Cebu has yet to take off and there's a lot of nay sayers here. This is not your country by the way and your not welcome though. Foreigners gentrified my land and a lot of locals are also suffering.
Cebu is known to have a wealthy side to it, just like Manila. But as a foreigner you will not be able to have the same rights as a Filipino aka it will be your partners name although some laws are changing in the phil’s with property rights. I will always come back to the quote “ possession is 9/10 of the law”. Better to rent or own a condo or find legit lease land in a freeport zone Ie like Subic freeport zone.
There is not a lot available and its VERY expensive. I've seen homes in the Philippines that are more expensive than my home in Texas. And I'm positive I have better build quality.
@@ENTHUSIASTICFIFAFAN Lol when ya have to deal with SBMA..you’ll realise. You get dodgy leases outside the freeport zone, Ie three uncles and 5 goats on deeds sold by aunty joy 7 years ago to the balut seller. Not in the freeport zone ..it’s all above board.
Good content, Britt. This is an aspect of the Philippines that I hadn't seen yet. Probably more money than I'd want to spend on a place but it does look peaceful, tranquil even. Most videos I'd seen so far felt like they were geared more toward city life or province life. This feels more like suburb life, a quieter way of living but still close to the city. And your audio was fine with and without the mic. Take care!
The thing is, if you can afford these homes in the Philippines, it means you're capable of retiring in the US comfortably. Might as well stay here and not have to deal with all the hassle of moving over there. You can find some decent homes in some states in the US for $275k and probably have a lot lower interest rate. Not to mention having access to medicare, not having to put up with power outages, etc...
@@robotech So stay in America and be unhappy? That's the purpose of my channel. It's not all about the cost of living. It's about the smile on my face.
@@BrittMcalister My Filipina wife and kids keeps the smile on my face, and we have no intention of retiring in the Philippines, my wife is smart enough to know better. I know I would have a better quality life as a middle class Texan than I would as a rich Filipino.
Why would any foreigner try to buy in the PHILIPPINES!!!! It is better to rent and have the option to move around. If you buy a home you are stuck and it cant even be in YOUR NAME !!!. At least not the land. Too many horror stories concerning foreigners losing the house to the Filipina. No thank you!!
Great video, thanks for posting. Americans with money watching this should be aware of what they'd be getting into when buying a house in a neighborhood with $900k+ houses. It took me more than a year to start to understand. I'm American and we look at a video like this and we judge using American experience. That's a problem imo. We're probably thinking "Who lives here?" We'd be thinking obviously people with a lot of money. Probably doctors, dentists and business people. This is kind of true, but they will all, 100%, have another attribute in common...they all have solid political connections. Americans again probably wouldn't think much about that. Political connections in the US wouldn't be an issue. It's a huge deal in many other countries including PH. Well to do Filipinos will talk about their connection before their money, business, degree. The issue imo is if you buy there and get into any problems with neighbors you can have serious problems. Respect is important and if you don't act the way someone expects of you, misunderstands some joke you make, hit their car, fly a US flag, do anything initially or not someone doesn't like you can be in a world of hurt. PH law is interpretive. You can find yourself in prison over something you didn't even do and hopefully the best case of only being deported. Very rare, but it's a real risk. When a foreigner interacts with 95% of Filipinos the foreign has a chance. The foreigner can be seen as more of an asset than a poor Filipino. Police want the foreigner to be happy. That flips when dealing with the top 5% of Filipinos. You're kind of competing with these people on the status field and they will protect their status because in PH status and power are the same thing and needed to make and keep money. I'd like moving into a high end neighborhood in the US and finding out all your neighbors are Columbian drug lords or Mafia heads. Very nice people, intelligent, friendly. But you get into some personal mess with them you can find yourself in serious trouble. The town homes shown will be a lot of mid range connected people. You are safer there...but still should be walking on eggshells. Many of those expensive homes are probably not lived in. These are just assets that can be hidden. The PH that allows foreigners to "buy" land, put a "dummy owner" on title and execute a 25-50 year lease wasn't created for foreigners. It's used by connected Filipinos to hide "gifts". If there are people living in $1 million USD houses it will probably be clan members of the connected Filipino. Same problem, maybe worse. These people can feel even more entitled and will make a phone call. Truly connected Filipinos are in $5+ million USD homes on many hector lots. It's not the US. Great country, but you have to know your place.
This is true and quite insightful. Though not all these expensive homes ate owned by those politically protected class, enough will be that you should be very careful
If anyone is wondering why housing prices are ridiculously high especially compared to other surrounding South East Asian countries....the answer is pretty simple and has little to do with foreigners forcing the price up. OFW's (Overseas Filipino Workers) working around the world send their earnings back to the Philippines. Many of these workers can easily get bank mortgages in the Philippines and are buying many of these high price homes thus sending the price up. Because of their ability to get steady work overseas, they are a prime candidate for getting a 20 or even 25 year mortgage from the bank and much of the earnings is simply sunk into these mortgages. Many more of these OFW's are now at the retirement age and are returning home with money and looking to buy a large home to house many of their family members in it. Because of their ability to speak English fairly well, these OFW's are the prefered nationality when it comes to employers looking for workers especially in the service industry (housemaids, working on cruise ships, etc). This is why the Philippines has some of the highest housing prices in all of South East Asia.
not true -there is a huge lack of skilled workers and materials, do it right you pay through the nose. OFW's ? bullsh*t they are supporting family and their wages are not good they dont sink it into property omg .... no idea
We have been looking in the subdivision in San Fernando pampanga, and the prices are as much as they are in the US. We will keep look for the right deal for us
Nice video we are moving into our new house in Claremore, OK. 1 level house we are retired. And don't want stairs. Only $227,250 ( Base price $219.000) with the options we wanted. 3 bedroom, 2 full baths, attached 2 car garage, Big back yard ect...
4,500 that includes 24hr roaming security, trash twice a week, there’s cctv on the roads, generators during brown outs, water and the clubhouse. We can use the party room for free too. That's for larger unit. Over $300,000.
We bought a house and lot in Cavite, (169 sm) near shopping, universities, and hospitals for under 6 million (for sale in another month), nice subdivision. Since then, we bought a lot, built a home (100 sm inside, 100 sm patio above, 100 sm patio below... outdoor living!) on the water on Bohol for less... than 14 million php. In hindsight, knowing what we know now we could have shaved at least 2 million on the process. Meeting expats with lot purchase, build experience can save your bacon!!! (Philippine wife, married 11+ years, she was in USA over 10 years- me: retired and still learning...) Life here can be more relaxed, peaceful.. if the right decisions are made... unhappy argumentative types will remain as such regardless where they park their arse...
I'm hoping to move to the Philippines in 4 years I will be able to buy a condo, have some savings for back up. But I'll probably have £1200 pounds a month for the rest of my days, I'll be 58 is this a dream?
NEVER buy any real estate there as you have little property rights as a foreigner. It is tanking in value over there as the market is totally over built. You also cannot easily change locations and might even get banned from the country for one reason or another. Just invest whatever you were planning on spending and rent.
1200 pounds is doable but tight Consider that you need health insurance and don’t live too remote. Avoid Manila as it will be too expensive Look for another city / area that offers the amenities you need but where the cost of living are significantly lower
@telcslightingdesign2215 would you advise not buy a condo? My plan was spend about £70,000 on a condo £40,000 savings and £1200/ 1400 dollars a month with no rent.
You can own the house but not the land. It's one thing if you spend 20-50k USD to build a house somewhere in Philippines but way too risky to spend a million when there's so many ways for you to easily lose access to the land and by default, the home. Condos or rentals are the safer option.
So many townhouses & subdivisions there in Talamban. A few are posh. It's like Cebu City's "melting pot" of townhouses & villages. If you go beyond the end tip of Talamban (going to Consolacion), there's still townhouses out there. Unfortunately, every rush hour, the bumper-to-bumper traffic is beyond words to describe. 😅
Developing country or not, no country has to give you dirt cheap prices cause you think a country that isnt "developed" is obligated to price things for the poor to afford, for an island only nation, ph is about as cheap as it gets, go to maldives and see how much that costs for ya
@@gangstagummybear3432 , I've travelled all over the world thanks, nimrod. And I am far from poor, just pointing out the lunacy of a developing country charging in line with places where the standard of living is waaay higher.
First comment. Great video.$275 K for a house in a new subdivision is not too bad. I've been in Million Dollar subdivisions where pools are everywhere.
+rollsroyce9821 ... most of those houses in ca. that burnt down 🏠🏡 were built with wood, plaster, and wood tiles for roofs, ... end result is decimation!
Foreigners can lease a land upto 100 years.. And you can operate a 100% foreign owned business on selected sectors and industries.. The Philippines is opening up.. You also need to check on special economic zones - foreigners can operate to a certain extent..
Is it your intent to be in the rental and housing niche? That is the image you are creating with all your rental and real estate videos. Not criticising, and know you are wanting to respond to viewer comments.
Good vid Britt - as an American (assuming you are married to PHI wife): I would do the strategy: 1) always have iron-clad pre-nup re: the property/ownership/what happens if marriage fails - to ALWAYS protect your financials - and keep in mind: PHI does NOT LIKE TO GRANT DIVORCE - it is a true hell 2) Americans CANNOT own property in PHI - there is a legal strategy where you create a corp. and can own 40% 3) after you are in PHI 10 D@MNED YEARS you can become PHI citizen and I believe at that point can OWN property 4) do the buy a nice acre and BUILD your own place - search and search for that special place. Even in America you can become a citizen after 5 years - I think PHI law SUCKS and is very HOSTILE towards foreigners (I blame the chinese from china and other bleeps in PHI area/the lowest common denominator) few always ruin it for everyone else - PHI should have a separate law for decent countries, especially America ...give me a break. Lonnnggg story short - for Americans, real estate in PHI is a real hassle.
Doesn't look like Philippines but I heard chickens. It's very nice. In the Philippines there's always people, noise, and animals every 10 feet you go. Seeing a secluded place like this is refreshing but the slums and congestion is also fun. One of the problems is the forex. If you sink a mil in Philippines at 58.55, how much do you lose when it hits 65? Not an issue if value is enjoying life and what you have and not about investment and returns.
Thanks for the video! For me prices in Philippines on homes are annoyingly high. But they sell so my opinion is not worth much 🙂. Like BGC in Manila rental prices on mid range apartment is falling but the 100.000peso a month or higher rentals are doing ok. Average income in BGC is only 25.000p a month, so its not the locals who rent there. There are ALOT of empty condos that won`t sell or rent out due to low demand/to many condos. Oh if i understood you correct it was the last segment you had the new mic? Honestly the sound was not that great.... I would invest in some of the DJI mics even if they are a bit pricy 🙂.
To those that are appalled by the prices, go look up Ayala Alabang so you can make more logical comparisons with houses in Thailand, Arkansas and Siberia 😂
Homes and property in these gated communities are WAAAAAAY OVER PRICED. I am NOT moving there to make some one rich. Wife and I built a 3 bedroom 1 floor house with all the American Amenities. 170 sq. meter (about 1800 sq ft). Finished in 2023 on Northern Mindanao. We spent under 16k. Being all furnished. Oh, the moment you move into your new 1 million dollar home being married to a Filipina, She can kick your ass out and you can't do a thing about it>>>>> Good luck!
@@davidnee6157Provinces are nice until you need urgent medical care. The best hospitals and Private at that are in the major cities. Provinces are also too far from the International Airport. Some Foreigners need to return to their home countries every six months to maintain their health coverage. Arranging transportation and spending several hours to go to the Airport is a pain, especially for seniors.
@@davidnee6157if you don’t need easy access to school, hospitals, reliable electricity and you don’t mind living a very basic life, the province is cheap and ok. If you need those things and maybe some contact to educated people it’s not
Thanks for the great video! I really enjoyed the tour of the subdivision complex. I have a couple of questions, if you don’t mind: 1. Could you provide some information about the HOA fees? I understand they vary depending on the size of the house, but do you know what the HOA fee might be for a property priced around $275k? 2. I’m also curious about homeownership rules for foreigners in the Philippines. My understanding is that foreigners cannot own land directly. How is that typically structured for homes in this subdivision? Do they use long-term land leases (e.g., 30 or 50 years) or something similar? Thanks again for the helpful content!
4,500 that includes 24hr roaming security, trash twice a week, there’s cctv on the roads, generators during brown outs, water and the clubhouse. We can use the party room for free too
Very nice properties, nice subdivision private. But for 900,000 US or $1 million not for me! You could build a house that big on your own land in a province for 100-200K US or less if you’re frugal. There are so many foreclosures and affordable homes all over the country for sale
Wow, lots of expensive homes.... too rich for my blood, I prefer the Jungle Retreat..... Rivers and Natural Palm Trees and the beach... but its nice to see whats in the area... thanks Britt.
Our sub div was peaceful 7 years ago.Now its full its like living on a farm.Neighbours have no respect,barking dogs,even roosters.Guess you cant take the farm out of the Fillipino .
Prices are retarted in PH your better just buying a house in US or UK. $200k dollar house in PH or $200k dollar in US. Ph house you may rent for $600/month while the same price house in US you can rent for $1,800/ month.... just pocket the extar $1200 dollars and use that to rent a place here. The developer's are too greedy I cant wait for them to fail
If I'm not mistaken foreigners CANNOT own land in the Philippines. Not sure I would be comfortable spending that kind of money and renting land that it sits on.
I'd also be uncomfortable. The law that allows for foreigners to "buy" and put a "dummy owner" (their term) on title and lease the land for 25-50 years is solid. However, PH law doesn't apply to the top 5%. They make the law. Most of those $900k+ houses I assume are held by "dummy owners" even though the actual owner is Filipino. The law was not created for foreigners. It was created by politicians so they, and Filipinos in charge of politicians, can "own" assets without being the owner on any government document. Only if something comes up will they consider pulling out the lease. Or remain unattached to the property. The lease/title issue isn't the main risk. Insult one of your connected neighbors and you may find yourself in prison. Interacting with 95% of Filipinos you have little risk. Top 5% have different rules.
@gangstagummybear3432 $900,000 is way too much for a home in the Philippines. I think $100,000 for a very nice home there would be more like it. The entire point of moving there is because it's more affordable.
Why don't you show us something we can afford? I'm from Alabama and I can get the same large house here for less than $900k . Your audience will appreciate it much more if you do your homework.
1 milly in the Phillies nawwwwwwwww ima hard pass on that thats a 50 foot lagoon and still have plenty of cash to build one of those track homes on some raw land
The housing prices in the Philippines are way overpriced. Condos and townhomes. As others have said, housing in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia are less than half of this and you get things like free wifi, free maid, and superior upkeep and high quality building materials. I warn people to stay away from the Philippines. Unhealthy food, zero nightlife, everything is built cheap and low quality. It might look good in a video, but spend one night and it will all be apparent. A $650 condo in BGC would be $190-$290 in Vietnam or Thailand. Then when you walk outside you have every modern amenity known to man. 24 hour nightlife and healthy food. Not just innards and balut.
When you edit your video segment scenes/segments together you interrupt the flow of the video by adding "welcome back to the video guys" soooo often. How about saying it only once, during your initial video intro? Just an observation. Greatly appreciate the info/insights you are providing, thanks.
@kennyl.TheSilverJewelryGuy My parent's paid a little over 650 grand for their Summer home in Belleair heights Clearwater, fla. I just bought a condo on Clearwater Beach for a little under a million but, I'd never pay 900 grand for a home in another country.
Overpriced and in some cases even far more expensive than living in the United States so not worth it. The infrastructure and amenities in the US are far superior and at that price point you would actually be better off in the US. Thailand is starting to look like a far better choice to live with much lower prices for houses and better infrastructure and amenities as well as being much cleaner around the cities.
show the much lower prices in thailand and the infrastructure is overrated in thailand yal always speak of this "better infrastructure" but no one shows any proof of so called "better infrastructure" most of yal chumps havent seen anywhere near all of ph to even make such a claim, just regurgitating popular internet thailand fanboy nonsense drivel
@ntnurobert218 Appreciate the feedback. Hopefully audio was OK. Bought new mic and didn't realize it didn't pair correctly until I got to final portion.
Those are craaaaazy overpriced! You can build your own house there on a big property same everything for 20% the price and then you can afford to pay a full staff for 20 years with the remaining money. You can have a full time security, Chef,Cleaner, Masseuse for those prices for 20 years lol
I’m an American that’s lived in the Philippines for 36 years. I am also due citizen. You’d have to be out of your mind to pay that much money for these homes. It’s a complete rip off. You’ll never be able to resell it more importantly for million dollars you could build a resort hotel or lavish villa unimaginable to the average person With infinity pools tennis courts outdoor indoor basketball courts movie theater gun range five bedroom two kitchens. I’m not talking about a dirty kitchen outside. I’m talking about kitchen in the house helicopter pad for million dollars your nuts if you spent that much on this.
It will be interesting to see how it looks in 5-10 years. I see alot of run down subdivisions
They are not big on maintenance.
@@dgrylas7394 Let's hope they are in great shape. Appreciate the comment.
footage please
Cebu has yet to take off and there's a lot of nay sayers here. This is not your country by the way and your not welcome though. Foreigners gentrified my land and a lot of locals are also suffering.
This subdivision is 8 years old lol
@wanderlustasia Sounds about right. Thanks for the input.
Cebu is known to have a wealthy side to it, just like Manila. But as a foreigner you will not be able to have the same rights as a Filipino aka it will be your partners name although some laws are changing in the phil’s with property rights. I will always come back to the quote “ possession is 9/10 of the law”. Better to rent or own a condo or find legit lease land in a freeport zone Ie like Subic freeport zone.
What is this "legit lease land in a Freeport zone"?
There is not a lot available and its VERY expensive. I've seen homes in the Philippines that are more expensive than my home in Texas. And I'm positive I have better build quality.
@@ENTHUSIASTICFIFAFAN Lol when ya have to deal with SBMA..you’ll realise. You get dodgy leases outside the freeport zone, Ie three uncles and 5 goats on deeds sold by aunty joy 7 years ago to the balut seller. Not in the freeport zone ..it’s all above board.
@ Yeh, the build quality here is absolutely dire.
@@N-kh1tm Hence why foreigners do decide to build although negating the obvious problems with ownership.
In Thailand you get the same home for 1/8 of this price for the same homes
Yeah, but in Thailand, we can't own the land it's built on right?
Nor the Philippines
@@trumpcard4182 Dude 😂. You can't own the land in the Philippines either.
@@laurencehyde2168 needs to be a dual citizen and have stayed 10yrs in PH to own a lot but limited area of 1000 sqm only
In Thailand you have to lease the land.
Did the houses have house numbers?
Finally, some showing decent houses/subdivisions in the PH, Cebu.....more pls
you cant buy them 😂
Off subject but what shots and immunizations did you get before going to the Philippines? Any side effects?
@@Carthelelder Good question. I came here without any shots.
Good content, Britt. This is an aspect of the Philippines that I hadn't seen yet. Probably more money than I'd want to spend on a place but it does look peaceful, tranquil even. Most videos I'd seen so far felt like they were geared more toward city life or province life. This feels more like suburb life, a quieter way of living but still close to the city. And your audio was fine with and without the mic. Take care!
The thing is, if you can afford these homes in the Philippines, it means you're capable of retiring in the US comfortably. Might as well stay here and not have to deal with all the hassle of moving over there. You can find some decent homes in some states in the US for $275k and probably have a lot lower interest rate. Not to mention having access to medicare, not having to put up with power outages, etc...
@@robotech So stay in America and be unhappy? That's the purpose of my channel. It's not all about the cost of living. It's about the smile on my face.
@@BrittMcalister Yeah good luck with that once you understand the Phillippines you will look elsewhere.
You are not going to find a neighborhood in the US that looks that nice with homes for $275k
@rodmosley1699 yes you can
@@BrittMcalister My Filipina wife and kids keeps the smile on my face, and we have no intention of retiring in the Philippines, my wife is smart enough to know better. I know I would have a better quality life as a middle class Texan than I would as a rich Filipino.
at 65 why buy lol just rent and move to different places every year...enjoy different areas. Not a good investment to be honest.
Why would any foreigner try to buy in the PHILIPPINES!!!! It is better to rent and have the option to move around. If you buy a home you are stuck and it cant even be in YOUR NAME !!!. At least not the land. Too many horror stories concerning foreigners losing the house to the Filipina. No thank you!!
@@Cowboysfan4ever Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
Fantastic! ..nice rolling landscape, clean well built massive 4 story houses with trees around. No wonder is 900k.
Thank you and your new friend. The mountain view at the pool is beautiful.😊
@@FlaGrown1955 Appreciate the words.
They have a few (million) pesos.
Great video, thanks for posting. Americans with money watching this should be aware of what they'd be getting into when buying a house in a neighborhood with $900k+ houses. It took me more than a year to start to understand. I'm American and we look at a video like this and we judge using American experience. That's a problem imo. We're probably thinking "Who lives here?" We'd be thinking obviously people with a lot of money. Probably doctors, dentists and business people. This is kind of true, but they will all, 100%, have another attribute in common...they all have solid political connections.
Americans again probably wouldn't think much about that. Political connections in the US wouldn't be an issue. It's a huge deal in many other countries including PH. Well to do Filipinos will talk about their connection before their money, business, degree.
The issue imo is if you buy there and get into any problems with neighbors you can have serious problems. Respect is important and if you don't act the way someone expects of you, misunderstands some joke you make, hit their car, fly a US flag, do anything initially or not someone doesn't like you can be in a world of hurt. PH law is interpretive. You can find yourself in prison over something you didn't even do and hopefully the best case of only being deported.
Very rare, but it's a real risk. When a foreigner interacts with 95% of Filipinos the foreign has a chance. The foreigner can be seen as more of an asset than a poor Filipino. Police want the foreigner to be happy. That flips when dealing with the top 5% of Filipinos. You're kind of competing with these people on the status field and they will protect their status because in PH status and power are the same thing and needed to make and keep money.
I'd like moving into a high end neighborhood in the US and finding out all your neighbors are Columbian drug lords or Mafia heads. Very nice people, intelligent, friendly. But you get into some personal mess with them you can find yourself in serious trouble.
The town homes shown will be a lot of mid range connected people. You are safer there...but still should be walking on eggshells.
Many of those expensive homes are probably not lived in. These are just assets that can be hidden. The PH that allows foreigners to "buy" land, put a "dummy owner" on title and execute a 25-50 year lease wasn't created for foreigners. It's used by connected Filipinos to hide "gifts". If there are people living in $1 million USD houses it will probably be clan members of the connected Filipino. Same problem, maybe worse. These people can feel even more entitled and will make a phone call. Truly connected Filipinos are in $5+ million USD homes on many hector lots.
It's not the US. Great country, but you have to know your place.
@@waterbug1135 appreciate the feedback.
Great point and well said.
This is true and quite insightful. Though not all these expensive homes ate owned by those politically protected class, enough will be that you should be very careful
@Malevolence2513 Thanks for the feedback.
@@waterbug1135 Thanks for the input. Love getting the comments.
If anyone is wondering why housing prices are ridiculously high especially compared to other surrounding South East Asian countries....the answer is pretty simple and has little to do with foreigners forcing the price up. OFW's (Overseas Filipino Workers) working around the world send their earnings back to the Philippines. Many of these workers can easily get bank mortgages in the Philippines and are buying many of these high price homes thus sending the price up. Because of their ability to get steady work overseas, they are a prime candidate for getting a 20 or even 25 year mortgage from the bank and much of the earnings is simply sunk into these mortgages. Many more of these OFW's are now at the retirement age and are returning home with money and looking to buy a large home to house many of their family members in it. Because of their ability to speak English fairly well, these OFW's are the prefered nationality when it comes to employers looking for workers especially in the service industry (housemaids, working on cruise ships, etc). This is why the Philippines has some of the highest housing prices in all of South East Asia.
@@artvandelay409 Appreciate the feedback. Thank you.
not true -there is a huge lack of skilled workers and materials, do it right you pay through the nose. OFW's ? bullsh*t they are supporting family and their wages are not good they dont sink it into property omg .... no idea
Great video I think it's your best yet. I have a few friends who live there and love it. They have private pools.
@wanderlustasia Appreciate the feedback. Truly like receiving the comments.
We have been looking in the subdivision in San Fernando pampanga, and the prices are as much as they are in the US. We will keep look for the right deal for us
what are the prices?
Thanks Britt! Sound was very good on the video. Cheers 🥂
@@deant007 Thanks so much.
Nice video we are moving into our new house in Claremore, OK. 1 level house we are retired. And don't want stairs. Only $227,250 ( Base price $219.000) with the options we wanted. 3 bedroom, 2 full baths, attached 2 car garage, Big back yard ect...
@@gildavojta7943 Thanks for the comment.
Why so cheap?
For $220,000 in the Philippines, you could build a 10,000 square-foot house including all the appliances in finishing cabinets
@@SpankyHanky-w5n exactly
@SpankyHanky-w5n Appreciate the comment.
Great video Britt, keep them coming
@@Undre99 Thanks so much. Appreciate the feedback.
Unless you are worth millions and can afford to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars…
ALWAYS RENT IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!
@@brucemunro7499 appreciate the comment.
Totally agree
Absolutely
@nala3038 Thanks for feedback.
Another awesome video 👍👍 does this development have a maintenance fee?
4,500 that includes 24hr roaming security, trash twice a week, there’s cctv on the roads, generators during brown outs, water and the clubhouse. We can use the party room for free too. That's for larger unit. Over $300,000.
@ thanks 👍
How much do these houses costs?
Townhouses start at $275,000 and homes start around $900,000.
The gym is extremely cheap and not much thought went into it.
@@robocop581 Appreciate the comment. Thanks.
We bought a house and lot in Cavite, (169 sm) near shopping, universities, and hospitals for under 6 million (for sale in another month), nice subdivision. Since then, we bought a lot, built a home (100 sm inside, 100 sm patio above, 100 sm patio below... outdoor living!) on the water on Bohol for less... than 14 million php.
In hindsight, knowing what we know now we could have shaved at least 2 million on the process.
Meeting expats with lot purchase, build experience can save your bacon!!!
(Philippine wife, married 11+ years, she was in USA over 10 years- me: retired and still learning...)
Life here can be more relaxed, peaceful.. if the right decisions are made... unhappy argumentative types will remain as such regardless where they park their arse...
@@ralliston2358 Thanks for all the info. Your feedback is truly appreciated.
I'm hoping to move to the Philippines in 4 years I will be able to buy a condo, have some savings for back up. But I'll probably have £1200 pounds a month for the rest of my days, I'll be 58 is this a dream?
Don’t buy until you figure out where you want to live. Many expats move around
NEVER buy any real estate there as you have little property rights as a foreigner. It is tanking in value over there as the market is totally over built. You also cannot easily change locations and might even get banned from the country for one reason or another. Just invest whatever you were planning on spending and rent.
@markadler8968 👍
1200 pounds is doable but tight
Consider that you need health insurance and don’t live too remote.
Avoid Manila as it will be too expensive
Look for another city / area that offers the amenities you need but where the cost of living are significantly lower
@telcslightingdesign2215 would you advise not buy a condo? My plan was spend about £70,000 on a condo £40,000 savings and £1200/ 1400 dollars a month with no rent.
You can own the house but not the land. It's one thing if you spend 20-50k USD to build a house somewhere in Philippines but way too risky to spend a million when there's so many ways for you to easily lose access to the land and by default, the home. Condos or rentals are the safer option.
@@Chrusttee Thanks for the feedback. Truly appreciate it.
You are right
HELLOW BUDDY FROM SOUTH CAROLINA THANKS MAN.🎉
@@heywardhamilton9612 Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.
Enjoy Philippines 🇵🇭 😊❤
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@@jameslee9726 Thanks for the feedback.
So many townhouses & subdivisions there in Talamban. A few are posh. It's like Cebu City's "melting pot" of townhouses & villages.
If you go beyond the end tip of Talamban (going to Consolacion), there's still townhouses out there.
Unfortunately, every rush hour, the bumper-to-bumper traffic is beyond words to describe. 😅
@@Water4ChocLate appreciate the feedback.
Prices in Phils are US/UK and it's a developing country with all the drawbacks that entails. A full property crash is inevitable and underway.
Developing country or not, no country has to give you dirt cheap prices cause you think a country that isnt "developed" is obligated to price things for the poor to afford, for an island only nation, ph is about as cheap as it gets, go to maldives and see how much that costs for ya
@@gangstagummybear3432 , I've travelled all over the world thanks, nimrod. And I am far from poor, just pointing out the lunacy of a developing country charging in line with places where the standard of living is waaay higher.
@@gangstagummybear3432 and it's not an opinion that the Phils is "developing" - it's a fact. Very slowly developing at that.
@@gangstagummybear3432 lol
@ I am far from poor nimrod. It's not my opinion that the Phils is "developing" (third world). It absolutely is.
First comment. Great video.$275 K for a house in a new subdivision is not too bad. I've been in Million Dollar subdivisions where pools are everywhere.
Thank you. Hope audio works. Bought a new mic and didn't realize it was pairing instead of working. I'm still learning. Appreciate the comment.
Its made of concrete as compared to whatever materials that got burned in California…
@rosalindacooke Appreciate the feedback. More to come soon. Working out the kinks with my new mic.
+rollsroyce9821 ... most of those houses in ca. that burnt down 🏠🏡 were built with wood, plaster, and wood tiles for roofs, ... end result is decimation!
Foreigners can lease a land upto 100 years.. And you can operate a 100% foreign owned business on selected sectors and industries.. The Philippines is opening up.. You also need to check on special economic zones - foreigners can operate to a certain extent..
@@kentstructures4388 Truly appreciate the feedback. Thanks so much.
Is it your intent to be in the rental and housing niche? That is the image you are creating with all your rental and real estate videos.
Not criticising, and know you are wanting to respond to viewer comments.
Good vid Britt - as an American (assuming you are married to PHI wife): I would do the strategy: 1) always have iron-clad pre-nup re: the property/ownership/what happens if marriage fails - to ALWAYS protect your financials - and keep in mind: PHI does NOT LIKE TO GRANT DIVORCE - it is a true hell 2) Americans CANNOT own property in PHI - there is a legal strategy where you create a corp. and can own 40% 3) after you are in PHI 10 D@MNED YEARS you can become PHI citizen and I believe at that point can OWN property 4) do the buy a nice acre and BUILD your own place - search and search for that special place. Even in America you can become a citizen after 5 years - I think PHI law SUCKS and is very HOSTILE towards foreigners (I blame the chinese from china and other bleeps in PHI area/the lowest common denominator) few always ruin it for everyone else - PHI should have a separate law for decent countries, especially America ...give me a break. Lonnnggg story short - for Americans, real estate in PHI is a real hassle.
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Doesn't look like Philippines but I heard chickens. It's very nice. In the Philippines there's always people, noise, and animals every 10 feet you go. Seeing a secluded place like this is refreshing but the slums and congestion is also fun. One of the problems is the forex. If you sink a mil in Philippines at 58.55, how much do you lose when it hits 65? Not an issue if value is enjoying life and what you have and not about investment and returns.
holy cow the amount of copium you speak with on what you supposedly see that you "always" have lol is amazing an bullshit.
@Not sure what copium you’re implying but I know the country very well.
Wow, very nice. Who needs to visit a resort if you live there haha.
@@shaneg2499 Appreciate the feedback.
Pool area and function rooms fantastic🎉
@@Jelle0-05z Thanks for commenting.
Thanks for the video! For me prices in Philippines on homes are annoyingly high. But they sell so my opinion is not worth much 🙂. Like BGC in Manila rental prices on mid range apartment is falling but the 100.000peso a month or higher rentals are doing ok. Average income in BGC is only 25.000p a month, so its not the locals who rent there. There are ALOT of empty condos that won`t sell or rent out due to low demand/to many condos. Oh if i understood you correct it was the last segment you had the new mic? Honestly the sound was not that great.... I would invest in some of the DJI mics even if they are a bit pricy 🙂.
@@MrGrombil Thanks for the feedback.
Are these condos? Foreigners can only buy condos in the Philippines unless you marry a Filipina and put it in her name.
To those that are appalled by the prices, go look up Ayala Alabang so you can make more logical comparisons with houses in Thailand, Arkansas and Siberia 😂
can you do a video on people with 1500.00 S.S. and how much cash savings you would need to retire at 65-years old, estimate will do, thanks
Homes and property in these gated communities are WAAAAAAY OVER PRICED.
I am NOT moving there to make some one rich.
Wife and I built a 3 bedroom 1 floor house with all the American Amenities.
170 sq. meter (about 1800 sq ft). Finished in 2023 on Northern Mindanao.
We spent under 16k. Being all furnished.
Oh, the moment you move into your new 1 million dollar home being married to a Filipina,
She can kick your ass out and you can't do a thing about it>>>>> Good luck!
Northern Mindanao is a big area. Are you near the coast or inland? Is this pricing in a rural area or what?
@@kengraves6425
Yes , out in the provinces. kinda close to Ozamiz city. But that was my point, Stay out of the big city, save yourself a LOT of money.
@@davidnee6157Provinces are nice until you need urgent medical care. The best hospitals and Private at that are in the major cities. Provinces are also too far from the International Airport. Some Foreigners need to return to their home countries every six months to maintain their health coverage. Arranging transportation and spending several hours to go to the Airport is a pain, especially for seniors.
@@davidnee6157if you don’t need easy access to school, hospitals, reliable electricity and you don’t mind living a very basic life, the province is cheap and ok.
If you need those things and maybe some contact to educated people it’s not
Wayyyyy to expensive. Its not Hawaii. 😮
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Thanks for the great video! I really enjoyed the tour of the subdivision complex. I have a couple of questions, if you don’t mind:
1. Could you provide some information about the HOA fees? I understand they vary depending on the size of the house, but do you know what the HOA fee might be for a property priced around $275k?
2. I’m also curious about homeownership rules for foreigners in the Philippines. My understanding is that foreigners cannot own land directly. How is that typically structured for homes in this subdivision? Do they use long-term land leases (e.g., 30 or 50 years) or something similar?
Thanks again for the helpful content!
4,500 that includes 24hr roaming security, trash twice a week, there’s cctv on the roads, generators during brown outs, water and the clubhouse. We can use the party room for free too
Unless it’s a freeport area aka leasehold a foreigner will be able to own/lease land. One of the few places is Subic freeport zone in the Philippines.
Have to check on the rules.
@Eric-qm5xw Thanks for the feedback.
@@BrittMcalister No worries buddy, keep up the hardwork.
Britt, is there a way to contact you directly? I'm trying to put together a trip and would like to meet you when I get there.
jbmcharrison@yahoo.com
Hi, how about showing some places to live that the average person can afford, thanks
I need more Shoestring budget... LOL
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Very nice properties, nice subdivision private. But for 900,000 US or $1 million not for me! You could build a house that big on your own land in a province for 100-200K US or less if you’re frugal. There are so many foreclosures and affordable homes all over the country for sale
Thanks for sharing!
Wow, lots of expensive homes.... too rich for my blood, I prefer the Jungle Retreat..... Rivers and Natural Palm Trees and the beach... but its nice to see whats in the area... thanks Britt.
@@JRNashAdventures Thanks for the feedback.
Expat Rule #3: Save Your Life While in PH, if disagree, refer to Expat Rule #1 & #2 😅
Massive property bubble in the Philippines, especially Cebu, prices will plummet
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Our sub div was peaceful 7 years ago.Now its full its like living on a farm.Neighbours have no respect,barking dogs,even roosters.Guess you cant take the farm out of the Fillipino .
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Prices are retarted in PH your better just buying a house in US or UK. $200k dollar house in PH or $200k dollar in US. Ph house you may rent for $600/month while the same price house in US you can rent for $1,800/ month.... just pocket the extar $1200 dollars and use that to rent a place here. The developer's are too greedy I cant wait for them to fail
If I'm not mistaken foreigners CANNOT own land in the Philippines.
Not sure I would be comfortable spending that kind of money and renting land that it sits on.
I'd also be uncomfortable. The law that allows for foreigners to "buy" and put a "dummy owner" (their term) on title and lease the land for 25-50 years is solid. However, PH law doesn't apply to the top 5%. They make the law.
Most of those $900k+ houses I assume are held by "dummy owners" even though the actual owner is Filipino. The law was not created for foreigners. It was created by politicians so they, and Filipinos in charge of politicians, can "own" assets without being the owner on any government document. Only if something comes up will they consider pulling out the lease. Or remain unattached to the property.
The lease/title issue isn't the main risk. Insult one of your connected neighbors and you may find yourself in prison. Interacting with 95% of Filipinos you have little risk. Top 5% have different rules.
Shit, I would never pay that kind of money for a house in the Philippines when I can have a nice home in the USA for less
To match PH in the US you would need to move to hawaii, unfortunately that would be far far far more expensive than anything in ph, too bad
@gangstagummybear3432 $900,000 is way too much for a home in the Philippines. I think $100,000 for a very nice home there would be more like it. The entire point of moving there is because it's more affordable.
Why don't you show us something we can afford? I'm from Alabama and I can get the same large house here for less than $900k . Your audience will appreciate it much more if you do your homework.
That price is ridiculous. Way better deals else where.
@@mariomadrigal441 Thanks for the feedback.
I want my own private pool. Not interested in swimming in a public pool.
@@rosalindacooke Many houses there had a private pool. Just didn't want to snoop in someone's yard.
Yeah but make sure u build ur hime with concrete first as compared to californian burnt houses. These houses are made of concrete.
Western mentality
@rollsroyce9821 Appreciate the feedback.
@@rollsroyce9821 Good info. Thanks.
1 milly in the Phillies nawwwwwwwww ima hard pass on that thats a 50 foot lagoon and still have plenty of cash to build one of those track homes on some raw land
@@justinjones3326 Appreciate the feedback.
The housing prices in the Philippines are way overpriced. Condos and townhomes. As others have said, housing in Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia are less than half of this and you get things like free wifi, free maid, and superior upkeep and high quality building materials. I warn people to stay away from the Philippines. Unhealthy food, zero nightlife, everything is built cheap and low quality. It might look good in a video, but spend one night and it will all be apparent.
A $650 condo in BGC would be $190-$290 in Vietnam or Thailand. Then when you walk outside you have every modern amenity known to man. 24 hour nightlife and healthy food. Not just innards and balut.
@@Mikeycambovideos Thanks for the feedback. I'm looking forward to visiting Thailand in the near future. Appreciate the comment.
the mic is clipping. its too hot.
@breakage959 Sorry. I didn't have the mic working at all till the final portion. Bought a new one. Didn't know it wasn't paired.
@breakage959 sorry. Thanks for the feedback.
When you edit your video segment scenes/segments together you interrupt the flow of the video by adding "welcome back to the video guys" soooo often. How about saying it only once, during your initial video intro? Just an observation. Greatly appreciate the info/insights you are providing, thanks.
@@spincube5734 Thanks for the feedback. I just use it to separate each portion. What would you suggest? I'm trying to learn.
I thought a foreigner is not allowed to buy a house in the Philippines.
@@rcardoosuna6491 There are options to lease land for up to 90 years renewable. I don't know all the specifics.
900 grand is not cheap bro. One can buy a home for half that on the beach in Fla.
I live in Florida; you're not getting a house on the beach for half of that, any house in Florida is way over 1 million on the beach
@kennyl.TheSilverJewelryGuy My parent's paid a little over 650 grand for their Summer home in Belleair heights Clearwater, fla. I just bought a condo on Clearwater Beach for a little under a million but, I'd never pay 900 grand for a home in another country.
@@4dbak Try that in on of the highest gdp producing cities in florida and see how that price looks
You are rich, you can afford these homes.
I can't afford these homes. 😂. Thanks for the feedback.
You can only own property in American Subic Bay Freeport as a foreigner.
Foreigners can only lease land in the Philippines, including Subic Freeport.
The Subdivision looks fantastic.
I was expecting you to show inside some of the houses that are for sale.
Looks really nice, but a little rich for my wallet.
Prices are too high. Just rent.
@@tonyquinn22 Thanks for the feedback.
Overpriced and in some cases even far more expensive than living in the United States so not worth it. The infrastructure and amenities in the US are far superior and at that price point you would actually be better off in the US. Thailand is starting to look like a far better choice to live with much lower prices for houses and better infrastructure and amenities as well as being much cleaner around the cities.
show the much lower prices in thailand and the infrastructure is overrated in thailand yal always speak of this "better infrastructure" but no one shows any proof of so called "better infrastructure" most of yal chumps havent seen anywhere near all of ph to even make such a claim, just regurgitating popular internet thailand fanboy nonsense drivel
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Well, it is starting to get more westernized as the years go by. Best of times?
@@markwukoman6847 Thanks for commenting. It's greatly appreciated.
Great video, thanks!
@ntnurobert218 Appreciate the feedback. Hopefully audio was OK. Bought new mic and didn't realize it didn't pair correctly until I got to final portion.
@ It was fine. I really didn’t notice it
@ntnurobert218 Thank you. I'm working on the kinks. Have to learn the pairing portion. New mic has noise cancelling.
Those are craaaaazy overpriced! You can build your own house there on a big property same everything for 20% the price and then you can afford to pay a full staff for 20 years with the remaining money. You can have a full time security, Chef,Cleaner, Masseuse for those prices for 20 years lol
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+guitarlearningtoplay ... dude, in gated communities like this u won't have any issues with noisy roosters, karaoke, or trikes!
@@guitarlearningtoplay Thanks for commenting.
Easy to buy ,hard to sell..
it's a pity you can't buy one😂 cannot buy unless a citizen no way around it, no paperwork or lawyer can save you -it belongs to your wife.
@Pablo6969-t3u Co-owner is the only way. You can buy condo though.
Nice homes, just $600k overpriced.
The term "overpriced" is moronic until all water is free
What are the poor people doing?
You'll be pricing these Phillipinos out of thir own homes soon
The gym is woefully lacking.
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Who would buy a house in the phillapines. I mean what could bo wrong? Lol
You mean like in California or Florida?
@Brian1952ful I'm to buy a condo at some point. Love condo life here.
@@Brian1952ful Appreciate the feedback.
That place is a ripoff. There are beautiful communities in the states close to our beaches with better amenities for half the cost
not in any super major city you wont, feel free to show me homes in orlando or something for that price on the beach, good luck
That's cheap? Go manila you will see
@@reylauresta3836 I will eventually make it up to Manila. Thanks so much for the feedback.
I’m an American that’s lived in the Philippines for 36 years. I am also due citizen. You’d have to be out of your mind to pay that much money for these homes. It’s a complete rip off. You’ll never be able to resell it more importantly for million dollars you could build a resort hotel or lavish villa unimaginable to the average person With infinity pools tennis courts outdoor indoor basketball courts movie theater gun range five bedroom two kitchens. I’m not talking about a dirty kitchen outside. I’m talking about kitchen in the house helicopter pad for million dollars your nuts if you spent that much on this.
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