Thank you for taking time out of your day to show us a great opportunity. We so appreciate what you do. I look forward to every video you post. Again, thank you for showing what is possible there.
Hi Darrell. Thanks for another great 👍 video and for showing your place. Great looking place at a great price, you can't beat that. Take care and keep up the great work my friend.
Thank you for sharing. Keep the vids coming. I am living vicariously right now lol. I prefer a more detached property, but that will be perfect for someone wanting to be closer to town.
If we had stayed in the USA a similar farm lot and house rent would be $1,500++! My home here in Batangas is 1/2 an acre next to a 30+ hectare coconut orchard. Our Total housing expenses are less than $200 a month!
It’s amazing the deals you are finding when other videos show places that cost more than four or five times what you show. Great videos. It’s very enjoyable to see your videos. The way you show the surroundings and the town while showing these is helpful as well.
It' can be a combination of all those things. The ones that just need paint are at market for the most part because Filipinos don't expect a place to be up to western standards.. But those in really rough shape the locals wouldn't rent because they don't want spend to do the fix up. What I am doing is not an easily understood concept for Philippine owners or American renters. It's like my own thing I think. I haven't really seen anyone else doing it. I know there are some for sure though because I heard from a few of them. It's just not common
Very cool Brother. Keep'em coming. I've been looking, but places off the beaten path don't show up online much. Your videos have been really helpful. Thanks. Salamat.😉☠🏴☠
It wouldn't be my choice to be honest, but it is as cheap as chips for someone to use as a base and a good find, thanks for taking your time to view and video it. I hope you are feeling better by the way. Obviously it is dark, and very cluttered, so hard to see its true potential at first glance. If most of the furniture was taken out, the kitchen ceiling renewed and everywhere freshly painted I could imagine it to be quite comfortable. It is very handy where it is situated for shops, trikes, jeepneys etc so has a lot of pros rather than cons. Take good care of yourself meanwhile, plenty of rest and hydration, and hopefully we will get to see your recent updates on your lovely house soon.
Thank you again Nicola. Yes painted and fixed without the clutter for the right person it could be perfect. Close to the public market three blocks to public transportation / 30 minutes to Clark International Airport / Angeles City. 90 minutes to Manila. 40 minutes to the popular beach resorts and best of all a very inexpensive home base with minimal commitment
That is a big house, I’m not over there yet but will be hopefully this year so I enjoy your channel as it gives me ideas for renting and what I can get
Great video, personally I didn't like it as much as the others you've shown. Especially when you compare prices. Keep the videos coming I really enjoy them
Fair enough. But there are a lot of plusses to this one. Proximity to the public market and public transportation. Especially for those on a lesser budget or are seeking to live more like the locals. I have been surprised and the percent of people who want to live out like this
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat I totally agree, it wasn't meant to sound like a criticism. It's just from a personal point of view it wouldn't be somewhere I would choose based on the other properties you've shown us 😉 Keep up the great videos
that'S good you tell informations about transportation - that's is near SUbic as i see on the resumé, quite interesting do you find those properties on marketplace? Or?
No I never look on Market place. If they're a great deal they'd begone by the time I video or just not a great price. I go out driving actually and word of mouth. There are a few way to get to Subic from where I live. If you're driving it's about 30 to 40 minutes. By jeepney or bus maybe more like an hour or two depending on the rout you choose
With what appears to be tourism slowing, more and more of these deals will become available. I have been in and out of the Philippines for over 40 years. And I own property in Sorsogon. Although property is going up. Rental properties price is dropping. I own my house and the land. But I spend a little more than you for my comforts. Living in the Philippines really is all about what makes you comfortable. However I am still below the $1000 mark. I easily save more than $900 a month. I have always had an Emergency fund. I like you have 1/2 1/2 deals, and at present I'm working on a project to farm 4 hectares. 1 Major expense is the deep well. As well as water storage. I do have an Advantage over many of the Ex Pats. I speak tagalog fluently. So life is a little easier for me. My favorite past time. Going to the bank. 99% of the customers are Filipino. So Tagalog or in my case Bicolano. When I walk in everything goes into Tagalog mode. I actually heard one teller say to the other. ( Why does this old white guy speak Tagalog better than me? )
A bit of traveling more recuperating from the pneumonia and some on the house. There have been a few expats in town and the best part has been hanging out with them. My life just keeps getting better and my family here just keeps getting bigger
Kind of hard to see because there was poor light and so much furniture there. The location is walking distance to everything including mass transit to anywhere. For that reason to me it's perfect if you plan to travel a lot and an inexpensive commitment when you're new to the Philippines and not sure where you want to live longterm
No I don't believe it's an add on to and add on. I know they added the roof over the side yard and carport / garage area. I would remove the plywood ceiling and any mold that was there as a result. I have seen mold here but never heard of mold in the Philippines being a health issue. But I never researched it either
I think the very low crime area and walking distance to everything you'll need is probably the best part. I really didn't hear any roosters or dogs barking for that matter so peaceful as well. It'll just take some decoration imagination for that.
Not yet. I only know about tourist visas because I'm here on a tourist visa. There are many different types and some of them are new and others with changes
Yes I believe it was mold. But that would be cured by removing and replacing the ceiling material in the repair. The budget I gave included completely removing the ceiling plywood and replacing it not just painting over
Mold and mildew is everywhere there. The humidity and rainfall amounts make it somewhat difficult. The homes aren't seals up tightly either, which means that the allergen factor may or may not be so bad. But labor is cheap there so a job that would cost 10k in the States would cost a couple hundred at most there. The yearly income for a good laborer is like 4,000 USD +/- 1,000.
@@joseph1150 Humidity here averages about 79 to 80 percent. There are 26 states in America that average the same or higher. We had mold in San Diego county as well. Since so much of the building is concrete I'm guess there would be more here if the main construction was wood. I'm not really a mold expert but I did look into the Humidity and was surprised how low the actual humidity was here compared to the US in genera. I was tracking heat for a while and on the hot days the humidity was about 50% or less on the really hot days and as low as 35% one day.
New to your channel. I am looking for a property like this. Selling my harley today. And headed to bagio since I seen your video of it. Like the videos. From there I will head into the provinces for a cheap monthly rent. Any suggestions for accommodations for 20 days in baglio
No. I don't. I have geckos and they eat all the bug larva. Snakes don't like being near civilization. I've never heard of anyone getting a snake bite actually but they do exist. Same as in US. We had rattle snakes there
Hi X! Hope all is well. Enjoying the videos immensely. Due to the (AI?) printing the word out on the videos it does not make it clear where you are at, at least to me. Ex- is it Borac, Porac, Tawin or..., I put these in Google maps and they come up with different islands...it would be nice if you included what island/province you are on in the videos so we can map it. Just a thought. Thank you and keep it up! David
Whoa! There are all kinds of signs that it still being occupied, so I hope getting people out won't be a problem. In the US, "parties in possession" is always a problem in real estate transactions. The more I see your videos, I think that one should use a lawyer for a title search and to make sure the lease is valid and enforceable. Rubeauti saved herself a lot of money be avoiding legal advice in the beginning, now she realizes that would have been less than pennies on the peso.
I always recommend getting legal advice. I never get involved in the actual drafting of the lease or final negotiation. FYI The owner is a friend of a good friend
You sure could!! No problem with that Bill. But for some people saving $1,500 in the first year is a big deal. They would save $1,860 in the second year and by the end of the 3rd year that's a savings of over $5,220 which includes the cost of repairs and painting the entire place. Unfortunately that is a lot of money and makes all the difference
Hmmm Where did this come from ?? Darrel is finding cheap rents all over. Once you leave the big cities, there aren't enough "Americans" to drive the rents "Up".
@@mikemillson5285 Exactly. If I felt I had anything to do with causing rents to increase for the locals I would feel very different about it. If anything The ones I find are less than market for a simple reason. I will not share a property unless it makes sense. It wouldn't make sense to pay market if you're putting a lot of money in to bring it up to Western Standards. I see lots of properties but not all I feel are good deals. I saw 3 yesterday and only put out this one
Thank you for taking time out of your day to show us a great opportunity. We so appreciate what you do. I look forward to every video you post. Again, thank you for showing what is possible there.
Thank you for your kind words. That is the incentive that inspires me. Thank you for taking the time to make my day!!
Hi Darrell.
Thanks for another great 👍 video and for showing your place.
Great looking place at a great price, you can't beat that.
Take care and keep up the great work my friend.
You're welcome my friend and thank you
Always a bright spot in my day to see a new video is on your channel.
Thank you for sharing.
You sound better. Glad you are feeling better.
Thank you very much my friend!!
Nice Video Enjoy watching it ✌️🙌👍👍👍🙏👌
Thank you so much 👍
Thank you for sharing. Keep the vids coming. I am living vicariously right now lol. I prefer a more detached property, but that will be perfect for someone wanting to be closer to town.
Yes it's still a small-town but near a larger population area
If we had stayed in the USA a similar farm lot and house rent would be $1,500++! My home here in Batangas is 1/2 an acre next to a 30+ hectare coconut orchard. Our Total housing expenses are less than $200 a month!
Quality of life and affordability
It’s amazing the deals you are finding when other videos show places that cost more than four or five times what you show. Great videos. It’s very enjoyable to see your videos. The way you show the surroundings and the town while showing these is helpful as well.
Thank you Dennis. These videos are about what I wished I had seen before I got here
It' can be a combination of all those things. The ones that just need paint are at market for the most part because Filipinos don't expect a place to be up to western standards.. But those in really rough shape the locals wouldn't rent because they don't want spend to do the fix up. What I am doing is not an easily understood concept for Philippine owners or American renters. It's like my own thing I think. I haven't really seen anyone else doing it. I know there are some for sure though because I heard from a few of them. It's just not common
@Tunamack It can be helpful to know my friend
Very cool Brother. Keep'em coming. I've been looking, but places off the beaten path don't show up online much. Your videos have been really helpful. Thanks. Salamat.😉☠🏴☠
It's nice to see what's out there and the possibilities. Especially if you choose to live like the locals
I am really enjoying your videos.I like your perspective on. The possibilities ok these houses.l need to to get back to the Philippines.
Thank you David!! What area interests you?
Another interesting video sharing. Full support already. Good luck & Best regards/Ned 👍👏👍
Thanks again Ned!! Always nice to see your comments
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Keep on keepin' on. Glad you're able to rest some and recover from pneumonia. Take it easy. 🎉
Thank you Yes your health is something to respect
Damn. There will always be more questions and knowing that you have good neighbours this has a lot of potential.
Nice job friend.
Very much so!!
Thank you for posting another example of an affordable place.
You're welcome and thank you for watching. I will be venturing out soon to travel and find other places for my subscribers
It wouldn't be my choice to be honest, but it is as cheap as chips for someone to use as a base and a good find, thanks for taking your time to view and video it. I hope you are feeling better by the way.
Obviously it is dark, and very cluttered, so hard to see its true potential at first glance. If most of the furniture was taken out, the kitchen ceiling renewed and everywhere freshly painted I could imagine it to be quite comfortable. It is very handy where it is situated for shops, trikes, jeepneys etc so has a lot of pros rather than cons.
Take good care of yourself meanwhile, plenty of rest and hydration, and hopefully we will get to see your recent updates on your lovely house soon.
Thank you again Nicola. Yes painted and fixed without the clutter for the right person it could be perfect. Close to the public market three blocks to public transportation / 30 minutes to Clark International Airport / Angeles City. 90 minutes to Manila. 40 minutes to the popular beach resorts and best of all a very inexpensive home base with minimal commitment
Thank you very much another great video on low budget.
I will have another in that series out tomorrow
That is a big house, I’m not over there yet but will be hopefully this year so I enjoy your channel as it gives me ideas for renting and what I can get
Where will you be when you're coming here? Maybe I would see on in your area. My goal is and has been to travel all over the Philippines.
Good find for someone that wants something affordable fast.
Or even not so fast
Looks good.
It was my next door neighbors house
Another good find.👍
Thanks 👍
Great video, personally I didn't like it as much as the others you've shown. Especially when you compare prices.
Keep the videos coming I really enjoy them
Fair enough. But there are a lot of plusses to this one. Proximity to the public market and public transportation. Especially for those on a lesser budget or are seeking to live more like the locals. I have been surprised and the percent of people who want to live out like this
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat I totally agree, it wasn't meant to sound like a criticism.
It's just from a personal point of view it wouldn't be somewhere I would choose based on the other properties you've shown us 😉
Keep up the great videos
Your good my friend
Wow great video sir 👍
Thank you!1
Very big place and affordable 😊
Yes 😊
Good size but seems a bit dark. Would prefer a place with more natural light. Thanks for sharing this place with us.
Thanks for watching!
Nice place! Hope you are feeling better! 🙏
Yes Thank you I'm feeling better
that'S good you tell informations about transportation - that's is near SUbic as i see on the resumé, quite interesting
do you find those properties on marketplace? Or?
No I never look on Market place. If they're a great deal they'd begone by the time I video or just not a great price. I go out driving actually and word of mouth. There are a few way to get to Subic from where I live. If you're driving it's about 30 to 40 minutes. By jeepney or bus maybe more like an hour or two depending on the rout you choose
Enjoy your day and time.
Thank you my friend. Nice to see you again
Make sure to replace the kitchen ceiling and any other areas that may have toxic mold or mildew.
Yes. 100%. We use 3/8 marine plywood then a skim coat primer and paint. Labor $18 a day
Labor so Cheap 😂😅😂
That first one has a Wim Hof shower!👍
With what appears to be tourism slowing, more and more of these deals will become available. I have been in and out of the Philippines for over 40 years. And I own property in Sorsogon. Although property is going up. Rental properties price is dropping. I own my house and the land. But I spend a little more than you for my comforts. Living in the Philippines really is all about what makes you comfortable. However I am still below the $1000 mark. I easily save more than $900 a month. I have always had an Emergency fund. I like you have 1/2 1/2 deals, and at present I'm working on a project to farm 4 hectares. 1 Major expense is the deep well. As well as water storage. I do have an Advantage over many of the Ex Pats. I speak tagalog fluently. So life is a little easier for me. My favorite past time. Going to the bank. 99% of the customers are Filipino. So Tagalog or in my case Bicolano. When I walk in everything goes into Tagalog mode. I actually heard one teller say to the other. ( Why does this old white guy speak Tagalog better than me? )
Thank you for the positive comment and information
Looking cool brother I like those shades 🔥🔥
Awesome. They cost 88 cents a pair Hahaha. I give them away to the locals sometimes. How are you doing Cory?
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat haha that’s awesome! I’m doing well thank you 🙏
Nice to hear brother
That İs a great find!
Thank you!!
I’m looking at settling in the Bicol region near Naga City
Noce area. I've been to Nate a few times but don't know the area
Another nice one. Glad your doing well. Have you been traveling or working on your home?
A bit of traveling more recuperating from the pneumonia and some on the house. There have been a few expats in town and the best part has been hanging out with them. My life just keeps getting better and my family here just keeps getting bigger
It's a great space, I struggle a bit with making it a comfortable space.
Kind of hard to see because there was poor light and so much furniture there. The location is walking distance to everything including mass transit to anywhere. For that reason to me it's perfect if you plan to travel a lot and an inexpensive commitment when you're new to the Philippines and not sure where you want to live longterm
QUESTION: This apt looked like an add-on to an add-on....Are you concerned about leaks, electrocution, mold, sewer backup, etc??
No I don't believe it's an add on to and add on. I know they added the roof over the side yard and carport / garage area. I would remove the plywood ceiling and any mold that was there as a result. I have seen mold here but never heard of mold in the Philippines being a health issue. But I never researched it either
This is quite a nice house
I think the very low crime area and walking distance to everything you'll need is probably the best part. I really didn't hear any roosters or dogs barking for that matter so peaceful as well. It'll just take some decoration imagination for that.
Great vid!Great info!
Thank you my friend
Have you made a video about visas or legal stuff needed to live there? thanks for sharing these videos with us
Not yet. I only know about tourist visas because I'm here on a tourist visa. There are many different types and some of them are new and others with changes
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat how long are the tourist visas for and how difficult are they to get and extend?
@@daveh7945 There are 30 days extensions that you can extend 60 days at a time. They are not difficult.I have made a video about extending a visa
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QUESTION: Hard to tell from video...was that mold on the ceiling?
Yes I believe it was mold. But that would be cured by removing and replacing the ceiling material in the repair. The budget I gave included completely removing the ceiling plywood and replacing it not just painting over
Mold and mildew is everywhere there. The humidity and rainfall amounts make it somewhat difficult. The homes aren't seals up tightly either, which means that the allergen factor may or may not be so bad.
But labor is cheap there so a job that would cost 10k in the States would cost a couple hundred at most there. The yearly income for a good laborer is like 4,000 USD +/- 1,000.
@@joseph1150 Humidity here averages about 79 to 80 percent. There are 26 states in America that average the same or higher. We had mold in San Diego county as well. Since so much of the building is concrete I'm guess there would be more here if the main construction was wood. I'm not really a mold expert but I did look into the Humidity and was surprised how low the actual humidity was here compared to the US in genera. I was tracking heat for a while and on the hot days the humidity was about 50% or less on the really hot days and as low as 35% one day.
New to your channel. I am looking for a property like this. Selling my harley today. And headed to bagio since I seen your video of it. Like the videos. From there I will head into the provinces for a cheap monthly rent. Any suggestions for accommodations for 20 days in baglio
That depends on your budget. There are a lot of Air bnb places. Maybe ask for a 20 day discount
Thank, appreciate your time.
Living there in a house, do they have spider or snake problems in the houses?
No. I don't. I have geckos and they eat all the bug larva. Snakes don't like being near civilization. I've never heard of anyone getting a snake bite actually but they do exist. Same as in US. We had rattle snakes there
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat Thanks 👍
@@TrickyP1022 YW my friend!!
Hi X! Hope all is well. Enjoying the videos immensely. Due to the (AI?) printing the word out on the videos it does not make it clear where you are at, at least to me. Ex- is it Borac, Porac, Tawin or..., I put these in Google maps and they come up with different islands...it would be nice if you included what island/province you are on in the videos so we can map it. Just a thought. Thank you and keep it up! David
It's Porac Pampanga Luzon
In Australia, Brisbane that would be 700 bucks a week. White Ceilings and Sand painted walls BINGO I would put in a large rolladoor.
That garage / covered patio area is plenty big enough for two cars or 4 trikes
Pretty cool. Right in the hood. Maybe even meet some nice people
It's a very cool little town. Very very low crime and lots of sweet people there. You'd probably be the only Expat there I'm not 100% sure
@Ex-Pensive_Expat Has good possibility
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat I'm looking more north in LA Union. Closer to Baguio. Something with the 65°F night temps. With beach resorts not far.
@@JohnBabcock-qy1cs There are a couple really cool towns exactly where you've described. I'll be back in that area probably August Septemberish
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Great find for the budget minded.
Cheers brother 🍻
Finding good accommodations allows a greater financial freedom
@@Ex-Pensive_Expat
Certainly does 👍
Nice Place
Thank you
Good job
Thanks
Whoa!
There are all kinds of signs that it still being occupied, so I hope getting people out won't be a problem. In the US, "parties in possession" is always a problem in real estate transactions.
The more I see your videos, I think that one should use a lawyer for a title search and to make sure the lease is valid and enforceable. Rubeauti saved herself a lot of money be avoiding legal advice in the beginning, now she realizes that would have been less than pennies on the peso.
Good advice
I always recommend getting legal advice. I never get involved in the actual drafting of the lease or final negotiation. FYI The owner is a friend of a good friend
Very nice.
Thank you! Cheers!
With a little bit of time and money, it could be a great place.
The lack of lighting makes it look worse than it really is
Can’t make out what town you said…..what’s the town called? I know it’s near Porac. Thx bud
Every one calls it Taquin but on the map it's Pio / Model Community Barangay.
are you planning to move out of your old place that you fixed up
No but I am planning to finish it and start another one in Baguio
Please move to Duamagette
I should be there around the first of the Month. I'll be helping my friend find a place there
Thank you for the invite
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Thank you my friend. Nice to see you again!
Low price for sure but for $250 you could get a place that would be nice and not need repairs.
You sure could!! No problem with that Bill. But for some people saving $1,500 in the first year is a big deal. They would save $1,860 in the second year and by the end of the 3rd year that's a savings of over $5,220 which includes the cost of repairs and painting the entire place. Unfortunately that is a lot of money and makes all the difference
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Something tells me all the Americans are driving the prices of rents up🙄
Not yet. There are only 3 expats in the entire area for miles around that I know of. I'm one of them
Hmmm Where did this come from ?? Darrel is finding cheap rents all over. Once you leave the big cities, there aren't enough "Americans" to drive the rents "Up".
@@mikemillson5285 Exactly. If I felt I had anything to do with causing rents to increase for the locals I would feel very different about it. If anything The ones I find are less than market for a simple reason. I will not share a property unless it makes sense. It wouldn't make sense to pay market if you're putting a lot of money in to bring it up to Western Standards. I see lots of properties but not all I feel are good deals. I saw 3 yesterday and only put out this one
Americans are about 0.25% of the population of the Philippines.
@@ziggarillo There are only 2 others in the area I live and that's maybe 20 people??