_Philippines how is your hair growing after the transplant?
The couple dynamic. This is what it’s like for so many of us. It’s quite typical that in all of the important common sense and values aspects the many Filipina women are so very good. They are at least as good as their men in the “important qualities” but the two will be stronger together. The when it comes to left-right brain thinking, the Filipina will be zigging when the American counterpart is zagging. It’s so humorous to watch because it’s oddly complimentary while seemingly like a clash. The American guy is pulled off balance because the wife is being random and automatic, while he’s being deliberate, logical and meticulous. She ruins all of the perfect and thoughtful planning, but adds novelty, nuance and flow. Then, you see it actually works and it’s better for both. The guy has to give up his plans and flow with her as they go about their business. Likewise, she benefits from him also because he adds so much order. Love it. Yep, I know this life and way too well. It’s hard to explain to people but the videos show how it works. When you’re around good couples, it looks like this.
Great comment, thank you for taking the time to write it
I've noticed Filipinas always make a bunch of strange faces like ones I normally would think are like disgust but seemingly for no reason.
They are very expressive
Nice video, love your banter, makes it funner. Yes, please do the dance, both of you. I would love it.
Never thought of it till you mentioned as a joke, but that would get you thousands of views.
That is a serious request 😀
lol
@@ItsMe_Philippines Your followers including myself would love it!!!! Do something different 😀👍👍👍
Good video Cory and Rachel keep up the good work 💪😎 the house 🏠 look great thanks for explaining the house update I look forward to visiting the Philippines 🇵🇭 in the future and I definitely gotta you Cory when I touchdown
Feel free to shoot me an email or IG message when you’re on the way! Both links are in the video description
@@ItsMe_Philippines yes sir I will. I appreciate the help thank you so much I pray that everything is well 🙏🏾💪🏾
She CRACK'S me up !!!!!!!!!. It must be a laugh a minute at your house. A $1.70 for a car wash ?. Here in California, the cheapest car wash is $20.00.
Wooooh
Another great video. Worth waiting for.
Thank you!
Another fun video…I like the location in the back your where you finished the video off, nice choice.
It would seem no place on the planet didn’t suffer from the Wuhan Flu, and all the inflation that followed.
I guess I’m going to need to look farther back into the archives to find the video that covers the hollow block manufacture. I have to believe the upfront costs of a 6” or 10” block, will be saved in the long run with less heat gain and AC cost.
God willing I’ll be following in your footsteps in 24-36 months, after I retire…👍
Keep em coming Corey and Raquel 🎥
Thank you! And we agree along with added security
I stopped a wild night of drinking and listening to really loud dance mix's to hear this. You probably saved me from a very bad hangover. :) Always make sure that the children have been to the toilet before going on a drive.
lol
But what was the cost of the soil "ph" change in the back yard to accommodate the underlying soil "ph" for the pool?
😂😂😂😂
Just messing great breakdown video.... short and sweet like the missus!
Hahahahaha