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Our old house in the Philippines was a western style home built-in the early 60s. Also go to Blue Ridge QC where you can see western style homes built in the 60s.
There is something completely amazing seeing foreigners in the Philippines. I have an amazing coworker from Amazon who’s Filipino and he’s made me fall in love with the place. I’ll be going there when I’m 30 I’m 21
I'm in the process of selling my house in California. I'm not committed to a location yet, but after this video Valencia is a top choice. There are only 2 of us, no children, but I want rooms for her family to stay a few days per year. Glad I saw this video. Thank you 👏 👏 🇺🇸🇵🇭
@@joephilly6488 I've already built her family a large modern home in the Province. Near Jimalalud, North of Dumaguete about 3 hours. They love their own home and take care of the farm. The home kept 38 neighbors safe during Odette without damage, as nearly everyone there lost their homes. We will stay with them more than the other way around.
Man i see why vets move to the Phillipines. My retirement and VA disability will have me living like a KING in the Phillipines. Easily a multimillionaire
Beautiful. My only recommendation with all of those a/c units I’d go with Solar. You can start small and add on but electricity isn’t cheap here. Agreed on Black Rifle.
LOVED this video. LOTS of good answers to questions I had. Hope to be doing the same in a few years. After selling my California house, HALF the money will give me more than DOUBLE the house in the PI.
I'm happy to see foreigners now choose to invest and live here in the Philippines. And embrace all the culture in exchange of laid back living plus a stress free life.
These last 3 words "stress free life", you should reconsider what that means :D Living stress free, you simply need enough money, no matter where in the world you live:) Unless you plan to live under coconut tree which is possible as well in paradise like PH.
A Dutch friend with lots of family money built a lovely home like this on the edge of cebu city. In 1990. He imported everything. Every switch. All wiring. Etc. Cost a lot. Built to European spec. He made a massive profit. Sold to the Japanese . Clever as is your friend.
Don't beat yourself up Gio for announcing the engagement too early... I am 62 and I have learned to let the regrets go... You are an amazing man and have taught me a lot about the PH...
I am retired Chief USN and built my home very small than this. I designed it on limited chunk of land and I thought the urinal was a neat feature too. When my guests see it, they start to laugh but practicality rules in my house and my wife appreciated this add on in our bathroom very much. Most houses in the subdivisions are designed with small kitchen and some sinks are situated at the back of the house that did not tickle my fancy. Nice home Chris!!! Saw your wall in your room @ 10:28 that you were in the service too! Veterans deserve everything after they retire.
I have a Western style minimalist open concept home in Cavite. I have to say he’s lucky he found an architect who charged him 15k. I paid my architect 50k.
I would say 50k is quite normal unless it is very basic. In more densed areas it can be more expensive especially if you need to add more floors. The expensive part is if you build first and then doesn't have an approved building. Or even worse that you start without a proper title to build on.
What a beautiful home….despite a few negative comments I’m happy for this American 🇺🇸 that he could have his cake and eat it too….I will be there in a few short months and I can’t wait to be BACK in the Philippines 🇵🇭 as it’s been 3 years 2 of which thanks to Covid but that’s ok the glass is half full always….
Correct. Actually, I was thinking, maybe more American expats who have construction experience, or Filipino balikbayans from America who have experience, should go into the construction business in the Philippines. I am sure many locals would want to have their houses built by people who have knowledge of building techniques from the US. I, for one, would like my house built using building techniques and processes from the US. Especially now that there is a construction boom in the country and many Filipinos are having houses built.
that not a garage its call a carport , western style home has 2 car garage , anytime buy home are car isurance ask do you have a garage house the car in . not a carport get no discount . must be a enclose with a door on the garage
@@hillbillyintheasia6122 Maybe he doesn't know that it a carport! But the title said western style. The only "western style" I saw in this house is a toilet seat and that hillybilly cutoff "Harley" shirt...more like "hardly".............heehaw!! He must've lived in a trailer park prior to this house.
Yes ilocanos has the cleanest environment, in the Philippines. Even small crowded areas are not littered. But if someone wants an abundant choices of beaches, tropical forests and trees, Negros is the best among Visayas island. I am from Leyte, it's a whole year round typhoon 🌀
Love it, I'm going back home. Came to Southern California in 71 at the age of 3 . Hoping for early retirement at the age of 60 . Looking to buy a home in Phillipines. Maybe in Palawan.
@@thedudeabides76 on that note just like the land I have in Tennessee. It's been in the family since 1896 . If ever I stop paying taxes on it , bye bye! So I guess the government owns everything because you keep on paying for that same chunk for ever!!
He can still put the house in his name if he wanted to tho. We can't own land but we can own the house on the land. That's what I'm doing with my wife. I'll put the land on her name but the house will be in mine.
@@JuanDiaz-jo1rw pointless because god forbid if you ever did break up, she could tell you to get off her land and take your house with you. You likely couldn't take it with you. Either you leave it for her, or, you destroy it. You lose either way.
It is a beautiful layout. I do not know your location in our homeland, just make sure you have a way to have strong shutter protection on your windows, and hope the roofing is as strong as it can be. Usually those are the first to get blown out once the stonger typhoons which in the past few years have been reaching Category 5 strength and comes around the months of Sept to Nov. Philippines averages 26 typhoons a year. Hoping the mountain near your area can act as a buffer.
Now that's a shocker seeing such a nice big living room open plan to the kitchen, dining area, etc., after seeing all those ultra-tiny condos and houses of other expats. Wouldn't want to have to pay the air conditioning bill, but otherwise, what a great place to live in the Philippines and all under 200k!!
Nice property and house that look well built. As for the urinal in the bathroom, I saw many large condo and house in Thailand that have an urinal in the communal bathroom. Good idea and save water too.
Gio, why is everyone so obsessed with owning the land? All you have to do is get a power of attorney over the land and you can do all the same things you can if you own the land. It's very simple. Also, they can lease the land for a period of 25 years with an auto renewal clause if they also have a pre-nup. All anyone needs to do is spend a couple hundred dollars on a lawyer and get all the proper documents in place. I just can't fathom the panic on this issue. And when you eventually die, everything can already be laid out as to what happens to any and all assets you control in the Philippines.
Power of Atty or Rights doesn't guarantee that what you build will not go to waste. See when government or a mia private citizen owns the land, at any time you can be evicted as you are squatting on a land that has an owner. Power of atty or right ownership doesn't give you the guarantee that a real owner does. Without a land title certificate, it is almost just as good as giving your money to peddlers
I see in Australia, prefab houses are very popular. A house can be put on the back of a huge truck and moved to another location. That would be ideal in the Philippines. I guess typhoons would have to be taken into account and how sturdy they are.... but its something to look into.
Finally, an expat builds a house like it should have been built. I never understood why all these expats accepted such substandard housing, especially in the kit/bath areas. Great decision!
Hi I am a Filipino here in the US. I am from Negros Occidental. You chose a good place - Negros (Occidental and Oriental). I would also choose Negros area - not only peaceful but the support structure is there. There are good schools around and economically, it is the more progressive area of the country - access to airports, ports, etc.
I am big on non-slip tile too. I did some improvements on my house in the USA and the tile stores were uninterested in non-slip. Interesting that this is taken seriously in the Philippines!!
The non-slip flooring is a no-brainer. It blows my mind how a lot of places in Thailand and the Phils they are obsessed with installing high-polished tile floors, which are slippery as hell, especially when they get wet.
You can build by your own design and can have a bit discount compared when you buy a RFO property.. Fantastic property with a wide garden for when you retire you need a space around just for walking / hang out..
Very nice. Thanks. I will be in Luzon though, but you gave me a lot of ideas when I retire in 3 years. My kids told me to build a western style home so they'll be comfortable when they visit. I am glad to see it is doable and the cost is not prohibitive.
😂 the Philippines isn't that primitive! You'd be surprised at the level of finishing in houses in the Metros especially Metro Manila's gated exclusive villages.
@Chris..yes.. old neighbor. Your house is very nice..huge...you build a Florida style home in PI..love those cabinets...can't wait to see the Tiki Hut.. We still have ours standing strong. Can't believe you are in my country and I'm still here in Fl...ok.ok.ok. we will visit you soon.
Thats a good post for we meet somebody doing something special. That's the joy of the Philippines. It is littered with people doing weird and wonderful things..
I'm just about finished with my home in kawayan, leyte. I will tell you that its possible to build a top quality American home in the Philippines. I have 5 million pesos in this home but it is fabulous. The biggest problem has been the workers. They will say they have experience in western style homes. They don't.
Don't over generalize. It depends on areas/cities. In metro Manila's gated exclusive communities they're much better than typical American homes... they're comparable to homes in upscale communities in the states.
50K to build a house is silly cheap, My nephew is buiding in Philippines and his Hollow block wall for one hectare is 30K US Dollars alone, the land was 70K US Dollars.
This is where I’m going when my Wife and I retire. We already have d land there. ❤❤❤❤❤ such a Beautiful Place and Beautiful People. And beautiful Country
really nice , its my dream to do something similar . ofcorce prices are only going up on materials and inflation makes it cost prohibitive in the USA but in PH i could actually pull it off . very inspiring , im looking forward to my dream house .
The houses in the Philippines are about the same price as Puerto Rico. The US is where is mostly expensive. That's one of the reasons I'm also moving to the Philippines, because it'll still feel like home.
It's good if all expats help each other, since all of them are foreigners, in times of need. Filipinos abroad help their kababayans when they see him/her in distress and that's 98%, the remaining 2% took advantage instead of helping.😆I know becoz am a former OFW.
Wow Gio! I love this, the land and the house. I'm hoping to be permanently moved into the Philippines by the end of the year. My fiancee and I will live in a rented house a while, as we search for land and a builder. I want something similar to this but not nearly as big. Thank you for sharing this. I'm saving it for future reference. Gio I just found your channel a couple or three says ago. I have subscribed and will eventually watch all your videos. I have a lot to learn lol. I have lived in Europe, when I was working, but all that was in their dime, not mine. I retired at 49 years of age, bought land out in the country on the Texas Gulf Coast, and started a big organic farm. It got to be too much to handle with me doing all the work myself, so I sold out, am wrapping up a gazillion loose ends, preparing to sell everything else I have and ASAP will be moving way the heck over to the other side of the world, for the rest of my life.
Did you see what was on top of the cabinet in the kitchen?…the black “object”. Outside of that, the video was great and I actually subscribed after only watching 2 of your vids…great content!
Wow! You made the good one👍 Why not making a concrete tower water tank? It's better because aside from huge capacity and durability it's also cleanable which is good for hygiene for your family's health and safety.
Wow wow wow great video Gio! Really open my eyes to the actual affordability. Land ownership not possible but the affordability of building.Lotta bang for the buck… Nice designed house.😎🇨🇦all the links.. wonderful job Gio 👊
We are planning to retired in the Philippines hopefully this year if depends if we get SRRV visa!We’re looking 2 thousand square meter property Close to Angeles city where I came from and build a big house with swimming pool! Nice house except the Open garage! Watching from Florida!
There are a lot of Western/Modern/Contemporary houses all over the Philippines, majority of them are in Metro Manila and big cities within the Philippines.
Good to see you back video login I haven't seen you in a while I understand your situation that I'm glad you back you were very educational about the Philippines you take care
The question is how do you insure your home here? That question has come up in our Americans in the Philippines Facebook group. Some people self insure their home. If you sink a good chunk of your savings into building a home here and it burns down you're homeless now. If there is homeowners insurance is it reliable?? I don't know
As long as you have the budget you can build whatever styles of houses you wish in the philippines. More foreigners like it here in Philippines becoz its way cheaper.
wow great informative video. Thank you and the owner for allowing us to see the beautiful possibilities that the Philippines offers. Please consider doing a follow up video when you see it is right. many blessing to you all.
I had a custom made western style home made for me on Cebu. It was my dream home and was pretty much right on the beach, 6 million with the lot. Within the first year after it was finished, our helper's brother got his throat slit in our front yard from some longstanding filipino-vs-filipino dispute...and that was it. I sold it and we moved to Palawan, didn't look back.
One of my biggest annoyance with bathrooms in the Philippines is having an open shower and the toilet next to the shower. I wouldn’t really consider this Western style though as one look of the bathroom is a dead giveaway.
Yeah, what's up with that? My uncle had a house custom built in Tagaytay in a gated community, so a pretty high-end home, yet had those bathrooms. I thought, hmm, ran out of money during construction, so couldn't build a separate shower enclosure?
Thought the urinal was a great idea The house is a big square. How come you didn’t go two storeys? Great look window; How come what looks like no screens? Is Valencia a place with less bugs/animals? Last Q. What would anticipated monthly electrical costs be? Thanks for sharing John
Very, very nice , not only for Philippines standards. Congratulations. BTW, do you know where they got good quality furniture (kitchen)? I am building my house on Bohol, and never got lucky to find a place selling nice cabinets. Everywhere I look there is only "Walmart quality" furniture.
That’s a very beautiful home with lots of great ideas for the extra water, porch, lighting…I did have a question about why that water tank in front of the house was high up like that? I’m just not familiar with building in the Philippines
This is because of the citizens abuse and bad politics. People bought homes and sold them for inflated appraised prices to make money instead of buying a home to live and raise their families.
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i love the home.
If you wanted to build a house in the Philippines,much better use railings ,and gate...you know what i mean Sir.
Our old house in the Philippines was a western style home built-in the early 60s. Also go to Blue Ridge QC where you can see western style homes built in the 60s.
I am confused, I thought foreigners can't own property in the Philippines ?
There is something completely amazing seeing foreigners in the Philippines. I have an amazing coworker from Amazon who’s Filipino and he’s made me fall in love with the place. I’ll be going there when I’m 30 I’m 21
You should really get over here SOONER THAN LATER
@@briankendall65 Yup. no need to wait until 30. Do it now
DO IT NOW. I wish I did it sooner. I was 28 when I first went and now I'm almost 33. Been 3 times. GO GO GO!!!!
How do you earn a living there?
That's a long time away bro
I'm in the process of selling my house in California. I'm not committed to a location yet, but after this video Valencia is a top choice. There are only 2 of us, no children, but I want rooms for her family to stay a few days per year. Glad I saw this video. Thank you 👏 👏 🇺🇸🇵🇭
Few days per year…😂😂😂😂
Joe, is right Lol
@@joephilly6488 I've already built her family a large modern home in the Province. Near Jimalalud, North of Dumaguete about 3 hours. They love their own home and take care of the farm. The home kept 38 neighbors safe during Odette without damage, as nearly everyone there lost their homes. We will stay with them more than the other way around.
Careful, those few days will turn into years LOL
Haha, my partners family stayed for a month over Christmas and New Years. Good luck with a few days!
Man i see why vets move to the Phillipines. My retirement and VA disability will have me living like a KING in the Phillipines. Easily a multimillionaire
Felt the same way in Thailand for 5 years Now in Vietnam living on $1.5 mil land for free.
Beautiful. My only recommendation with all of those a/c units I’d go with Solar. You can start small and add on but electricity isn’t cheap here. Agreed on Black Rifle.
LOVED this video. LOTS of good answers to questions I had. Hope to be doing the same in a few years. After selling my California house, HALF the money will give me more than DOUBLE the house in the PI.
I'm happy to see foreigners now choose to invest and live here in the Philippines. And embrace all the culture in exchange of laid back living plus a stress free life.
These last 3 words "stress free life", you should reconsider what that means :D
Living stress free, you simply need enough money, no matter where in the world you live:)
Unless you plan to live under coconut tree which is possible as well in paradise like PH.
A Dutch friend with lots of family money built a lovely home like this on the edge of cebu city. In 1990. He imported everything. Every switch. All wiring. Etc. Cost a lot. Built to European spec. He made a massive profit. Sold to the Japanese . Clever as is your friend.
Don't beat yourself up Gio for announcing the engagement too early... I am 62 and I have learned to let the regrets go... You are an amazing man and have taught me a lot about the PH...
Filippina a very caring women no matter what ages you had
You are right. Property Laws there wont allow you to own anything 100%???? I have seen a lot of foreigners got scammed????
@@nawiabdullah7437 you can have a legal paper and you can lease it. Basically the Filipina cannot scam you or sell the house for the next 25 years.
I think you need to be Filipino to own the land. Not necessarily born there, just Filipino ethnicity.
I am retired Chief USN and built my home very small than this. I designed it on limited chunk of land and I thought the urinal was a neat feature too. When my guests see it, they start to laugh but practicality rules in my house and my wife appreciated this add on in our bathroom very much. Most houses in the subdivisions are designed with small kitchen and some sinks are situated at the back of the house that did not tickle my fancy. Nice home Chris!!! Saw your wall in your room @ 10:28 that you were in the service too! Veterans deserve everything after they retire.
Women appreciate the urinal because they don't have to deal with men pissing all over the toilet :)
thats not western house no 2 car garage,
Fellow Chief here too......what was your rate? GMC and loved my job.
@@commonsenseisntcommon1776 personnelman bro!
That framed picture on his wall wasn’t military. Looks like he’s a retired Corrections Officer”.
Actually there's lots of Western-style homes in private Metro Manila subdivisions. You just don't see them because you're based in the provinces.
Like stating "first comment" only to hit refresh and see that someone else already posted it...🤣🤣🙄
country villas in qc is one of them, home of super rich filipinos.
I have a Western style minimalist open concept home in Cavite. I have to say he’s lucky he found an architect who charged him 15k. I paid my architect 50k.
Just make temporary plan of your design and show it to the architect to make formalize oh blue print 50k its huge money minimum amount 15k 10k
Seems like a lot. But architects can get expensive if you have lots of changes or it is very intricate.
I would say 50k is quite normal unless it is very basic. In more densed areas it can be more expensive especially if you need to add more floors. The expensive part is if you build first and then doesn't have an approved building. Or even worse that you start without a proper title to build on.
What a beautiful home….despite a few negative comments I’m happy for this American 🇺🇸 that he could have his cake and eat it too….I will be there in a few short months and I can’t wait to be BACK in the Philippines 🇵🇭 as it’s been 3 years 2 of which thanks to Covid but that’s ok the glass is half full always….
This contractor would make tons of bling bling if he's in Ilocos...lots of fil ams in ilocos who wants USA look houses
Correct. Actually, I was thinking, maybe more American expats who have construction experience, or Filipino balikbayans from America who have experience, should go into the construction business in the Philippines. I am sure many locals would want to have their houses built by people who have knowledge of building techniques from the US. I, for one, would like my house built using building techniques and processes from the US. Especially now that there is a construction boom in the country and many Filipinos are having houses built.
Ilocos Norte is basically western style homes. And by far it is the most amazing place in the Philippines and it is by far the cleanest.
that not a garage its call a carport , western style home has 2 car garage , anytime buy home are car isurance ask do you have a garage house the car in . not a carport get no discount . must be a enclose with a door on the garage
@@hillbillyintheasia6122 Maybe he doesn't know that it a carport! But the title said western style. The only "western style" I saw in this house is a toilet seat and that hillybilly cutoff "Harley" shirt...more like "hardly".............heehaw!! He must've lived in a trailer park prior to this house.
Yes ilocanos has the cleanest environment, in the Philippines. Even small crowded areas are not littered. But if someone wants an abundant choices of beaches, tropical forests and trees, Negros is the best among Visayas island. I am from Leyte, it's a whole year round typhoon 🌀
Love it, I'm going back home.
Came to Southern California in 71 at the age of 3 . Hoping for early retirement at the age of 60 . Looking to buy a home in Phillipines. Maybe in Palawan.
That was a bloody great clip, honest down to earth talking. great for us who are about to embark on a building. thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to show us all the things you show us and tell us . 😇 Really appreciate it 🙂
Chris doesn't own it, his philipina does😉
Nice place I hope everything works out for him...
@@thedudeabides76 on that note just like the land I have in Tennessee. It's been in the family since 1896 . If ever I stop paying taxes on it , bye bye!
So I guess the government owns everything because you keep on paying for that same chunk for ever!!
I have an ex that took half my house in LA. I hope he keeps that house.
@@manilamartin1001 in general, most filipina's are committed to thier husband, and marriage. Higher numbers then what u find in the US.
He can still put the house in his name if he wanted to tho. We can't own land but we can own the house on the land. That's what I'm doing with my wife. I'll put the land on her name but the house will be in mine.
@@JuanDiaz-jo1rw pointless because god forbid if you ever did break up, she could tell you to get off her land and take your house with you. You likely couldn't take it with you. Either you leave it for her, or, you destroy it. You lose either way.
Nice, I ride past Chris' place almost every day but thanks to you, can see the inside and progress.
It is a beautiful layout. I do not know your location in our homeland, just make sure you have a way to have strong shutter protection on your windows, and hope the roofing is as strong as it can be. Usually those are the first to get blown out once the stonger typhoons which in the past few years have been reaching Category 5 strength and comes around the months of Sept to Nov. Philippines averages 26 typhoons a year. Hoping the mountain near your area can act as a buffer.
great video, very informative and gives people a realistic view on what money vs quality can get you in the PH when if you have a good contractor.
Now that's a shocker seeing such a nice big living room open plan to the kitchen, dining area, etc., after seeing all those ultra-tiny condos and houses of other expats. Wouldn't want to have to pay the air conditioning bill, but otherwise, what a great place to live in the Philippines and all under 200k!!
Valencia ,, near zero need for aircon
200K is still a lot for Philippines
Amazing home at an amazing price! Thanks Gio and Chris. Tom did a great job!
Amazing price ? He said over 100k USD just for the house alone the sounds like overpriced for PH
This has been one of the most informational video's I've watched. It has answered a lot of my questions.
Nice property and house that look well built. As for the urinal in the bathroom, I saw many large condo and house in Thailand that have an urinal in the communal bathroom. Good idea and save water too.
That's a good idea for homes in the state too. That way I don't have to raise the seat when I have to pee. Lol
@@md929 lol
2:52 " I knew it was BS from the beginning"
Me too.
Gio, why is everyone so obsessed with owning the land? All you have to do is get a power of attorney over the land and you can do all the same things you can if you own the land. It's very simple. Also, they can lease the land for a period of 25 years with an auto renewal clause if they also have a pre-nup. All anyone needs to do is spend a couple hundred dollars on a lawyer and get all the proper documents in place. I just can't fathom the panic on this issue. And when you eventually die, everything can already be laid out as to what happens to any and all assets you control in the Philippines.
All True
Power of Atty or Rights doesn't guarantee that what you build will not go to waste. See when government or a mia private citizen owns the land, at any time you can be evicted as you are squatting on a land that has an owner. Power of atty or right ownership doesn't give you the guarantee that a real owner does. Without a land title certificate, it is almost just as good as giving your money to peddlers
Why is the Philippines so OBSESSED with being RACIST?
I see in Australia, prefab houses are very popular. A house can be put on the back of a huge truck and moved to another location. That would be ideal in the Philippines. I guess typhoons would have to be taken into account and how sturdy they are.... but its something to look into.
I didn't know this. Thanks Dediane.
Thanks to the owner, contractor and to you Gio for sharing, that is a reasonably price house here in the PH
Finally, an expat builds a house like it should have been built. I never understood why all these expats accepted such substandard housing, especially in the kit/bath areas. Great decision!
Hi I am a Filipino here in the US. I am from Negros Occidental. You chose a good place - Negros (Occidental and Oriental). I would also choose Negros area - not only peaceful but the support structure is there. There are good schools around and economically, it is the more progressive area of the country - access to airports, ports, etc.
I like it here
I am big on non-slip tile too. I did some improvements on my house in the USA and the tile stores were uninterested in non-slip. Interesting that this is taken seriously in the Philippines!!
In the USA they use "r" ratings for tile slipperiness. In the Philippines they just say good for bathroom
The non-slip flooring is a no-brainer. It blows my mind how a lot of places in Thailand and the Phils they are obsessed with installing high-polished tile floors, which are slippery as hell, especially when they get wet.
Nice new house. I think it is still cheaper to build in the province. Wish you the best life has to offer.
Awesome! I like how simple yet functional home is. 😁👍
Good job!
I toured two homes near Macton Lapu Lapu that were American Style in a gated community, they were a bit pricey but nice.
WOW, nice lot and a house. It's not bad, pretty good pricing too. It's very affordable to retire in Valencia.
You can build by your own design and can have a bit discount compared when you buy a RFO property..
Fantastic property with a wide garden for when you retire you need a space around just for walking / hang out..
Very nice. Thanks. I will be in Luzon though, but you gave me a lot of ideas when I retire in 3 years. My kids told me to build a western style home so they'll be comfortable when they visit. I am glad to see it is doable and the cost is not prohibitive.
😂 the Philippines isn't that primitive!
You'd be surprised at the level of finishing in houses in the Metros especially Metro Manila's gated exclusive villages.
you can go to posh villages in Metro Manila and you will see those exceptional architectural design houses
@Chris..yes.. old neighbor. Your house is very nice..huge...you build a Florida style home in PI..love those cabinets...can't wait to see the Tiki Hut.. We still have ours standing strong. Can't believe you are in my country and I'm still here in Fl...ok.ok.ok. we will visit you soon.
Thats a good post for we meet somebody doing something special. That's the joy of the Philippines. It is littered with people doing weird and wonderful things..
Of course you can. We had a western style home back in the 70s in Manila.
I'm just about finished with my home in kawayan, leyte. I will tell you that its possible to build a top quality American home in the Philippines. I have 5 million pesos in this home but it is fabulous. The biggest problem has been the workers. They will say they have experience in western style homes. They don't.
Don't over generalize. It depends on areas/cities. In metro Manila's gated exclusive communities they're much better than typical American homes... they're comparable to homes in upscale communities in the states.
God smiles on those who give.. Amen. To many people are scared to mention God now a days.. God bless you, who ever you are.
50K to build a house is silly cheap, My nephew is buiding in Philippines and his Hollow block wall for one hectare is 30K US Dollars alone, the land was 70K US Dollars.
Dang, thats one expensive wall! It's too much.
Love the house!Price is amazing!😊
This is where I’m going when my Wife and I retire. We already have d land there. ❤❤❤❤❤ such a Beautiful Place and Beautiful People. And beautiful Country
really nice , its my dream to do something similar . ofcorce prices are only going up on materials and inflation makes it cost prohibitive in the USA but in PH i could actually pull it off . very inspiring , im looking forward to my dream house .
I built a 100 sq meter house in Solano for 35k . Your house is very nice .
Darn it , the price of that house 🏠 is so cheap
but built Gorgeous Gio find me one
for a lot cheaper than that,thanks Gio excellent video 👍
The houses in the Philippines are about the same price as Puerto Rico. The US is where is mostly expensive. That's one of the reasons I'm also moving to the Philippines, because it'll still feel like home.
2000Sq Meters is a much larger lot than most people have bought in the Phils in other videos.
yes that's huge. Maybe it is more like the country. The price was ok at 1300 per meter though.
Nice home and much luck to Chris and his family!
Beautiful build! I think he and his family taking in the others children is so kind! Family is so important!
You can build a house in Philippines inexpensive but of course it depends where you to live in Philippines..Have fun..God bless
Thanks VEt /Ex Pat for helping with the growth of our Economy
Great concept and easy to do during the troubled times in a pandemic, goodto have foreigners to get to help you, good video, cheers 🍻😀👍
It's good if all expats help each other, since all of them are foreigners, in times of need. Filipinos abroad help their kababayans when they see him/her in distress and that's 98%, the remaining 2% took advantage instead of helping.😆I know becoz am a former OFW.
Western style? That's now very common and normal in the Philippines. perhaps, the word is "modern".
Typical concrete home style. Must have been by a Filipino architect.
@@barthburton5566 If you use wood, your house will not last 6 months. Termites are vicious wood chippers here.
Wow Gio!
I love this, the land and the house. I'm hoping to be permanently moved into the Philippines by the end of the year. My fiancee and I will live in a rented house a while, as we search for land and a builder. I want something similar to this but not nearly as big.
Thank you for sharing this. I'm saving it for future reference.
Gio I just found your channel a couple or three says ago. I have subscribed and will eventually watch all your videos.
I have a lot to learn lol. I have lived in Europe, when I was working, but all that was in their dime, not mine. I retired at 49 years of age, bought land out in the country on the Texas Gulf Coast, and started a big organic farm. It got to be too much to handle with me doing all the work myself, so I sold out, am wrapping up a gazillion loose ends, preparing to sell everything else I have and ASAP will be moving way the heck over to the other side of the world, for the rest of my life.
Did you see what was on top of the cabinet in the kitchen?…the black “object”.
Outside of that, the video was great and I actually subscribed after only watching 2 of your vids…great content!
Thank you
It's a carved wood penis shape that can be bought in Baguio. Nothing malicious it's an art piece.
Wow! You made the good one👍
Why not making a concrete tower water tank? It's better because aside from huge capacity and durability it's also cleanable which is good for hygiene for your family's health and safety.
He signed up for the instant family!
Wow wow wow great video Gio! Really open my eyes to the actual affordability. Land ownership not possible but the affordability of building.Lotta bang for the buck… Nice designed house.😎🇨🇦all the links.. wonderful job Gio 👊
wife can own it what you do is buy it then lease it off your faincee before you marry her . its legal.
We are planning to retired in the Philippines hopefully this year if depends if we get SRRV visa!We’re looking 2 thousand square meter property Close to Angeles city where I came from and build a big house with swimming pool! Nice house except the Open garage! Watching from Florida!
Checking in from Tampa, Fl. Great video
Pinellas park here!
There are a lot of Western/Modern/Contemporary houses all over the Philippines, majority of them are in Metro Manila and big cities within the Philippines.
Good to see you back video login I haven't seen you in a while I understand your situation that I'm glad you back you were very educational about the Philippines you take care
65kUSD for land + 90k USD for structure is 155K USD total. Expect 30% higher today.
The question is how do you insure your home here? That question has come up in our Americans in the Philippines Facebook group. Some people self insure their home. If you sink a good chunk of your savings into building a home here and it burns down you're homeless now. If there is homeowners insurance is it reliable?? I don't know
Home insurance is available here to ensure against most risks like fire, earthquake and flooding. It’s renewable and payable every year.
There are many western style houses over there.
My takeaway is - $100,000 and TLC Construction - would get you a great place to live out your days.
That’s a beautiful house Gio, thanks for the tour and chat.
As long as you have the budget you can build whatever styles of houses you wish in the philippines. More foreigners like it here in Philippines becoz its way cheaper.
wow great informative video. Thank you and the owner for allowing us to see the beautiful possibilities that the Philippines offers. Please consider doing a follow up video when you see it is right. many blessing to you all.
VERY NICE, GOOD PEOPLE. THANKS GUYS
Great video Gio, thanks!
Thank you for the video Gio. Very nice house. Large. This chap is blessed.
I had a custom made western style home made for me on Cebu. It was my dream home and was pretty much right on the beach, 6 million with the lot. Within the first year after it was finished, our helper's brother got his throat slit in our front yard from some longstanding filipino-vs-filipino dispute...and that was it. I sold it and we moved to Palawan, didn't look back.
Goddam!!! sorry to hear that bro...just met a girl from Cebu online, is it very dangerous or that was an isolated incident?
Lol ....the owner summed up the COVID situation perfectly....
Beautiful house large rooms top quality really nice love it great job guys
Great Gio. Very interesting too land and housing costs
100 square meter house = 2 to 2.5m Wow.... That's an insane price here.
Very nice house tour Gio, very informative!
One of my biggest annoyance with bathrooms in the Philippines is having an open shower and the toilet next to the shower. I wouldn’t really consider this Western style though as one look of the bathroom is a dead giveaway.
Yeah, what's up with that? My uncle had a house custom built in Tagaytay in a gated community, so a pretty high-end home, yet had those bathrooms. I thought, hmm, ran out of money during construction, so couldn't build a separate shower enclosure?
Thought the urinal was a great idea
The house is a big square. How come you didn’t go two storeys?
Great look window; How come what looks like no screens? Is Valencia a place with less bugs/animals?
Last Q. What would anticipated monthly electrical costs be?
Thanks for sharing
John
Very, very nice , not only for Philippines standards. Congratulations. BTW, do you know where they got good quality furniture (kitchen)? I am building my house on Bohol, and never got lucky to find a place selling nice cabinets. Everywhere I look there is only "Walmart quality" furniture.
Great video and very informative 👍 thank you Gio.
Beautiful home! Congrats to the owner!!
Great video sir .. that house is really big and it's a lot of work to clean that kind of house
Yes a lot of western style house in the Philippines .well done sir.
Great looking house, thanks for the tour
That’s a very beautiful home with lots of great ideas for the extra water, porch, lighting…I did have a question about why that water tank in front of the house was high up like that? I’m just not familiar with building in the Philippines
Maybe the higher it is, the better pressure you get? No pump needed? I really don't know, just guessing.
Great video. It really puts things into perspective. I live in an area in the US where sub million dollar newly built homes simply do not exist.
This is because of the citizens abuse and bad politics. People bought homes and sold them for inflated appraised prices to make money instead of buying a home to live and raise their families.
Thanks for the video. Nice to see all are loving well.
"...I am the ATM....' The house owner is extremely funny and hope to see more videos about him in the future.
A suggestion..drill a well..then you have your own fresh water..install filters and you good to go.
Very cool house. Congrats on the beautiful life you put together.
Beautiful home and set-up.
Love your house.. will build my house next year in Luzon province Laguna one story House god bless
As long as you have real money, nothing is impossible.