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It had it's good moments and a few not so good moments. But bottom line, I would do it all over again if I had to. Thanks for watching!

@@rickbaker0217 Welcome ! And God bless your family!

Thanks for the kind words brother!

Thanks for watching!

Good advise sir! Communicating your expectations can be challenging at times. But pictures should take out the ambiguity for sure. Thanks for watching!

@@tikitinatv1420 i’m praying for your soul🙏 Really.

@@rickbaker0217 lol

@@tikitinatv1420 I think you kind of ticked off my wife a bit. That was here responding. My response to you is, Since when did it become gross to bring a beautiful life into this world. No regrets on my part. Rick

@@rickbaker0217 sure grandpa. That number three in a row. Looks like two in less than a year? Great. They should be without a father in a decade. But you’re validated in life because you’re not shooting blanks any longer. Betting you already have grown children the age of your new wife. Your “old” wife was disposable surely as was the vows you made before God. Now your wife is securely tied to you through offspring. She has her meal ticket. You have a young wife to be your nurse in the next decade at which time she can trade you in on a younger model as they all do. That’s if she doesn’t fine one on the side old man. I’m super happy you’ve taken yourself out of the US. Please stay there and have a litter.

Wow, that sounds like a nightmare brother. The attorney I have used for our Condo lawsuit, is Don Chiong of the Chiong Law firm in Bataan. You can google to find his contact info. Don is very good at what he does. I wish you nothing but the best in the future!

Not sure what you mean Anthony? We just sold it, so not sure how I was able to do that without "owning" it.

Agreed! Super peaceful place.

I'm a Great Boy! Land is in her name, house is community property.

Email is on our UA-cam page and Yes, we sold it it in one week.

It took us a year to get it there, but yes, the final product was amazing!

I suppose wisdom went out the door on that one Starfish, but the blessing has been incredible!

Sometimes kids make poor choices and privileges are taken away. Thus no cell phone at the moment. He get's by just fine without it. An Ipad is available for educational purposes only. Appreciate you watching.

We have tried private schools Lucy, we saw no difference. Our choice to leave is really paying off for Genesis and in a few short years, we will decide if going back is an option. For now, the education system in the PI isn't up to my standards.

You are correct. He does have both passports and immigration up till now has accepted both. We are aware that we need to make it "official" and will do so the next time we visit. Appreciate the advise!

I no longer own the property Reynaldo. Thanks for watching!

Thanks brother Robert and yes, prices back home are shocking to me, but we are finding ways to get by. Giving up my retirement home was a super difficult decision, but one that is really paying off for my stepson. In four short months, he had already made up most if not all of his learning gaps brought about by the Philippines handling of education during and after the pandemic. I am hopeful for these last three years and when he graduates, we will decide at that time if the education system has improved enough to meet the standard I want for our little Benjamin!

@@richardmckrell4899 why?

Actually Richard, we sold it for what we were asking. The new owners will be very happy there and hopefully someday we can return and start again!

@@rickbaker0217 So what was the profit?

@@davidtaylor7395 it is sold sir, thanks

Actually we built during COVID and building materials had already risen. Availability of materials was also a challenge, but we seemed to have made it through all of that. When it was all said and done, we loved what we were able to do with the home and property!

The property has to be in my spouse's name, but the home itself is community property. Hope that helps Kevin!

@@cesarmedina3547 yes sir

He already has. In just 4 short months he was able to overcome most if not all of the learning gaps brought about by how the Philippines handled education during the pandemic. We are pleased with our decision at this point!

Yes sir, East Texas! It's good to be home for a while 😀.

I have heard similar accounts from others Maribel and I am glad that your children didn't suffer to the degree that many others did. We tried schools in Cavite, Balanga City and Cuyapo, but none ever met the standards that I wanted for our son. I was not willing to go into Manila to get that standard simply because I am not and never will be a Big City guy. I love the environment and pace of the rural areas. So deciding to come home to get Genesis what he needed to overcome all the learning gaps, made sense to me. In 4 short months, he has overcome most if not all of the gaps that were brought about by the Philippines handling of education during the pandemic. I think we made a good decision, but only time will tell. Appreciate you sharing your experience!

@@StarrTile that’s okay sir. It’s already sold. Thanks

I understand what you are saying, but my experience has been that most of the couples we know are happy with their choices. I suppose every couple and every situation is different. We are not the Armstrong family and their situation is unique to them. We sold our home to hopefully give our son an opportunity at a better education in the US. Once his final 3 years of High School finish and he goes out to try to reach his goals, then Jenn and I decide if education in the Philippines has improved enough to take our Benjamin back there to start that journey again. Appreciate your thoughts though!

Hello Big D! Always good to hear from a fellow Texan. Appreciate you watching!

@@bigsteve777able yes sir

@@rickbaker0217 good glad you got buyer

If ever it fell through which j hope it don't I have the money in cash

​@rickbaker0217 and meant to say it would have been 10 million , but as usual was bit slow off the mark

@rickbaker0217 did you ever get comment I sent, @rickbaker0217

I wasn't trying to offend anyone, these are my experiences and and my decisions that were formed from watching the DepEd system in both public and private settings. From Cavite to Nueva Ecija. I did not witness any differences when it came to Not Putting Kids First. I spent my entire adult career in the education system and I believe I have a pretty good grasp of what is needed to help kids excel, and never saw any doing what it takes in the 4 years I was in country. I keep hearing the "best schools are in Manila". Why is that? What is it about Manila that makes it the only place that is capable of providing a quality education? If I were a Filipino, that is the question I would be asking ALL of the leadership of the DepEd. All schools fall under their leadership whether in the city or the province and if the adults in charge are really in it for the right reasons, then that quality education should be achievable anywhere. Why must the bar be lowered just because one chooses to live in natures beauty and not in the concrete jungle? Regardless, as I said, this my opinion and in no way is meant to say that every educator in the Philippines is of poor quality, it's simply saying that what is, could be so much better if they only put the children first. Appreciate you watching!

@@al9017 it is sold sir, thanks

@@rickbaker0217 congrats.

@@al9017 thank you🙏

Appreciate the kind words and God is blessing this decision in so many ways. Thanks for watching!

They were Anthony. Both are sold. Appreciate you watching sir!

Our pleasure and thanks for watching!

Always nice to meet a fellow Texan! It's always a good feeling coming home. Appreciate you watching!

It sounds like you have made awesome choices for your family and that is all this was, a choice to try to give my son a better future if so chose to pursue it. I have the validation I was looking for when our truck and our home sold in less than a week for their full asking price. My pricing on both were very fair and within just two days we had 5 FilAm couples expressing their desire to purchase. I appreciate your input and wish you and your family nothing but the best!

Congrats on your future move! The truck and home have both already sold. Wishing you the best!

Hey Omar, our home was out near Lake Paitan.

I didn't know Finn was building. Happy for him and Sherlynn!

Well, it didn't seem out of line to me on the price. It is pretty big, has performed well and is super easy to keep clean. As for folks seeing it, it is not visible from anywhere but our property behind us and planes flying overhead of course!

Hey Joe. It is possible as long as you made all your payments on time and were not in default at any point. If the Developer failed to deliver in this scenario, then the law is on your side. As for how quickly it would be resolved, that's a whole other story. Email me and I will pass my Attorney's info to you.

@rickbaker0217 thank you so much for the information. I will wait a Lil bit, I've heard some neighbors got their unit already. More power sir!

Thank you Maria!