It would be nice if you could give us the cost of the land, to separate and then understand the cost of the house? The outdoor living space is interesting, not sure I would want to be on the patio in a storm?
If you build a typical filipino house (posts and beams, and weak hollow blocks) you can calculate over the thumb 15,000 Php per 1 sqm. If you build the house by using the "steel reinforced poured concrete walls" methode, what I highly advice in the Philippines with all the earthquakes and storms and landslides, then - if you can borrow the needed form work - you can calculate from 25,000 Php to 35,000 Php per 1 sqm (depending on the amount and size of the needed rebars). If you have to buy or build the needed framework on your own, then of course you have to add these costs. In these "over the thumb" calculations the steel framing for the roof and the windows and plaster and so on, are already included. The costs will be a little bit higher, if you want your house being built on a solid concrete slab. Because in the Philippines it is still a common practice to build the house directly on the ground - without any kind of horizontal barrier to avoid upcoming moisture - and the (damn thin) concrete "floor" is just poured into the rooms after the house is already built and it is not a structural part. You also have to add some money, if you cannot deal with the filipino style windows and tiles and doors. Keep in mind: Most of that stuff is cheap and weak - mostly china imports - and not really "western quality". I'm from Europe (Germany) and here we have high quality being the standard. When I build houses in the Philippines, then I use all the european stuff (hard to find) for electric wiring and plumping, and therefore I have to calculate with 50,000 Php per 1 sqm. But then you really will get the highest available quality and it will last for at least 100 years. All the costs from above are without the land. Because the price per sqm for the land depends on the location. A lot located somewhere country side in the lost nowhere, can cost 150 peso per 1 sqm, while in the top subdivisions around metro Manila 1 sqm can cost you 100,000 Php and up.
@Iamberko pls.share where you found wester materials,or where is available when you built the house here in the.philipines,i want the best quality also..and your right majority here is china quality...we have philippine quality in term of steel and it is.durable than.china quality..but still majority is still using china quality over own product.
I have a house there as well and that’s a complicated answer. What he spent on that island is going to be two or three times higher on other islands. If he was also to drive another hour away from the city the price would also get cut in half. So it’s not as simple as “what does land cost there.” now as far as asking what it cost to build there that is also subjective to the quality of materials, workers you have and how your house is designed. For example, I did not like the strength of any of my blocks that they were using locally. So instead of bringing in the blocks we bought a block pressing machine and have the cement mixer on site. It ends up costing me about the same but the blocks are three times stronger. We also use much larger rebar that needed but we went and purchased it and delivered it ourselves. So you’re going to find answers on the cost of building are all different.
I bought a lot in my girls name and at the same time I had a lawyer to leese it back to me for 25 years I have since built a small house .. l am safe here because of that ..
For poor people like me, a simple wooden or half concrete house is already like a palace. That's a nice house you got there. Kudos! Enjoy your stay here in our country!
Hats off to the guy ! He is a brave man. Based on the laws regarding foreigners owning property in the Philippines, I will be renting a place when I retire in a couple of years.
It seems like the exposed "hallway" to kitchen will get old fast with all the rain, storms, heat, insects, critters, etc. Tall privacy wall blocks cooling breezes and creates an oven effect. Regardless of insulation, without cross ventilating windows, the Philippine sun will cook those interiors.
@@vkapital9151 Too many. I'm building a house in Capiz, on Panay Island. And I will definitely put a screen-door to keep the bugs out, but still let breeze in.
Don't like anything about this house living room outside be great during typhoon season short walls his outside wall are bigger then his home,my walls are 11 foot high and I used 8 inch hollow blocks for Thermo heat my house rarely gets hot I see no aircon,with no real window it's going to be an oven in there
@@steveandrew408 I am sure being an older expat he will have several air-conditioning units. He has a few large windows that he can slide an air-conditioning unit into. I never used air-conditioning, but I did use a ceiling fan at night.
I grew up in Darwin which has a similar climate to much of the Philippines (wet season 25 - 34C, dry season 20 - 31C) and traditionally the houses were "high set" - timber framed on piers 8ft above the ground. The space underneath was used for laundry, car park and so on. Traditional Australian blocks are "quarter acre" = 1000m2, although in fact most were around 800m2. The houses tended to be 2 1/2 to 3 times as long as they were wide and had louvres down both sides floor to ceiling. Rooves were corrugated iron (which is noisy in the rain), with 4ft overhangs to keep the sun off the walls. On 24 December 1974 Cyclone Tracy destroyed over 80% of the houses in Darwin and as a consequence building regulations changed. While some pre-cyclone houses were rebuilt - typically above the floor boards many more were bulldozed and replaced with double cavity brick / concrete block. Our house was one that mostly survived and was repaired, however, later my parents (separately) had brick houses with sliding windows - which was the fashion of typical houses from "down south". Let me tell you a brick house is a heat sink in the tropics. If and only if you can afford air-conditioning AND suitable insulation should you consider a solid house in the tropics. I would always choose a timber frame with lots of ventilation (louvres), high walls (at least 10ft) and overhanging roof over a concrete block house. The other problem with air-conditioning is that once you live in it you don't want to go out. Living in the tropics where it is never really cold and often humid is completely different from living in a temperate climate or somewhere that has hot dry summers and cool / cold winters.
I have not seen this type of layout for a residential house. but you pretty much got the basic concept of segregating the sleeping areas and the activity areas. the only concern is how you are able to secure the open living areas, hopefully it is not just screened throughout. maybe add some type of iron grilles with the screen which could still maintain the “openness” of the living areas. regarding the pool, my only unsolicited advice is not to do it. it will require a lot of maintenance $$$ in the long run. but if you have the money and is a party type of person that may be ok. landscaping will be a better alternative and make it as an outdoor extension of your open living area. maybe add a cabana type of structure for shade and “summer kitchen” which will have bbq grille and some countertop for food prep, etc.
The ceiling fans are incorrect. The blade size should be longer. Or place the fans closer to the walls to create a wave effect across the rooms. Common mistake, as most place them for aesthetics and not performance
Your main electrical panel should not be placed on the outside, rain will blow into your living room you can install large windows in the living room you can open when it's hot and closed when it's raining you'll get the same effect.
house design 101 - have the master bedroom as far away from the lounge/entertainment/noisy areas of the house as possible. guessing theres gonna be a huge dining table right outside the kitchen so he did what he could with the space but i still dont like the master bedroom window opening out to the lounge/tv area. hope i dont sound too harsh, its a very aesthetic home probably one of the nicer foreigner builds i've seen in the phils (modest but well built) and i think the open area concept is the way to go unless you're gonna be running ac most of the time. thanks for the video.
We’re also building a vacation/retirement home in the Philippines but it won’t be all concrete. Tall ceilings and big windows. I will have our kitchen, dining/room in front of the house, very open but it will have screen because of the critters. It’s hot in the Philippines so it’s advisable to get all the appliances like refrigerator and cooking stove out of the main house.
you can lease for 30 years with a renew option. many people do that also a condo is 100% legal to buy. if you look at price one million is twenty thousand U S
... "I don't believe in that... I am Christian" ... & "I don't do that"....said George .... Hi fr overtaxed NYC metro area...Litchfield County, CT ..... lol ....
I've been retired and living in Cuernavaca Mexico for many years. Much better and simpler to rent and it's probably cheaper than buying a home and paying to maintain it. If I go to Phillipines or Vietnam I would rent so I could leave a place that gets boring or any other reason. If I did build a house I'd always be afraid that some crazy law in the Philippines would allow someone else to take possession of your entire investment.
Haha, I see the crazy laws in the US being the problem. You never really own your home in the states, the burden of all society is placed on homeowners through property taxes. Miss a few months and your estate becomes the property of the government.
not crazy laws, poor records ... i don't have any confidence in the title system here. you can own land and find out later the title isn't clean. there's no title insurance to protect you. even worse are relatives who sell their land. that's the worst kind of scam here.
The property ownership laws in the Philippines are very simple. If you have a retirement visa you can own a condo but, you can NOT under any circumstances, including commercial ,own anymore than 40% of land or building & land so if you want a house and land you need a Filipino partner that you trust enough to give 60% to. If you become a citizen you can own land but that usually takes 10-years and you must give up your previous citizenship, I find that a bit racist because Filipinos can have dual citizenship
Partially correct. You indeed can own the structure on the property 100%., but your wife and her family will always own the land 100%. If you have kids together and something happens to her, - it bypasses the kids, - and you, and goes her family, regardless of a will or any other legal documents. Her family has a keen interest in seeing you out of the picture, and a Judge is unlikely to be sympathetic to a foreigner when it comes to child custody or property ownership. You can own a condo as long as the development does not exceed 40% foreign ownership. A retirement visa gives you no enhanced or additional propriety rights in the Philippines.
Looks great. I hope you do get an opportunity to go back once the landscaping is finished. The open air living and dining area is very intriguing. Thanks for sharing...both of you.
One thing I have not seen but I wonder if it would work for an expat is this: If you agree to buy or build a house with a Filapina partner, when you do the legal paperwork for the house with a Filapino Attorney, could not not include something like a 10/20 year lease in the documents? Your partner, the "land owner" agrees to lease you the house for 10 or 20 years with a small annual payment (12,000 pesos a year)? Then you have legal right to be there? That would seem to be some insurance to be there, subject of course to you "paying" the rent agreed. Why do I never hear about that? I am sure someone has tried or used that.
I have a working knowledge of law in Asia, although I have virtually swallowed the tax manual for Indonesia. Wabi cabins from Eco Structures in Australia make suitable structures for export to exotic Climates, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia etc. They are the perfect off grid homes to import and place in-situ in the Philipinnes. If you are coming as a PR you have a one off $7,000 import allowance tax free for the importation of your stuff into the Philipinnes. This is just general observation. Instead of buying your lady both land and house, which you can lose in an eye blink, (especially as foreigners cannot own land, lease your own land), you should lease your own parcel of land for up to the permissible 50 years and ensure it is land that is of your choosing, not her land, make sure you have all relevant signatures of absolutely everyone who has even a tenuous claim over the land and get it overseen by a local lawyer. There is the option of enduring additional paperwork giving you sole ownership of the physical home (a separate arrangement from the land), so even if you build it on the girlfriend's land and once it is just built they kick you out, saying so long and thanks for all the fish, you can legally kick them out of the house and remove it. The Wabi cabins are transportable/moveable, which means if your lease expires in 50 years, your Heirs can still take possession of the home and on-sell it, or relocate it.
In the Philippines' law, a leasing contract between husband and wife is not legal and therefore invalid. Even if the leasing contract was made before the marriage!
yes, you are correct sir! more complicated to deal if you are planning to invest or build in the Philippines be ready for hassle and frustrations! just a simple permit will give you headache! I, myself a filipino had so much bad experienced in my home country. never in Canada i am living 32years.
I married a California Filipino girl 35 years ago. My adult three kids are half Filipino. I divorced her eventually and went to Makati City to marry a very nice lady in school there. I loved the Philippines and the people too and I would love to go back someday, but it is so far from Florida and quite costly. As much as I love the Philippines and would love to live there, I know that Florida is the right place for me . Florida has a lot to offer, more than people know and it can be very affordable if you know a local that has been living here for the last 26 years. Of course living in the coastal tourist towns is not practical for most people, but in the heartlands of Florida is where the real treasures are where you are just a short drive away from many great beaches, springs, rivers and lakes. My point is, Florida is a good alternative for people that love the Philippines but want the safety and security of a state like Florida. Florida is a great place and I love it. If not for Florida, I would probably think more about living in the Philippines, but I love it here and always have.
2 things. Florida is much more expensive. Migrate to US is much more difficult. As a soon retire i have no chance to live in US, even i can afford my life by my self.
@@paulsasianadventure8050 I worked for a college and a local city and had good coverage, but now I just have the retirement medicaid coverage. I take care of my self and I use alternative medicine anyway, so I never take their drugs. I have had double hernia surgery that was completely covered because I was on unemployment and medicaid. I had a $20,000.00 surgery and it only cost me $200 for the catscan. I appreciate the surgeons and what they do. They save my life and gave me my life back. But, I don't use prescriptions drugs and I never have. I am not going to run to the doctors to save me when I start to die. I have a spiritual view of life.
Looks like a real quality build, something kinda out of place in the Philippines. Can’t imagine the difficulties in building and planning this kind of build, the government involvement would be mind numbing in lack of logic I’m sure.
Dumagueti was extremely quiet when I was there 13 years ago. I wanted to get a replacement watch band for my casio watch and discovered it was impossible to find one there. Good luck and you house looks nice.
I used 10mm plywood on the roof then isolation , then 2by3 cocolumber to create a bitt off a double roof, its good fore the rain noise and keeps the heat better out and also less electricity regarding the aircons
We built in San Miguel Bacong and finished up in 2018 Oct , The building permit was issued that month. The process required it, our architect's wife works in the permit office. They said it was okay and I did not worry because they were such good people. It is hard to understand but became clear as to why once we got done. It was the paperwork. It is very complicated.
I wrote a book about my experiences of moving to and building on land bought in Bohol. It's an ebook on Amazon called A Barangay in Bohol. Cheap too at about $2.
Thank you for the video and for everyone's comments. Im a contractor in Europe and the USA for 30+ years, my skills are from meeting client for estimate, writing the contracts and performing all type of works, to the finish nail. The construction is definitely differ from Europe and the US and that's ok. I already feel I would have an adventure to build a house in PH. Few comments on the house: I liked how fast was done foundation, walls and plaster, based on the pics timestamps. Is there insulation in the ceiling? I see metal trusses - are they welded on site, or pre fab? Is there any sound insulation under metal roofing, spray foam would be perfect to reduce the noise, but very expensive, if it at all exist in PH. Are there any inspections from government? Might be dumb question, but I do work in Washington DC and I know what are inspections here. The porch looks good, with fans, the fan in the bedroom looks small to me, considering it is so high, I'd use extra large size at smaller speed, IMO it would be better. The septic in front of the kitchen? no thank you, absolutely not. If there is no other choice, Id at least made a bump in the fence wall to have all vents and access points from outside of the fence, but inside of the property line. Another way to do, when pouring the concrete on the floors is to put thick plastic under, might not required on the tropical climate, Id still do it. For the entrance, IMO making the handrails with balusters narrow is not convenient, I'd do 3m wide parallel on both sides, then few people can use stairs together and wide stairs are just look better for the scale of this house. I do like the idea for the shared bathroom from the porch and bedroom. My other question would be ( and again its not my business and not my money to spend) Im looking how close are the walls to the house, there is almost no space, was it possible to purchase larger lot? That was the first what I noticed. In general, the house looks very nice, compared to what I see in construction in PH. I feel, this country is at the very beginning of it golden age, when people will prosper.
My wife and I just got back from the island of Moorea and seen similar homes there and wonder why would you want to Wall your home in with a solid wall around your property ? It cuts your views , blocks breezes , not neighbor friendly and looks like some sort of prison yard . I’ve been around the building business for over thirty years and there are always people who want their own private little world instead of living in balance with the surrounding landscape. There are other ways to secure your home other than a huge solid wall .
I absolutely agree with you with building walls etc ,it feels so disrespectful, suspicious, and very unfriendly,and I would say not very healthy physical and mentally,eventually it will take its toll,,this building as blocked out sunshine,fresh air , people, and really,,breathing, living naturally.
From other videos and comments, it appears there is an advantage of walking your property to prevent people from claiming your property and maintaining your security. I don't know the full story, however this is what I have learned so far.
With the unstable storm systems it takes me back to the story of the three little pigs. The brick house concrete with rebar bricks with rebar in the middle build like a bunker
Just to add more info about the cost to built a house in PH. (Labor & Material) 18-23K Php/sq.m. - Rough/Basic Finished 23-28K Php/sq.m. - Standard/Mid-Level/Conservative Finished 35K Php & up/sq.m. - High-end/Luxury Finished Excluding Lot purchased, Architect's fee, movable furnitures & appliances, Landscaping, Fence, Gate, Swimming pools & outdoor features. With regards to that house, it looks more on the Mid-level bracket not the Basic. The roofing is called Tilespan. Btw, its floor layout is not really a typical Filipino house planning. It looks more like a resort cabins. Just my opinion tho.🏠
Like your house and your thinking when you designed it, bigg porch fore outdoor living, design off the bathroom is also nice ( glassblocks could be higher if the window had another dimension) , regarding owning land you can buy the land fore your wife and lease it from her in a separate contract, its not watertight because it can not overrule the law but on the other hand not so much locals have the money to fight in court
A very nice home and property. If we have a house built we would also handle the money, buy supplies, and be there to watch the construction. I've heard to many horror stories with contractors here. I've been in the Philippines for 6 years now and with my wife over 3 years. We are up on Luzon but want to move to Dumaguete or Dipolog. I would like a home but I'm not bringing a lot of money here until I get more confidence in the government here. We have rented everywhere so far and I would only buy a home if I can get bank financing. I won't bring all my money into a country where I have no rights and can be expelled if things go wrong. If I can finance for 10 or 15 years I would be more comfortable. Like most foreigners I realize that we normally buy a home or property for the wife's and kids future security
This is a beautiful house and andscape plumbing, ceiling fans, Porch the anticipation of a swing pool,roofing areas the surounding structure around the house I loved everything about this construction project. Once again simply- outstanding work so far.I hope this all goes well for the owners... Happy new year.!🥂🍹🍷🍻🍺🥤🥂🍹🍹🍸
George, like many Americans you set about building a customised home, that you like. The first problem here is that other people need not not like what you like. So when it comes time to sell your home it becomes near impossible. Houses tend to age very fast here in the Philippines, due to a number of reasons. You could lose up to 30 to 40% of your investment. Best of luck. Kiwi
I have just built a house in dumaguete and it is high quality and it cost 33 k peso per m2 you can build a house for 15k if you do work yourself and have land, the house that has built about 25k per m2, the price which standard you want US quality cost around 25k and up
It’s always nice to see a new build. It looks built well the design is awful the house should have had an open design. Just my opinion. He’s correct on hiring a qualified plumber and electrician. Yes use the best quality paint
Not sure that the placement of the main switch for the electrical is very smart. Looks like it's exposed to the elements and it's not a weatherproof enclosure. An intruder could walk up and shut all your power off too.
From what I've seen in the video, the lot has 400 sqm and is NOT located in a secured gated modern subdivision. I can just guess, and I think the value for that lot (in that location) is round about 3,000 Php per 1 sqm = 1,200,000 Php. And from what I've seen of the house, the floorplan is - I guess - round about 100 sqm. Multiplied with average 18,000 Php per 1 sqm, the costs for the house could be 1,800,000 Php. That is a total amount of 3,000,000 Php ... before furniture and final landscaping. Maybe 750,000 Php for furniture and electronics, and maybe 250,000 Php for the landscaping, and maybe 500,000 Php for a nice swimming pool. Conclusion: 100 sqm house, 400 sqm lot, all the needed furniture and electronics, landscaped, and a swimming pool = 4,500,000 Php, plus fees for title and endless paperwork (the true "market value" when finished, could be 6,000,000 Php). I don't know the exchange rate, but I guess 4,500,000 Php is round about 110,000 US$.
Seen many of your replies about Filipino law and real estate, you seem to really know your stuff. Are you an attorney? If so possible to interview you?
@@paulsasianadventure8050 Hello. Nice to meet you. I'm a German and I've studied "real estate" for years and finished with a degree. Then I've worked as a land and property developer, builder, designer, planner, financier, and broker (agent); for decades. Job and passion and hobby; three in one. I'm an old fart and it was time to slow down and to look for what else has this world to offer. Philippines. In the past I've read so many false informations in the internet (foreigner groups, message boards, forums), and therefore I did my own research. The whole Philippines' law is available online and for free. And I've spoken with many specialised lawyers/attorneys in the Philippines. That's the reason why I'm interested and well informed about the laws and rules and the Philippines' real estate market. In the following link is some very interesting stuff, what is unknown for most of the foreign house owners in the Philippines ... lawyerphilippines.org/2019/02/08/compulsory-heirs-under-philippine-law/ That could be a very interesting and informative topic for one of your next videos. In one of my comments I've already talked about why a foreigner should buy the land in the children's names; not in the wife's name.
@@lamberko Under Philippine law, all property acquired during the marriage is presumed to be community property of the married couple.. How then can the couple purchase property in the name of their child? Even if it is possible. After a break up, who do you think a Filipino judge will award custody of the child too? Personally I believe that the most secure way for a Kano to have property rights legally is via a long lease agreement directly with the lots legal owner..Lets say 25 years, renewable for a further 25 years. BTW,as you probably know foreigner cannot legally lease a property from his/her spouse.
make people aware as a non citizen you can't own the land...you can lease and build a structure thereby owning the structure only..or marry a native and have the wife own the land
Interesting design , looks goodI I . I myself could not have that. I tend to need to go to the kitchen sometime to 1 a.m. 2 a.m. correct me if I'm wrong but you have to exit your bedroom walk down the porch which is outside and then re-enter in the kitchen🤔 and what about during typhoon season rainy season.
What is a qualified tradesman?. You need a time served person with experience . Not everyone in the Philippines can go to college and wave a piece of paper at you in the guise of a diploma. Checking where the tradesmen have been involved in building work is a must.
I'm sorry but I don't get this concept. I realize it was done philippino style but as a westerner I don't get walking out of your bedroom to an outside area, then walk down to your kitchen....i just don't like the outside concept. Thats just my opinion...maybe when its complete I may think differently actually seeing it. Thanks for the video....it was interesting.
I've not got to that bit yet, but I love the idea of an open courtyard surrounded by rooms, like a modern roman villa - especially with their weather 👍 Covered walkway around the edge though of course.
I think it's bc Philippines are alway outdoors ( the builder said that) so apparently it's easier to enter the rooms from the outside. Even one of the toilets had a door from the outside
Just remember you as a foreigner cannot own anything. I lived on Bohol for several years and we built our own sea view house which was small but lovely on 6000sqm of jungle. The land only cost us 100pesos per sq meter back then in 2009 and the total build including land was just under 3m. We then built a small one bed garden house on a bit of land that connected us to the barangay track which I sold for 100% mark-up. I should have kept it and rented it to tourists and that would have provided us a nice income of about $15000 per year.
If you are a foreigner and single you cant owned a property except condo. But if youre married to a Filipina, any property acquired during your married is considered a conjugal property. Meaning, you and you're wife are owners.
The porch is beautiful and roomy, the bedrooms are claustrophobic, they don’t have enough windows for fresh air. Did I miss the living room or sala? Where is the laundry room?
Very nice house and video. thank you. I like the patio. Very nice. My concern with concrete is earth quakes. The kitchen is nice but I want my kitchen open to the living room.
Yes i dont like the concept of this house i dont like going out of my room to go to the kitchen if am getting in the middle of the night...but its his choice...its my opinion only....his guest room is too small considering his lot is big....filipinos are family oriented so they are used of visiting thier relatives always....but yes he feel comfortable with his house design....
I have seen a few very small guestrooms. I even stay in one quite a bit. Windows in at least two walls in any room is a must! I saw a tiny rental room that only one window and it was always HOT! He really needs two windows in the tiny guest room.
That’s a great looking house that George has created to a Western standard. The type of place I would be happy to rent for a while, until I got fed up and wanted to move and explore somewhere else. Good luck to George, and I hope everything works out great for him. For me, I’m not putting down any roots. Nice video Paul, thanks for sharing.
very nice house and tour. I did find it odd that with the high security walls on 3 sides, that he would do a wire fence on back, with the field there I would think a wall would be better to keep out critters, snakes or rats.
wow your such a huge. Soon i built my own house too in my own land. I don't have problem about land. So if everything gonna okay i will be back soon and my dream small house.
Thanks for your video.....very interesting video because I'm buying land now but I am facing some difficulty with the papers, titles....I have posted videos about it
Building a house in Cavite, 4 bed, 2 1/2 bath on 1.2 hectares. Bought the property for P4 mil and the house will be just over P6 mil. Mango, coconut, pineapple,coffee,papaya,etc, etc.
I am from the UK, a retired Carpenter and Joiner, and when living in the UK you don't consider the build quality to be of any superiority, its a standard of conscience over years of construction development to where the UK is today. My Experience here in the Philippines is "that will do," after all its all covered over, why make a good job of it? Therefore the construction is weak and dangerous, but no one seems to mind, second best is the accepted norm. I was doing a common joist scarf joint and the young man helping took pictures of it because he has never seen this before, if its not coco wood and nails, they lost, they don't even know how to cut in trusses. I had UK electric sockets, consumer unit RCD, RCB breakers and wire, When some one said to me "I can do electrics," OK I said come round when your ready and I will show you what I have, He did, I never saw him again. What is the mail adhesive in the Philippines?Bostik vulcaseal, it is the only country that uses it, if they don't use vulcaseal they at a lost what to use and make up stories to justify in using it. The expertise of a worker is determined by his\her attitude, the Philippines has a very low attitude problem. I live on a sub division, I would recommend, never live on a sub division. I am heading back to Cyprus soon for about 4 years but when I come back to the Philippines it will not be a sub division.
It would be nice if you could give us the cost of the land, to separate and then understand the cost of the house? The outdoor living space is interesting, not sure I would want to be on the patio in a storm?
If you build a typical filipino house (posts and beams, and weak hollow blocks) you can calculate over the thumb 15,000 Php per 1 sqm.
If you build the house by using the "steel reinforced poured concrete walls" methode, what I highly advice in the Philippines with all the earthquakes and storms and landslides, then - if you can borrow the needed form work - you can calculate from 25,000 Php to 35,000 Php per 1 sqm (depending on the amount and size of the needed rebars).
If you have to buy or build the needed framework on your own, then of course you have to add these costs.
In these "over the thumb" calculations the steel framing for the roof and the windows and plaster and so on, are already included.
The costs will be a little bit higher, if you want your house being built on a solid concrete slab. Because in the Philippines it is still a common practice to build the house directly on the ground - without any kind of horizontal barrier to avoid upcoming moisture - and the (damn thin) concrete "floor" is just poured into the rooms after the house is already built and it is not a structural part.
You also have to add some money, if you cannot deal with the filipino style windows and tiles and doors. Keep in mind: Most of that stuff is cheap and weak - mostly china imports - and not really "western quality".
I'm from Europe (Germany) and here we have high quality being the standard. When I build houses in the Philippines, then I use all the european stuff (hard to find) for electric wiring and plumping, and therefore I have to calculate with 50,000 Php per 1 sqm. But then you really will get the highest available quality and it will last for at least 100 years.
All the costs from above are without the land. Because the price per sqm for the land depends on the location. A lot located somewhere country side in the lost nowhere, can cost 150 peso per 1 sqm, while in the top subdivisions around metro Manila 1 sqm can cost you 100,000 Php and up.
@Iamberko pls.share where you found wester materials,or where is available when you built the house here in the.philipines,i want the best quality also..and your right majority here is china quality...we have philippine quality in term of steel and it is.durable than.china quality..but still majority is still using china quality over own product.
@@lamberko Great Information, thank you so much. Sehr Gut!
I have a house there as well and that’s a complicated answer. What he spent on that island is going to be two or three times higher on other islands. If he was also to drive another hour away from the city the price would also get cut in half. So it’s not as simple as “what does land cost there.” now as far as asking what it cost to build there that is also subjective to the quality of materials, workers you have and how your house is designed. For example, I did not like the strength of any of my blocks that they were using locally. So instead of bringing in the blocks we bought a block pressing machine and have the cement mixer on site. It ends up costing me about the same but the blocks are three times stronger. We also use much larger rebar that needed but we went and purchased it and delivered it ourselves. So you’re going to find answers on the cost of building are all different.
Thank you. This is very informative. This can help people avoid a lot of mistakes
I bought a lot in my girls name and at the same time I had a lawyer to leese it back to me for 25 years I have since built a small house .. l am safe here because of that ..
That's a smart move
For poor people like me, a simple wooden or half concrete house is already like a palace. That's a nice house you got there. Kudos! Enjoy your stay here in our country!
Thanks for the comment Andy.
Hats off to the guy ! He is a brave man. Based on the laws regarding foreigners owning property in the Philippines, I will be renting a place when I retire in a couple of years.
if you're afraid of the law then just buy a condo cuz legally you can own it,why waste your money & keep renting ...
No stress good idea.
It seems like the exposed "hallway" to kitchen will get old fast with all the rain, storms, heat, insects, critters, etc. Tall privacy wall blocks cooling breezes and creates an oven effect. Regardless of insulation, without cross ventilating windows, the Philippine sun will cook those interiors.
Can always enclose it in the future
Am I right to imagine there must be a lot of bugs and critters in the PH?
@@vkapital9151 Too many.
I'm building a house in Capiz, on Panay Island. And I will definitely put a screen-door to keep the bugs out, but still let breeze in.
Don't like anything about this house living room outside be great during typhoon season short walls his outside wall are bigger then his home,my walls are 11 foot high and I used 8 inch hollow blocks for Thermo heat my house rarely gets hot I see no aircon,with no real window it's going to be an oven in there
@@steveandrew408 I am sure being an older expat he will have several air-conditioning units. He has a few large windows that he can slide an air-conditioning unit into.
I never used air-conditioning, but I did use a ceiling fan at night.
I grew up in Darwin which has a similar climate to much of the Philippines (wet season 25 - 34C, dry season 20 - 31C) and traditionally the houses were "high set" - timber framed on piers 8ft above the ground. The space underneath was used for laundry, car park and so on. Traditional Australian blocks are "quarter acre" = 1000m2, although in fact most were around 800m2. The houses tended to be 2 1/2 to 3 times as long as they were wide and had louvres down both sides floor to ceiling. Rooves were corrugated iron (which is noisy in the rain), with 4ft overhangs to keep the sun off the walls.
On 24 December 1974 Cyclone Tracy destroyed over 80% of the houses in Darwin and as a consequence building regulations changed. While some pre-cyclone houses were rebuilt - typically above the floor boards many more were bulldozed and replaced with double cavity brick / concrete block. Our house was one that mostly survived and was repaired, however, later my parents (separately) had brick houses with sliding windows - which was the fashion of typical houses from "down south". Let me tell you a brick house is a heat sink in the tropics.
If and only if you can afford air-conditioning AND suitable insulation should you consider a solid house in the tropics. I would always choose a timber frame with lots of ventilation (louvres), high walls (at least 10ft) and overhanging roof over a concrete block house. The other problem with air-conditioning is that once you live in it you don't want to go out. Living in the tropics where it is never really cold and often humid is completely different from living in a temperate climate or somewhere that has hot dry summers and cool / cold winters.
Could we get to see the house now that is finished
I have not seen this type of layout for a residential house. but you pretty much got the basic concept of segregating the sleeping areas and the activity areas. the only concern is how you are able to secure the open living areas, hopefully it is not just screened throughout. maybe add some type of iron grilles with the screen which could still maintain the “openness” of the living areas. regarding the pool, my only unsolicited advice is not to do it. it will require a lot of maintenance $$$ in the long run. but if you have the money and is a party type of person that may be ok. landscaping will be a better alternative and make it as an outdoor extension of your open living area. maybe add a cabana type of structure for shade and “summer kitchen” which will have bbq grille and some countertop for food prep, etc.
My grandfather always showed me numerous times that kids and dogs will always find the coolest spot in a house!
Thats so true Robin, thx for your comment
The ceiling fans are incorrect. The blade size should be longer. Or place the fans closer to the walls to create a wave effect across the rooms.
Common mistake, as most place them for aesthetics and not performance
Your main electrical panel should not be placed on the outside, rain will blow into your living room you can install large windows in the living room you can open when it's hot and closed when it's raining you'll get the same effect.
You can put large plantation windows.
house design 101 - have the master bedroom as far away from the lounge/entertainment/noisy areas of the house as possible. guessing theres gonna be a huge dining table right outside the kitchen so he did what he could with the space but i still dont like the master bedroom window opening out to the lounge/tv area. hope i dont sound too harsh, its a very aesthetic home probably one of the nicer foreigner builds i've seen in the phils (modest but well built) and i think the open area concept is the way to go unless you're gonna be running ac most of the time. thanks for the video.
We’re also building a vacation/retirement home in the Philippines but it won’t be all concrete. Tall ceilings and big windows. I will have our kitchen, dining/room in front of the house, very open but it will have screen because of the critters. It’s hot in the Philippines so it’s advisable to get all the appliances like refrigerator and cooking stove out of the main house.
you can lease for 30 years with a renew option. many people do that also a condo is 100% legal to buy. if you look at price one million is twenty thousand U S
Nice vlog Paul . You should have make him aware of the need for " cross-ventilation" in those single window bedrooms.
... "I don't believe in that... I am Christian" ... & "I don't do that"....said George ....
Hi fr overtaxed NYC metro area...Litchfield County, CT ..... lol ....
George should do his own channel on the process of building because he definitely knows what he’s talking about
Ah ha ha ha ha, good one.
I've been retired and living in Cuernavaca Mexico for many years. Much better and simpler to rent and it's probably cheaper than buying a home and paying to maintain it. If I go to Phillipines or Vietnam I would rent so I could leave a place that gets boring or any other reason. If I did build a house I'd always be afraid that some crazy law in the Philippines would allow someone else to take possession of your entire investment.
Haha, I see the crazy laws in the US being the problem. You never really own your home in the states, the burden of all society is placed on homeowners through property taxes. Miss a few months and your estate becomes the property of the government.
not crazy laws, poor records ... i don't have any confidence in the title system here. you can own land and find out later the title isn't clean. there's no title insurance to protect you. even worse are relatives who sell their land. that's the worst kind of scam here.
The property ownership laws in the Philippines are very simple. If you have a retirement visa you can own a condo
but, you can NOT under any circumstances, including commercial ,own anymore than 40% of land or building & land so if you want a house and land you need a Filipino partner that you trust enough to give 60% to. If you become a citizen you can own land but that usually takes 10-years and you must give up your previous citizenship, I find that a bit racist because Filipinos can have dual citizenship
Partially correct. You indeed can own the structure on the property 100%., but your wife and her family will always own the land 100%. If you have kids together and something happens to her, - it bypasses the kids, - and you, and goes her family, regardless of a will or any other legal documents. Her family has a keen interest in seeing you out of the picture, and a Judge is unlikely to be sympathetic to a foreigner when it comes to child custody or property ownership. You can own a condo as long as the development does not exceed 40% foreign ownership. A retirement visa gives you no enhanced or additional propriety rights in the Philippines.
Best video yet. Please follow up with the finished product!
Looks great. I hope you do get an opportunity to go back once the landscaping is finished. The open air living and dining area is very intriguing.
Thanks for sharing...both of you.
Feel for this guy, for he spent all his efforts on this very house.Hoping you will be having a good and lovely life in that very mansion
It's a nice house willy :) nice for the Philippines
Half the house is a patio. I love it!
That is an amazing looking house, i would love to see it finished.
A good vid.👍
One thing I have not seen but I wonder if it would work for an expat is this: If you agree to buy or build a house with a Filapina partner, when you do the legal paperwork for the house with a Filapino Attorney, could not not include something like a 10/20 year lease in the documents? Your partner, the "land owner" agrees to lease you the house for 10 or 20 years with a small annual payment (12,000 pesos a year)? Then you have legal right to be there? That would seem to be some insurance to be there, subject of course to you "paying" the rent agreed. Why do I never hear about that? I am sure someone has tried or used that.
I have a working knowledge of law in Asia, although I have virtually swallowed the tax manual for Indonesia. Wabi cabins from Eco Structures in Australia make suitable structures for export to exotic Climates, China, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia etc. They are the perfect off grid homes to import and place in-situ in the Philipinnes. If you are coming as a PR you have a one off $7,000 import allowance tax free for the importation of your stuff into the Philipinnes. This is just general observation. Instead of buying your lady both land and house, which you can lose in an eye blink, (especially as foreigners cannot own land, lease your own land), you should lease your own parcel of land for up to the permissible 50 years and ensure it is land that is of your choosing, not her land, make sure you have all relevant signatures of absolutely everyone who has even a tenuous claim over the land and get it overseen by a local lawyer. There is the option of enduring additional paperwork giving you sole ownership of the physical home (a separate arrangement from the land), so even if you build it on the girlfriend's land and once it is just built they kick you out, saying so long and thanks for all the fish, you can legally kick them out of the house and remove it. The Wabi cabins are transportable/moveable, which means if your lease expires in 50 years, your Heirs can still take possession of the home and on-sell it, or relocate it.
In the Philippines' law, a leasing contract between husband and wife is not legal and therefore invalid. Even if the leasing contract was made before the marriage!
yes, you are correct sir! more complicated to deal if you are planning to invest or build in the Philippines be ready for hassle and frustrations! just a simple permit will give you headache! I, myself a filipino had so much bad experienced in my home country. never in Canada i am living 32years.
Yah it can be complicated and dangerous here.
what a lovely project!!! hats off to the owner and his helpers!!
this guy doing the building is smart and knows what he's doing
Staying single and renting is smarter.
I married a California Filipino girl 35 years ago. My adult three kids are half Filipino. I divorced her eventually and went to Makati City to marry a very nice lady in school there.
I loved the Philippines and the people too and I would love to go back someday, but it is so far from Florida and quite costly. As much as I love the Philippines and would love to live there, I know that Florida is the right place for me . Florida has a lot to offer, more than people know and it can be very affordable if you know a local that has been living here for the last 26 years. Of course living in the coastal tourist towns is not practical for most people, but in the heartlands of Florida is where the real treasures are where you are just a short drive away from many great beaches, springs, rivers and lakes.
My point is, Florida is a good alternative for people that love the Philippines but want the safety and security of a state like Florida. Florida is a great place and I love it.
If not for Florida, I would probably think more about living in the Philippines, but I love it here and always have.
Problem with USA is the high cost of health insurance if not working, even if working, if something happens you could set you in bankruptcy
2 things.
Florida is much more expensive.
Migrate to US is much more difficult.
As a soon retire i have no chance to live in US, even i can afford my life by my self.
@@paulsasianadventure8050 I worked for a college and a local city and had good coverage, but now I just have the retirement medicaid coverage. I take care of my self and I use alternative medicine anyway, so I never take their drugs. I have had double hernia surgery that was completely covered because I was on unemployment and medicaid. I had a $20,000.00 surgery and it only cost me $200 for the catscan. I appreciate the surgeons and what they do. They save my life and gave me my life back. But, I don't use prescriptions drugs and I never have. I am not going to run to the doctors to save me when I start to die. I have a spiritual view of life.
scary how youtube reads my mind when i searched nothibg like this but mentioned the idea over the phone.
1984 LoL
Here in RUclips you can find Filipino houses built by locals or OFWs. 50k USD is already a modest home including its lot.
That is already 1M in Philippines money.
Gaudy . Thanks for the info......West Virginia 🇺🇸
@@PrinCess-hz9ki 18ooo US 🇺🇸 is approx 1 million pesos...
Very interesting. I hope that you can do a follow up visit after all the construction is completed.
Looks like a real quality build, something kinda out of place in the Philippines. Can’t imagine the difficulties in building and planning this kind of build, the government involvement would be mind numbing in lack of logic I’m sure.
Very nice video. Nice house, nice conversation, nice information but not one word about cost.
Sorry about that see description
I agree what was the name of this video?
He could have designed a reed bed system as they do in permaculture that will help him filter and grow plants via the septic tank
Creative Ramy that okay keep away Pilipino
Brilliant!
YEP, NO Central Septic City System, so it Better be well made, OR it's a "shit hole."
,dghab
Good video you are good at interviewing people and also good information on building a house
Thank you Stephen
Dumagueti was extremely quiet when I was there 13 years ago. I wanted to get a replacement watch band for my casio watch and discovered it was impossible to find one there. Good luck and you house looks nice.
Wow, he is a very thoughtful husband! He makes sure his wife will have security when he's gone. Happy wife happy life! They are blessed!
You have a beautiful home. If you live by yourself you can rent one of your rooms to tourist. Tourist always look for room to rent. From California
I used 10mm plywood on the roof then isolation , then 2by3 cocolumber to create a bitt off a double roof, its good fore the rain noise and keeps the heat better out and also less electricity regarding the aircons
interesting design...looks really good..Hope you show the finish product...congratulation to the owner
We built in San Miguel Bacong and finished up in 2018 Oct , The building permit was issued that month. The process required it, our architect's wife works in the permit office. They said it was okay and I did not worry because they were such good people. It is hard to understand but became clear as to why once we got done. It was the paperwork. It is very complicated.
this would be very nice
house ... enjoy ...thanks
for providing a temporary
jobs for the locals.
I wrote a book about my experiences of moving to and building on land bought in Bohol. It's an ebook on Amazon called A Barangay in Bohol. Cheap too at about $2.
Thank you for the video and for everyone's comments. Im a contractor in Europe and the USA for 30+ years, my skills are from meeting client for estimate, writing the contracts and performing all type of works, to the finish nail. The construction is definitely differ from Europe and the US and that's ok. I already feel I would have an adventure to build a house in PH.
Few comments on the house: I liked how fast was done foundation, walls and plaster, based on the pics timestamps.
Is there insulation in the ceiling? I see metal trusses - are they welded on site, or pre fab? Is there any sound insulation under metal roofing, spray foam would be perfect to reduce the noise, but very expensive, if it at all exist in PH.
Are there any inspections from government? Might be dumb question, but I do work in Washington DC and I know what are inspections here.
The porch looks good, with fans, the fan in the bedroom looks small to me, considering it is so high, I'd use extra large size at smaller speed, IMO it would be better.
The septic in front of the kitchen? no thank you, absolutely not. If there is no other choice, Id at least made a bump in the fence wall to have all vents and access points from outside of the fence, but inside of the property line.
Another way to do, when pouring the concrete on the floors is to put thick plastic under, might not required on the tropical climate, Id still do it.
For the entrance, IMO making the handrails with balusters narrow is not convenient, I'd do 3m wide parallel on both sides, then few people can use stairs together and wide stairs are just look better for the scale of this house.
I do like the idea for the shared bathroom from the porch and bedroom.
My other question would be ( and again its not my business and not my money to spend) Im looking how close are the walls to the house, there is almost no space, was it possible to purchase larger lot? That was the first what I noticed.
In general, the house looks very nice, compared to what I see in construction in PH.
I feel, this country is at the very beginning of it golden age, when people will prosper.
I like the kitchen... the open concept of entertaining room. ❤️
My wife and I just got back from the island of Moorea and seen similar homes there and wonder why would you want to Wall your home in with a solid wall around your property ? It cuts your views , blocks breezes , not neighbor friendly and looks like some sort of prison yard .
I’ve been around the building business for over thirty years and there are always people who want their own private little world instead of living in balance with the surrounding landscape.
There are other ways to secure your home other than a huge solid wall .
Thanka for the comment
I absolutely agree with you with building walls etc ,it feels so disrespectful, suspicious, and very unfriendly,and I would say not very healthy physical and mentally,eventually it will take its toll,,this building as blocked out sunshine,fresh air , people, and really,,breathing, living naturally.
From other videos and comments, it appears there is an advantage of walking your property to prevent people from claiming your property and maintaining your security. I don't know the full story, however this is what I have learned so far.
With the unstable storm systems it takes me back to the story of the three little pigs. The brick house concrete with rebar bricks with rebar in the middle build like a bunker
Good analogy
When you drain the septic system do they bring in a sump truck???
Just to add more info about the cost to built a house in PH. (Labor & Material)
18-23K Php/sq.m. - Rough/Basic Finished
23-28K Php/sq.m. - Standard/Mid-Level/Conservative Finished
35K Php & up/sq.m. - High-end/Luxury Finished
Excluding Lot purchased, Architect's fee, movable furnitures & appliances, Landscaping, Fence, Gate, Swimming pools & outdoor features.
With regards to that house, it looks more on the Mid-level bracket not the Basic. The roofing is called Tilespan. Btw, its floor layout is not really a typical Filipino house planning. It looks more like a resort cabins. Just my opinion tho.🏠
Way too much. If you know what you are doing here and you self build,15K per sq mtr is already more than enough for a good spec. finish.
Like your house and your thinking when you designed it, bigg porch fore outdoor living, design off the bathroom is also nice ( glassblocks could be higher if the window had another dimension) , regarding owning land you can buy the land fore your wife and lease it from her in a separate contract, its not watertight because it can not overrule the law but on the other hand not so much locals have the money to fight in court
Lovely gaff , well designed . Resale value will be excellent...
That was very informative Paul. Thanks again for another great video. It will be nice to see the house, pool and landscaping complete!
In another 2 to 3 months, next year for the pool.
A very nice home and property. If we have a house built we would also handle the money, buy supplies, and be there to watch the construction. I've heard to many horror stories with contractors here.
I've been in the Philippines for 6 years now and with my wife over 3 years. We are up on Luzon but want to move to Dumaguete or Dipolog. I would like a home but I'm not bringing a lot of money here until I get more confidence in the government here. We have rented everywhere so far and I would only buy a home if I can get bank financing. I won't bring all my money into a country where I have no rights and can be expelled if things go wrong. If I can finance for 10 or 15 years I would be more comfortable. Like most foreigners I realize that we normally buy a home or property for the wife's and kids future security
Keep renting, I would only buy if the laws were changed.
agreed
This was very informative.. looks like he has some great ideas
Great ideas??? Wat kinda bedrooms are that?? Only I window, no cross ventilation.. So he will spend much on air-con 🤔
This is a beautiful house and andscape plumbing, ceiling fans,
Porch the anticipation of a swing pool,roofing
areas the surounding structure around the house I loved everything about this construction project.
Once again simply- outstanding work so far.I hope this all goes well for the owners...
Happy new year.!🥂🍹🍷🍻🍺🥤🥂🍹🍹🍸
George, like many Americans you set about building a customised home, that you like. The first problem here is that other people need not not like what you like. So when it comes time to sell your home it becomes near impossible. Houses tend to age very fast here in the Philippines, due to a number of reasons. You could lose up to 30 to 40% of your investment. Best of luck. Kiwi
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I have just built a house in dumaguete and it is high quality and it cost 33 k peso per m2 you can build a house for 15k if you do work yourself and have land, the house that has built about 25k per m2, the price which standard you want US quality cost around 25k and up
I would love to interview you on my channel, what do you say? Send me email at PaulsAsianChannel it's a Gmail address
It’s always nice to see a new build. It looks built well the design is awful the house should have had an open design. Just my opinion. He’s correct on hiring a qualified plumber and electrician. Yes use the best quality paint
Great build, looking forward to seeing the finished version
Should be there very soon
great vid, been here in the Ph for 16 years, from 20 years old to 36 and delt with many shady contractors and good
Very nice ! I love the ceilings .
I'm glad to discover your channel..The house is so beautiful
Your welcome, update on the house (its almost done) will be available in a few weeks :)
Nice video Paul 👍
That guy seems pretty much on top of everything.
Its a nice layout,but I still think I would need some AC,,LOL
Thanks for posting!
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Grateful,
Paul, did George mention at which locations on the walls he was going to place the gun turrets?
Yep. It’s a “scene stealer” alright!
Not sure that the placement of the main switch for the electrical is very smart. Looks like it's exposed to the elements and it's not a weatherproof enclosure. An intruder could walk up and shut all your power off too.
We will be doing that in a future
The builders did a nice job !
Thanks
As if they were building it for themselves.
Using OSB style cabinets instead of solid wood is a epic fail where humidity can reach 90%
I don't believe they used OSB for cabinets. Most use Marine Grade plywood.
From what I've seen in the video, the lot has 400 sqm and is NOT located in a secured gated modern subdivision. I can just guess, and I think the value for that lot (in that location) is round about 3,000 Php per 1 sqm = 1,200,000 Php.
And from what I've seen of the house, the floorplan is - I guess - round about 100 sqm. Multiplied with average 18,000 Php per 1 sqm, the costs for the house could be 1,800,000 Php.
That is a total amount of 3,000,000 Php ... before furniture and final landscaping.
Maybe 750,000 Php for furniture and electronics, and maybe 250,000 Php for the landscaping, and maybe 500,000 Php for a nice swimming pool.
Conclusion: 100 sqm house, 400 sqm lot, all the needed furniture and electronics, landscaped, and a swimming pool = 4,500,000 Php, plus fees for title and endless paperwork (the true "market value" when finished, could be 6,000,000 Php).
I don't know the exchange rate, but I guess 4,500,000 Php is round about 110,000 US$.
Seen many of your replies about Filipino law and real estate, you seem to really know your stuff. Are you an attorney? If so possible to interview you?
@@paulsasianadventure8050 Hello. Nice to meet you.
I'm a German and I've studied "real estate" for years and finished with a degree. Then I've worked as a land and property developer, builder, designer, planner, financier, and broker (agent); for decades. Job and passion and hobby; three in one.
I'm an old fart and it was time to slow down and to look for what else has this world to offer. Philippines.
In the past I've read so many false informations in the internet (foreigner groups, message boards, forums), and therefore I did my own research. The whole Philippines' law is available online and for free. And I've spoken with many specialised lawyers/attorneys in the Philippines.
That's the reason why I'm interested and well informed about the laws and rules and the Philippines' real estate market.
In the following link is some very interesting stuff, what is unknown for most of the foreign house owners in the Philippines ...
lawyerphilippines.org/2019/02/08/compulsory-heirs-under-philippine-law/
That could be a very interesting and informative topic for one of your next videos.
In one of my comments I've already talked about why a foreigner should buy the land in the children's names; not in the wife's name.
@@lamberko Under Philippine law, all property acquired during the marriage is presumed to be community property of the married couple.. How then can the couple purchase property in the name of their child?
Even if it is possible. After a break up, who do you think a Filipino judge will award custody of the child too?
Personally I believe that the most secure way for a Kano to have property rights legally is via a long lease agreement directly with the lots legal owner..Lets say 25 years, renewable for a further 25 years.
BTW,as you probably know foreigner cannot legally lease a property from his/her spouse.
make people aware as a non citizen you can't own the land...you can lease and build a structure thereby owning the structure only..or marry a native and have the wife own the land
What if the wife will divorce an still own the land?
@@rlukinn agreed. they say dont buy thru a filipino . but what if yo get divorced
@@rlukinn ... then just buy condo cuz legally you can own it ...
@@rlukinn you going to 50/ 50 share
@@yogavnture1 there is no divorce in the Philippines.
Choose your wife well and treat her good, then you never have to worry.
Thank u for sharing this info. very informative..
Interesting design , looks goodI I . I myself could not have that. I tend to need to go to the kitchen sometime to 1 a.m. 2 a.m. correct me if I'm wrong but you have to exit your bedroom walk down the porch which is outside and then re-enter in the kitchen🤔 and what about during typhoon season rainy season.
Nice place, people are friendly. Goodluck!
Yes, thank you
Love to see it if n when totally finished inc pool....looks great thus far....
Some great advice on house construction in the Philippines.
What is a qualified tradesman?. You need a time served person with experience . Not everyone in the Philippines can go to college and wave a piece of paper at you in the guise of a diploma. Checking where the tradesmen have been involved in building work is a must.
I'm sorry but I don't get this concept. I realize it was done philippino style but as a westerner I don't get walking out of your bedroom to an outside area, then walk down to your kitchen....i just don't like the outside concept. Thats just my opinion...maybe when its complete I may think differently actually seeing it.
Thanks for the video....it was interesting.
Same here 😲 I thought it is a small school..the first time I ever see a house like this. Iam perplexed 😯😲😧 no it's not a Filipino style.
You are right, completely agree, and in the rooms no ventilation except for the kitchen. I don’t like it at all.
I've not got to that bit yet, but I love the idea of an open courtyard surrounded by rooms, like a modern roman villa - especially with their weather 👍 Covered walkway around the edge though of course.
I think it's bc Philippines are alway outdoors ( the builder said that) so apparently it's easier to enter the rooms from the outside. Even one of the toilets had a door from the outside
i was thinking the same thing. The rooms don't flow into one another
Thanks Paul. Very interesting.
Another interesting video thank you
Just remember you as a foreigner cannot own anything. I lived on Bohol for several years and we built our own sea view house which was small but lovely on 6000sqm of jungle. The land only cost us 100pesos per sq meter back then in 2009 and the total build including land was just under 3m. We then built a small one bed garden house on a bit of land that connected us to the barangay track which I sold for 100% mark-up. I should have kept it and rented it to tourists and that would have provided us a nice income of about $15000 per year.
If you are a foreigner and single you cant owned a property except condo. But if youre married to a Filipina, any property acquired during your married is considered a conjugal property. Meaning, you and you're wife are owners.
The porch is beautiful and roomy, the bedrooms are claustrophobic, they don’t have enough windows for fresh air. Did I miss the living room or sala? Where is the laundry room?
Very nice house and video. thank you. I like the patio. Very nice. My concern with concrete is earth quakes. The kitchen is nice but I want my kitchen open to the living room.
One word: Termites.
wow, the way you interview feels prpfessional
Great vlog...thanks for all the info about house building in the Philippines...
Very nice boarding house type concept. Thanks for sharing.
Yes i dont like the concept of this house i dont like going out of my room to go to the kitchen if am getting in the middle of the night...but its his choice...its my opinion only....his guest room is too small considering his lot is big....filipinos are family oriented so they are used of visiting thier relatives always....but yes he feel comfortable with his house design....
I have seen a few very small guestrooms. I even stay in one quite a bit.
Windows in at least two walls in any room is a must! I saw a tiny rental room that only one window and it was always HOT!
He really needs two windows in the tiny guest room.
That’s a great looking house that George has created to a Western standard. The type of place I would be happy to rent for a while, until I got fed up and wanted to move and explore somewhere else. Good luck to George, and I hope everything works out great for him. For me, I’m not putting down any roots. Nice video Paul, thanks for sharing.
with all around fences like that you need A/C
very nice house and tour. I did find it odd that with the high security walls on 3 sides, that he would do a wire fence on back, with the field there I would think a wall would be better to keep out critters, snakes or rats.
Very interesting vid..thx for that and like others mentioned, no cost estimates..tak..🙏🏻✌🏻👍🏻🕊
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This is a very informative video.thank you
What do you do during the raining season with your living room completely open?
wow your such a huge. Soon i built my own house too in my own land. I don't have problem about land. So if everything gonna okay i will be back soon and my dream small house.
Thanks for your video.....very interesting video because I'm buying land now but I am facing some difficulty with the papers, titles....I have posted videos about it
Hi Paul, would have been nice to have an approx budget of the costing of materials and labor, but i do love the video very interesting
Will ask for next video
You've got d best n nice place I wish I will retire there someday
Building a house in Cavite, 4 bed, 2 1/2 bath on 1.2 hectares. Bought the property for P4 mil and the house will be just over P6 mil. Mango, coconut, pineapple,coffee,papaya,etc, etc.
Wow where is my invite lols
Same price we paid for our house in General trias sub -division, with a Olympic style swimming pool😃😃
10 million pesos
I am from the UK, a retired Carpenter and Joiner, and when living in the UK you don't consider the build quality to be of any superiority, its a standard of conscience over years of construction development to where the UK is today. My Experience here in the Philippines is "that will do," after all its all covered over, why make a good job of it? Therefore the construction is weak and dangerous, but no one seems to mind, second best is the accepted norm. I was doing a common joist scarf joint and the young man helping took pictures of it because he has never seen this before, if its not coco wood and nails, they lost, they don't even know how to cut in trusses. I had UK electric sockets, consumer unit RCD, RCB breakers and wire, When some one said to me "I can do electrics," OK I said come round when your ready and I will show you what I have, He did, I never saw him again. What is the mail adhesive in the Philippines?Bostik vulcaseal, it is the only country that uses it, if they don't use vulcaseal they at a lost what to use and make up stories to justify in using it. The expertise of a worker is determined by his\her attitude, the Philippines has a very low attitude problem. I live on a sub division, I would recommend, never live on a sub division. I am heading back to Cyprus soon for about 4 years but when I come back to the Philippines it will not be a sub division.
Thanks Paul good video