I am a construction professional living in the Philippines and this house is by far the best build I have seen in this country. The design is excellent and the quality of the work is outstanding. The contractors who executed the work were top class which is rare in the Philippines, was the work done by sub-contractors or a turnkey building company? Camera work was very professional and the drone footage was tip top.
As someone else said, this is one of the best buildings I have seen in the Philippines. Most contractors are not going to be able to match this level of quality. It's beautifully laid out as well. The covered terrace is a must as well. Great job.
What I love about this house is the tiles used in the bathrooms. They look simple (just by watching the video though it might be different in actual because you can feel the texture by touching it) yet the combination of colors and texture makes it look appealing to me.
I like the house of David especially those materials they installed. David must be an architect, the design of the house is excellent! That kind of house might be available in Hampton, Long Island.
Damn that’s a lot of hardwork, sweat & money to build a house like this, kinda very inspiring and motivation for people to strive for excellence in life 👏🏻
The design of the homes looks like a typical California designs, the landscape was absolutely trimmed and we'll groomed as well. Very inspiring outlook.
Yes...since they are selling, they asked me if I wouldn't mind showing it on my channel since it seems to be getting good exposure these days. David and Reah are really good people!
My PI Dream really? are they selling that house? why if you don't mind. whats the selling price? i might recommend it to my soon to be expat friend .thanks
Wow! What a great episode! My wife and I plan on building a container home with all the simple features. Folks like yourself and David is an inspiration for us to build a functional/simple but yet elegant home. Thank you!
Emer78 we're the same plan for the house. my husband and I build 40 by 40 ft. shipping container house..and make a furniture from our own tree. Narra and mahogany Wood
My wife and I are researching a few companies that can build the container ie., Kyoob based on Cebu. Hopefully, they can move it to Palawan. We are planning on moving to Puerto Princesa once I retire. Please do share some pix? Thank you in advance!
Thank you and David and Rhea for sharing! I hope the house finds a buyer who really enjoys this house as a home! For me "the home" is where your heart belongs and the greatest thing you showed was the talks before going to David`s and Rheas absolute gorgeous house about Tess and Michelle and the whole neighborhood! There in the Master bedroom hallway, I think you said it the most important of your PI Dream "A shower and make a cup of coffee to have in the balcony.." Yess! Getting closer day by day! ...and as said, congratulations for a limit first 2031 subscribers! 2031!! :)
James, great and good clarity of video. Thanks both you and David for showcasing his house on your vlog. I admire his straight forward, straight line design. Color and interior design is great too.
I can't believe all the nay sayers. Wait a minute. Yes I can. Seems no matter what you do or what you achieve people come out of the woodwork to rain on your parade and project their values on your achievement. Well here's what I think. I'm absolutely proud of James and of the owners of this magnificent home and as a retired USAF vet married to a Filipina and owner of a hand full of rental houses and a grand home myself that we get the privilege to pay over 10k a year for in RE taxes - just to live in, I'm absolutely fed up with all of this struggle to maintain a decent life here in the states. Over the next two years we're downsizing and selling off everything and we will be relocating to the PI. Once there we will find the locale we want and will undertake to build the great home we want, similar to those James has been showing. Planning to use similar techniques as James did in Villa Feliz and will no doubt be bending his generous ear for too many pieces of advice to name. I say to this magnificent home, bravo X 10 - he, and James too, owe no apologies to anyone and frankly it really irritates me to have to sit and read comments from bleeding hearts who apparently think that we should all be ashamed of any success we have struggled to achieve. We should, apparently all go sit in a hovel somewhere and give away everything to poor people - poor people the government is responsible to help but are not helping, and who often could take themselves by their own bootstraps and make something happen for themselves. No offense to anyone here but thats how I see it. Bravo to you James. I'm everso proud of your efforts and your hard won successes. And to the owner/builder of this magnificent estate, please let me know where I can obtain a copy of the house plans and who the architect/builder was. And thank you James, from both me and my wife, Heidi, for helping all of us to learn what we need to know.
The poor will always be among us, no matter how much money you put in helping the poor. When you work hard for what you have and what you've achieved, it is your right to live the best life, life of your dreams. It's no one else's business. Envy is painful for some and frankly, not anyone's problem but theirs. Wishing you and everyone else success and bliss if chosing the Philippines as part of your vision.
@@NghtMonster Only problem with that thinking is that for an expat to have the land and house....you got to marry someone "poor" and their family comes with it.....
love the open flow concept of the whole house, definitely an energy saving design. my fave part is the rooftop it'd be nice to be in the lounger and stargazing at night!
I took a little peep of your video and I ended up looking at it all through and through just because I like how you speak and present. You look and sound congenial but not boring. Thanks man for the work.
The simplicity is very impressive. Only an architect can have the imagination to design and build an extra ordinary building as such. Utilizing light gray color in different shades of the interior is very refreshing. Very nice.
I think using the word “Simplicity” is some what strange to me. Unless you are a rich man living in an expensive area. I could understand you by saying that. Just saying my opinion only thanks
James - You did a great job on the vlog and the drone shots of David and Rhea's house. You really know how to vlog right. Your subs are really increasing. That's because your really good communicating and presentation of content. Keep up the great work.
O. M. G. That's the most amaaaaaazing house!! But tbh .. I could live like that in any Western country, but I couldn't live like that in the Philippines ... I know the P'pines far too well, and I know I just wouldn't feel right amongst all that luxury and space .. 6 bathrooms! .. knowing that there's poor familes of 10 living in such squalor in just one room all around me. The contrast between the poorest and the wealthiest in the Philippines really hit me hard ... I returned home after 6 months with an empty suitcase and an empty bank account because I gave it all away..and I've been back several more times, just to give. I can't bear to see people with absolutely nothing!
You have a good heart Elizabeth. I'd like to think that my wife and I do too and feel we better server our community helping all year round with whatever we're blessed with.
you must be the reincarnation of mother teresa .thank you so much !may god bless you always and your loved ones.i used to be one of them ,living in a 10 square meter room with other five adults .we used to sleep sitting on dining chairs ,with heads rested on the table with our lower extremities submerged on flood water ,during rainy days . there was one toilet/shower shared by several families .it was chaotic .we couldnt complain ,as we couldn't do anything then. fortunately ,life changed ,when a person like you found me and put me on a pedestal! may your tribe increase thousandfold!
That is a magnificent house! Way more than I will ever need or most likely could afford. That master bedroom alone would be enough for me to live in comfortably. Great video however and really enjoyed seeing David's place. You can just see the attention to detail that was involved while building it.
Great home and such nice details. I have learned the downside of such a big house, I have one now with rooms that I never enter. I would enjoy that house style with about 3,000 - 3,500 square feet, but I would not want to give up that 3 car garage! Good luck to you both from North Carolina.
WOW!! Modern Design. Here in Calif. would be a couple of Million. 18 more Months Until I Retire. Mexico and PH, here I Come. Salamat Kuya James, keep Living Your Dream.
When you're a builder sometimes you can't stay put , I bet he will built a totally different house. more power to David maybe that's what keeps him going.
Wow, great episode of MPD Cribs! :P What a great home David has there, we could really live in style there. But wayyyy out of our budget. Thanks for the video and congrats on 2000 subs, take care James.
Thanks to you two for the kind words. Yes, reminds me of old Robin Leach series Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous...well, maybe not that rich and famous, but you get my point 😉 2000+...crazy, isn't it! Thanks to all the subscribers! 👍🏼
Wow great drone footage, now you can add the title of "Cinematographer" to your list of professions and things you are good at congrats, getting better every day. Man that is an awesome house! David did a great job building it.
Hi James David and Reah's home has an excellent taste and value, with all the updates and specialty their choice of the tiles and modern fixtures thru out the whole house. The idea of accommodating the down spots inside the corners of the walls is very smart and it's good in keeping the integrity of the structure and strength of the Columns. Did notice that they have some solar panels on the rooftop, as another backup in case of brownout or just for the water heater system? Also the location next to a golf course can be a nuisance sometimes with the expectation of some errant balls... It all depends upon the individuals (Different strokes for a different folks). One cannot help but like the design of your villa feliz, it's unique, simple but elegant at the same time, hope you will enjoy it with your family for years to come. Good luck to you and to David and Reah, and by the way you deserve a Junior Pilot Wings Pin! Regards to the lovely Ness. I and the majority of your loyal viewers demand the release of your karaoke recording.
I don't think they have any solar other than the hot water heater. As far as the stray balls from the fairway, they have a screen on the outside of their fence that minimizes bad golfers as well as tempered glass on their windows. I didn't think of the pilot wings pin...😁 I did go solo, didn't I? 👍🏼 Thanks for the good comments Ned!
Have seen so many houses in the phils and most of them have no clue about interior design ...mostly looking good from the outside until u enter than its a bummer ...to many windows so no full walls to create a tv space or were u can put a nice couch ! Bedrooms the same ....who places his bed under a window ? They still need alot to learn but i am sure they will if they are open to advice
Fantastic video and fantastic home. It's given me so many ideas when the time comes to build my own home over there. This is your first video that I've watched and I have just subscribed as well. I look forward to viewing all your videos as this one was very well presented. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks Gav. I got some great ideas from David and we're integrating those ideas into our home build as well. I'll try to point them out as I go through the build. Thanks for subbing and welcome to the My PI Dream family!
Angelito Mercado sorry to burst your bubble, but not by a huge amount. The land/ lot, yes, but when constructing, not by much, as pricing for fixtures and tiles are similar, but labour is cheaper, but you have to be over there, in person, if you want to make sure everything is up to spec, unless you have an architect/ builder you can trust.
For me ... by far the best segment of featured house's you've done... So peaceful and feel so relaxed watching it.. won't be able to own a house like this in my life time... Nevertheless... The video made me feel I was there... Thanks so much
Beautiful house welcoming fence automatically opened and 3 car garage nice 👍 I would like to see more the roof top. The railing from his bedroom view look under the safety code too low I think it should be 4 feet. . Another thing I would like to see is an elevator. Overall the house is spectacular.
Hi,James I am subscriber 2020 from Canada.I have been watching your videos for almost 2 months.Thanks for posting your informative and interesting videos.Good luck and God bless
This a interesting vlog. Lots of ideas and thoughts. One aspect is the time and effort used to design the internal and external parts. The garden looks like the gardener has put in some nice screening plants. I heard the house size was 550sq/feet, but wasn't clear about the plot size. I'm not a big fan of flat roof houses or extensions. Just because they have issues with leaks years later if it's not expensively maintained IMO. It did kinda remind me of a fire station from the front, with the garage doors. Thanks for allowing us to look around and the nifty drone work. Salamat
Hi, from LA, CA. I just watched this awesome vid. ❤️the house, details, fixtures & the spaces. Ty for sharing this beautiful house. BTW, I just subscribed to your Channel. Keep up the good work.👍🏽Lulu
OMG that is my dream house and every thing in the house i would do for a house , the tiles to the bathroom and bedroom designs .the kitchen was the right size and the master bedroom was beautiful and master Cr .
Good point. I asked David about that when I was staying there and he said he doesn't have an issue. I think he designed a good drainage system in his roof.
We also have a flat concrete roof and we have no issues for 20 years. The beach is very much part of our backyard. Typhoons, strong wind and heavy downpours are pretty much part of the tropical lifestyle. Having a flat roofing could mean durability, security and less corrosion issue as compared to the typical roofing materials here in the Philippines.
Having a concrete roof with no seams must be the answer...most of the flat roofs I've been around in the U.S. have leaking issues...having a one piece concrete roof with adequate drainage sounds like the way to go.
New subscriber here from Alaska USA. That”s an absolute stunning well designed and planned. It’s so beautiful inside out. Love the house literally everything, fantastic home and everything is excellent. Great video and thank you for sharing !
I am a retired American Systems Integration Engineer and have worked on many Smart Homes in the USA and this house. Is an excellent house from the Philippines. Not Smart but beautiful and well built. I now live in the Philippines.
Wow!!! Dave sure has some Excellent taste , Love the house literally everything, Plan on building mine someday in PHILIPPINES sure I can used a some ideas from this vedio. Great vedio good job👍
We recently finished our home, which by Filipino standards is quite nice and comfortable. But David and Reah's home makes ours look like sub-standard housing. lol Great job on this house!
Would love to see your place! As I always say, "it isn't the size of your house, its the size of your heart!" My wife and I will be traveling in Visayas after the house is completed and we're all moved in. Maybe a meet up?
I wanted to build a home the your friends. I was cautioned not to for two reasons. One, in our province, we would have shown wealth. My wife wanted to project us as average people. She did not want to display our wealth. Secondly, if we were ever to sell our home, in our area, such a home would never sell. There would be a rare client for our home if we ever wanted to sell the home. We built our home on land my wife owned, spending about $15,000. We added another $15,000 in upgrades over the years. Today the home would cost about $30,000 to build plus the upgrades. We have the home entirely air conditioned other than the bathrooms. We have ceiling fans, wall fans, glass Scott's in the bathrooms to separate the shower from the commodes. We have added an outdoor laundry area, a dirty kitchen, filled in the land, added cupboards and in general made the home far more westernized. The original home was completed in 2003. We do,a few upgrades each year.
Do you know who built it for him? Also any idea of slightly higher elevation communities where this scale home would fit it? Need. Large lot to build a large one story.
Why is he moving after all the time effort and money that he has invested in getting this house so perfect. Something fairly drastic it would seem. It just makes me worry a little.
Nice house. Inherited 5 hectares in the country side from grandmother planing to build a house between 550 to 800 sqm for around a 10-15 million pesos budget. Just waiting for pandemic to cool down so I could go back.
New subscriber here. Nicely and thoughtfully edited video. That house rocks---well designed and planned. David did a cracking job with that house. It will cost more than $1M to have that kind of place in the East Coast. Love the fixtures. Did you mention the Wilcon in Alabang? That is just a stone's throw from my Mom's house.
Hi Hector and welcome to the My PI Dream family. David got most of his building material for this house from Wilcon in Alabang and took me there when we were staying there in January. I'll be picking most of my tile and stone from there as well as many other building material. Say "Hi" to you mom for me! 😊
Beautiful video James..we have the Mavic pro drone and we don't use it much...your videos may get me motivated...if we wanted to share pics or videos with you, how can we do it?
I'm not sure folks around the world really know what's available in the Philippines. I'm trying to show you can live in anything from my tiny P3000/month apartment here to a place like Davids.
Great job droning!! Do one of the early episodes talk about your history? Ex military, etc. I was stationed in the PI for seven years and have been married to my Filipina bride for 37 years.
Price is very reasonable for a Custom House on a Fairway There asking 3,000,000 for a small 2 bedroom Condos in Roxas City Capiz size is about that of his master bedroom Plus no headaches with Contractors LOL
That is an amazing price! I live in Oahu (Hawaii) and this house will be worth over $6million in Kahala area. My house is worth $500K and 1/2 of the size of their house.
I am a construction professional living in the Philippines and this house is by far the best build I have seen in this country. The design is excellent and the quality of the work is outstanding. The contractors who executed the work were top class which is rare in the Philippines, was the work done by sub-contractors or a turnkey building company? Camera work was very professional and the drone footage was tip top.
As someone else said, this is one of the best buildings I have seen in the Philippines. Most contractors are not going to be able to match this level of quality.
It's beautifully laid out as well. The covered terrace is a must as well. Great job.
That house looks absolutely amazing. Imagine growing up in a property like that!
Is David moving back to the us for good
That's 1 lucky lady ...beautiful home❤
What I love about this house is the tiles used in the bathrooms. They look simple (just by watching the video though it might be different in actual because you can feel the texture by touching it) yet the combination of colors and texture makes it look appealing to me.
I like the house of David especially those materials they installed. David must be an architect, the design of the house is excellent! That kind of house might be available in Hampton, Long Island.
Damn that’s a lot of hardwork, sweat & money to build a house like this, kinda very inspiring and motivation for people to strive for excellence in life 👏🏻
I know this was 4 years ago but this is a great video and house tour. This gives me a lot of ideas. Thanks
The design of the homes looks like a typical California designs, the landscape was absolutely trimmed and we'll groomed as well. Very inspiring outlook.
That is really kind of David and Reah to show their home, its beautiful and stunning
Yes...since they are selling, they asked me if I wouldn't mind showing it on my channel since it seems to be getting good exposure these days. David and Reah are really good people!
My PI Dream really? are they selling that house? why if you don't mind. whats the selling price? i might recommend it to my soon to be expat friend .thanks
From earlier in threat, appears just just shy of 30M Pesos
Nnn
Thx i live in it
Excellent vlog. The owner must have spent a fortune. Very beautiful house. Thanks....
Wow! What a great episode! My wife and I plan on building a container home with all the simple features. Folks like yourself and David is an inspiration for us to build a functional/simple but yet elegant home. Thank you!
No matter how big or small, if you plan ahead and have vision you can make any size house feel comfortable and pleasing to the eyes.
Emer78 we're the same plan for the house. my husband and I build 40 by 40 ft. shipping container house..and make a furniture from our own tree. Narra and mahogany Wood
Please share pictures! Would love to see.
My wife and I are researching a few companies that can build the container ie., Kyoob based on Cebu. Hopefully, they can move it to Palawan. We are planning on moving to Puerto Princesa once I retire. Please do share some pix? Thank you in advance!
Thank you and David and Rhea for sharing! I hope the house finds a buyer who really enjoys this house as a home! For me "the home" is where your heart belongs and the greatest thing you showed was the talks before going to David`s and Rheas absolute gorgeous house about Tess and Michelle and the whole neighborhood! There in the
Master bedroom hallway, I think you said it the most important of your PI Dream "A shower and make a cup of coffee to have in the balcony.." Yess! Getting closer day by day! ...and as said, congratulations for a limit first 2031 subscribers! 2031!!
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Boy o Boy. David really sets the bar ! That is one beautiful house....thank you for the pictures.
Totally agree. And David and his wife Reah are great people!
Wow!!! This house is so beautiful! How big is this land? The house alone would have cost 10M pesos I assume. Am I right? Thanks!
Very beautiful house, thank you for all this hard work. This is a very rich fam. God bless.
James, great and good clarity of video. Thanks both you and David for showcasing his house on your vlog. I admire his straight forward, straight line design. Color and interior design is great too.
Thanks and I'll pass on everyone's nice comments to David the next time I see him!
I can't believe all the nay sayers. Wait a minute. Yes I can. Seems no matter what you do or what you achieve people come out of the woodwork to rain on your parade and project their values on your achievement. Well here's what I think. I'm absolutely proud of James and of the owners of this magnificent home and as a retired USAF vet married to a Filipina and owner of a hand full of rental houses and a grand home myself that we get the privilege to pay over 10k a year for in RE taxes - just to live in, I'm absolutely fed up with all of this struggle to maintain a decent life here in the states. Over the next two years we're downsizing and selling off everything and we will be relocating to the PI. Once there we will find the locale we want and will undertake to build the great home we want, similar to those James has been showing. Planning to use similar techniques as James did in Villa Feliz and will no doubt be bending his generous ear for too many pieces of advice to name. I say to this magnificent home, bravo X 10 - he, and James too, owe no apologies to anyone and frankly it really irritates me to have to sit and read comments from bleeding hearts who apparently think that we should all be ashamed of any success we have struggled to achieve. We should, apparently all go sit in a hovel somewhere and give away everything to poor people - poor people the government is responsible to help but are not helping, and who often could take themselves by their own bootstraps and make something happen for themselves. No offense to anyone here but thats how I see it. Bravo to you James. I'm everso proud of your efforts and your hard won successes. And to the owner/builder of this magnificent estate, please let me know where I can obtain a copy of the house plans and who the architect/builder was. And thank you James, from both me and my wife, Heidi, for helping all of us to learn what we need to know.
The poor will always be among us, no matter how much money you put in helping the poor. When you work hard for what you have and what you've achieved, it is your right to live the best life, life of your dreams. It's no one else's business. Envy is painful for some and frankly, not anyone's problem but theirs. Wishing you and everyone else success and bliss if chosing the Philippines as part of your vision.
@@NghtMonster Only problem with that thinking is that for an expat to have the land and house....you got to marry someone "poor" and their family comes with it.....
love the open flow concept of the whole house, definitely an energy saving design. my fave part is the rooftop it'd be nice to be in the lounger and stargazing at night!
Good idea. We normally spend our morning out there with our coffee.
I took a little peep of your video and I ended up looking at it all through and through just because I like how you speak and present. You look and sound congenial but not boring. Thanks man for the work.
Thank you for sharing your house, Great camera thank you also. l love the house. l got to show this to my wife xoxoxoxo
The simplicity is very impressive. Only an architect can have the imagination to design and build an extra ordinary building as such. Utilizing light gray color in different shades of the interior is very refreshing. Very nice.
I think using the word “Simplicity” is some what strange to me. Unless you are a rich man living in an expensive area. I could understand you by saying that. Just saying my opinion only thanks
@@josephrobi6806 another word for simplicity is intelligibility to pleases what we will see.
Wow what a mansion, beautiful place, the interior showing are awesome. The aerial views are nice, great place..thanks
Agree...thanks!
congrats on the 2,000+ subscribers. At this rate you should be at 10,000+ by the end of the build...........your doing a great job!!!!
Thanks t h! The 2000 milestone really snuck up on me 😁
Hiya James. Wow David house very beautiful and lovely dog too. I love the wood ceiling and very nice view ☺️👍
Yes, and although it looks like wood in the ceiling, its actually UPVC simulated wood. Never rots!
James - You did a great job on the vlog and the drone shots of David and Rhea's house. You really know how to vlog right. Your subs are really increasing. That's because your really good communicating and presentation of content. Keep up the great work.
Thanks Charles. Trying to keep it "real"!
Hw big is the lot?
O. M. G. That's the most amaaaaaazing house!! But tbh .. I could live like that in any Western country, but I couldn't live like that in the Philippines ... I know the P'pines far too well, and I know I just wouldn't feel right amongst all that luxury and space .. 6 bathrooms! .. knowing that there's poor familes of 10 living in such squalor in just one room all around me. The contrast between the poorest and the wealthiest in the Philippines really hit me hard ... I returned home after 6 months with an empty suitcase and an empty bank account because I gave it all away..and I've been back several more times, just to give. I can't bear to see people with absolutely nothing!
You have a good heart Elizabeth. I'd like to think that my wife and I do too and feel we better server our community helping all year round with whatever we're blessed with.
You should build your big house in a posh village so you will not feel any remorse
Elizabeth Whiteoak a
God bless you. Maraming Salamat.
you must be the reincarnation of mother teresa .thank you so much !may god bless you always and your loved ones.i used to be one of them ,living in a 10 square meter room with other five adults .we used to sleep sitting on dining chairs ,with heads rested on the table with our lower extremities submerged on flood water ,during rainy days . there was one toilet/shower shared by several families .it was chaotic .we couldnt complain ,as we couldn't do anything then. fortunately ,life changed ,when a person like you found me and put me on a pedestal! may your tribe increase thousandfold!
wow, what a beautiful home. i love the master bedroom the most. thanks for showing us...
Wow, what an awesome house! I love the style and the chosen materials, fantastic!
Me too. Great comment.
That is a magnificent house! Way more than I will ever need or most likely could afford. That master bedroom alone would be enough for me to live in comfortably. Great video however and really enjoyed seeing David's place. You can just see the attention to detail that was involved while building it.
I'm in your boat Steve.
Great home and such nice details. I have learned the downside of such a big house, I have one now with rooms that I never enter.
I would enjoy that house style with about 3,000 - 3,500 square feet, but I would not want to give up that 3 car garage!
Good luck to you both from North Carolina.
Thanks for the comment Mr. Louis. You are our US neighbor as we are just south of you in SC. Or at least we used to be ;)
So beautiful house, I'm just day dreaming here & wishing that someday I can have this kind of house too, anyway thank you so much for sharing
You are so welcome!
what an absolute stunning and beautiful home, its ginormous !! so modern, its a little british castle away from the homeland...well impressed
Well planned and built house.. beautiful strong Castle! just missing the draw bridge!
Isn't that a monster of a house? Funny you should mention the draw bridge...that's the first thing I mentioned to David when I first saw the house 😀
Finish way better than aheezys favela
I love the design of the house. Very modern. Thank you for sharing..
Yes, very nice design, inside and out. Thanks!
WOW!! Modern Design. Here in Calif. would be a couple of Million. 18 more Months Until I Retire. Mexico and PH, here I Come.
Salamat Kuya James, keep Living Your Dream.
Good luck with your retirement Rafael. Follow your dream!
better rent than to build ...good advice and its for free
Beautiful home... makes me wish I was there!
Wow! Beautiful home. Salamat David for sharing.
I'll pass on your thanks!
When you're a builder sometimes you can't stay put , I bet he will built a totally different house. more power to David maybe that's what keeps him going.
Wonderful home design, thanks for showing and explaining some of the unique features included for hiding plumbing in walls.
We uses some of those very tips building Villa Feliz.
I agree. What a great idea. Plan to use.
Wow, great episode of MPD Cribs! :P What a great home David has there, we could really live in style there. But wayyyy out of our budget. Thanks for the video and congrats on 2000 subs, take care James.
Thanks to you two for the kind words. Yes, reminds me of old Robin Leach series Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous...well, maybe not that rich and famous, but you get my point 😉
2000+...crazy, isn't it! Thanks to all the subscribers! 👍🏼
Big Shout out to David & Reah, you 2 have a BEAUTIFUL home. Thank You Kuya James for the time, effort, and work you always invest in your videos.
Thanks Si Si. I'll pass on your kind words to David and Reah.
Wow great drone footage, now you can add the title of "Cinematographer" to your list of professions and things you are good at congrats, getting better every day. Man that is an awesome house! David did a great job building it.
Thanks Anthony. And yes, David did a wonderful job with the design and build of his home.
everybody with a drone is a 'cinemtographer'... hehehe
Hi James
David and Reah's home has an excellent taste and value, with all the updates and specialty their choice of the tiles and modern fixtures thru out the whole house.
The idea of accommodating the down spots inside the corners of the walls is very smart and it's good in keeping the integrity of the structure and strength of the Columns.
Did notice that they have some solar panels on the rooftop, as another backup in case of brownout or just for the water heater system?
Also the location next to a golf course can be a nuisance sometimes with the expectation of some errant balls... It all depends upon the individuals (Different strokes for a different folks).
One cannot help but like the design of your villa feliz, it's unique, simple but elegant at the same time, hope you will enjoy it with your family for years to come.
Good luck to you and to David and Reah, and by the way you deserve a Junior Pilot Wings Pin!
Regards to the lovely Ness. I and the majority of your loyal viewers demand the release of your karaoke recording.
I don't think they have any solar other than the hot water heater.
As far as the stray balls from the fairway, they have a screen on the outside of their fence that minimizes bad golfers as well as tempered glass on their windows.
I didn't think of the pilot wings pin...😁 I did go solo, didn't I? 👍🏼
Thanks for the good comments Ned!
That's one monster house! Very Nice!
Yep, I think you could park your RV in that garage!
Well-dsigned and thought-out. Bravo !
Have seen so many houses in the phils and most of them have no clue about interior design ...mostly looking good from the outside until u enter than its a bummer ...to many windows so no full walls to create a tv space or were u can put a nice couch ! Bedrooms the same ....who places his bed under a window ? They still need alot to learn but i am sure they will if they are open to advice
Fantastic video and fantastic home. It's given me so many ideas when the time comes to build my own home over there. This is your first video that I've watched and I have just subscribed as well. I look forward to viewing all your videos as this one was very well presented. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks Gav. I got some great ideas from David and we're integrating those ideas into our home build as well. I'll try to point them out as I go through the build.
Thanks for subbing and welcome to the My PI Dream family!
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and to build a house like that in the phil. is way way cheaper compare to western countries.
Angelito Mercado sorry to burst your bubble, but not by a huge amount. The land/ lot, yes, but when constructing, not by much, as pricing for fixtures and tiles are similar, but labour is cheaper, but you have to be over there, in person, if you want to make sure everything is up to spec, unless you have an architect/ builder you can trust.
Thx for the sub i met him
For me ... by far the best segment of featured house's you've done... So peaceful and feel so relaxed watching it.. won't be able to own a house like this in my life time... Nevertheless... The video made me feel I was there... Thanks so much
Glad you enjoyed it! Remember, it doesn't matter the size of the house but the size of your heart that makes a house a home!
thanks for showing this vlog, is a very beautiful house.
Thanks for watching Bernard and the kind words!
Beautiful house welcoming fence automatically opened and 3 car garage nice 👍 I would like to see more the roof top. The railing from his bedroom view look under the safety code too low I think it should be 4 feet. . Another thing I would like to see is an elevator. Overall the house is spectacular.
This is more our style. It is far from the Mediterranean style that most subdivisions builds for expats. Are the furnitures included?
Hi,James I am subscriber 2020 from Canada.I have been watching your videos for almost 2 months.Thanks for posting your informative and interesting videos.Good luck and God bless
Thanks for the kind words Zareh and also for being one of the many subscribers that are allowing this channel to grow and flourish! 👍🏼
James
Very professional looking drone foitage so soon after getting it well done
David has built a beautiful home
This a interesting vlog. Lots of ideas and thoughts. One aspect is the time and effort used to design the internal and external parts. The garden looks like the gardener has put in some nice screening plants.
I heard the house size was 550sq/feet, but wasn't clear about the plot size.
I'm not a big fan of flat roof houses or extensions. Just because they have issues with leaks years later if it's not expensively maintained IMO.
It did kinda remind me of a fire station from the front, with the garage doors.
Thanks for allowing us to look around and the nifty drone work.
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Absolutely awesome A
architecture of the whole house,amazing room designs.
We agree!
That's great, very nice house, very modern design, beautiful. Rooftop Arabian. Congrats!
Hi, from LA, CA. I just watched this awesome vid. ❤️the house, details, fixtures & the spaces. Ty for sharing this beautiful house. BTW, I just subscribed to your Channel. Keep up the good work.👍🏽Lulu
Thanks for subbing Lulu! Hope you continue to follow my adventures here!
thank you sir, I will keep watching your video 👍
Thanks Elisa!
OMG that is my dream house and every thing in the house i would do for a house , the tiles to the bathroom and bedroom designs .the kitchen was the right size and the master bedroom was beautiful and master Cr .
My dream house...but alas, the only way I can afford it IS in my dreams 😉
My PI Dream I wish that i can make a 3 level house but compacted and do an amazing house and not spend so much
My PI Dream How much did it sell for?
thats a great house..inspiring to watch your masterpiece..hope you enjoying living in a hot country ..
I finally found my paradise. It's not as hot here in this part of Batangas than the rest of Luzon. Perfect place for retirement.
Flat roofs are great for Arizona where there is little rain but they can be trouble in places with monsoon downpours.
Good point. I asked David about that when I was staying there and he said he doesn't have an issue. I think he designed a good drainage system in his roof.
We also have a flat concrete roof and we have no issues for 20 years. The beach is very much part of our backyard. Typhoons, strong wind and heavy downpours are pretty much part of the tropical lifestyle. Having a flat roofing could mean durability, security and less corrosion issue as compared to the typical roofing materials here in the Philippines.
Having a concrete roof with no seams must be the answer...most of the flat roofs I've been around in the U.S. have leaking issues...having a one piece concrete roof with adequate drainage sounds like the way to go.
P.M. Lynch Arizona has a monsoon season and plenty rain
I have a flat rooftop in Philippines never experience leaking water. And Philippines is always house of typhoon.
Wow! I’m not moved to comment on here but wow! Very beautiful castle. Truly impressed!
Wow nice place! Thanks for sharing.
New subscriber here from Alaska USA. That”s an absolute stunning well designed and planned. It’s so beautiful inside out. Love the house literally everything, fantastic home and everything is excellent. Great video and thank you for sharing !
Thanks for the kind words and joining the My PI Dream family. You're in good company!
i automatically thought of stealth when i saw the thumbnail. my kind of paint!
Very nice house.Congrats to the owner and thanks for sharing.
Yes, David and Reah's place is very nice. Thanks for the kind words.
Why should he suffer because other are? How do you know that he isn't helping his neighbors?
I am a retired American Systems Integration Engineer and have worked on many Smart Homes in the USA and this house. Is an excellent house from the Philippines. Not Smart but beautiful and well built. I now live in the Philippines.
That house it’s so beautiful.
Excellent video! I really enjoyed the upscale PI housing experience.
Thanks Roger!
Wow!!! Dave sure has some Excellent taste , Love the house literally everything, Plan on building mine someday in PHILIPPINES sure I can used a some ideas from this vedio. Great vedio good job👍
David really helped me out in my build here and I'm taking lessons from his design talent. Love the tile work he choose.
Beautiful house. Wonderful video.
We recently finished our home, which by Filipino standards is quite nice and comfortable. But David and Reah's home makes ours look like sub-standard housing. lol Great job on this house!
Would love to see your place! As I always say, "it isn't the size of your house, its the size of your heart!"
My wife and I will be traveling in Visayas after the house is completed and we're all moved in. Maybe a meet up?
Retired in Samar Coming to Calbayog in November. Would love to meet you guys.
We will be heading back that way for the holidays. We could meet up for some season'ed greetings. Keep me posted!
I wanted to build a home the your friends. I was cautioned not to for two reasons. One, in our province, we would have shown wealth. My wife wanted to project us as average people. She did not want to display our wealth. Secondly, if we were ever to sell our home, in our area, such a home would never sell. There would be a rare client for our home if we ever wanted to sell the home. We built our home on land my wife owned, spending about $15,000. We added another $15,000 in upgrades over the years. Today the home would cost about $30,000 to build plus the upgrades. We have the home entirely air conditioned other than the bathrooms. We have ceiling fans, wall fans, glass Scott's in the bathrooms to separate the shower from the commodes. We have added an outdoor laundry area, a dirty kitchen, filled in the land, added cupboards and in general made the home far more westernized. The original home was completed in 2003. We do,a few upgrades each year.
Thats some big ass house. More to clean and maintain. Im good with a 10x20 room.hahahaha
Did you hear me when I said his bedroom is bigger than my entire apartment? I wasn't joking! 😳
Locally Grown Philippines That’s true
Great video early in exploring this country. Medical is very important to us as wife has chronic conditions but living in DFW now.
Who built this home? David? Great home.
No, David wasn't in country when the house was built, he had another contractor build it.
@@MyPIDream this home will be coming back on market soon. David sold it but has it back for resale after some updating
Do you know who built it for him? Also any idea of slightly higher elevation communities where this scale home would fit it? Need. Large lot to build a large one story.
nice house! a lot of nice big house in batangas specially punta fuego.
From what I've seen so far, Batangas is beautiful!
..Amazing video shoot ! be safe always...
Why is he moving after all the time effort and money that he has invested in getting this house so perfect. Something fairly drastic it would seem. It just makes me worry a little.
I believe David is into another business venture in the UK. I don't think he'll ever retire 😉
He is probably broke it’s all for show
Nice house. Inherited 5 hectares in the country side from grandmother planing to build a house between 550 to 800 sqm for around a 10-15 million pesos budget. Just waiting for pandemic to cool down so I could go back.
Best of luck Paul!
New subscriber here. Nicely and thoughtfully edited video. That house rocks---well designed and planned. David did a cracking job with that house. It will cost more than $1M to have that kind of place in the East Coast. Love the fixtures. Did you mention the Wilcon in Alabang? That is just a stone's throw from my Mom's house.
Hi Hector and welcome to the My PI Dream family. David got most of his building material for this house from Wilcon in Alabang and took me there when we were staying there in January. I'll be picking most of my tile and stone from there as well as many other building material. Say "Hi" to you mom for me! 😊
Thanks. Will do. I am sure you will be happy with your choice of materials from Wilcon, the local equivalent of Home Depot or Lowes.
Thx for subing
What a beautiful palace, love it all, the yard the house, just amazing.
It truly is!
Mmmm...battleship gray. My favorite! lol.
I really like everthing in this house....color grey is my fav in the house external paint...wonderful :-)
Beautiful house I'd be it if I was planning on moving to the Philippines long term I think I could fix a couple jaguar in that garage for sure LoL
yes i agree live like a king who cares as long u have a nice home fantastic security what else u need
What a beautiful house love it.
Especially the space
Wow, love this place :)
Yr house looks amazing and l love it
What are the estimated cost of these homes.
Gorgeous home - anywhere in the world!
Beautiful video James..we have the Mavic pro drone and we don't use it much...your videos may get me motivated...if we wanted to share pics or videos with you, how can we do it?
This is the nicest looking house in the Philippines. Gorgeous......great job!
Lol maybe but tbh not really
This is very nice house you can't feel that you are in Philippines very modern design i like it how is wrth
I'm not sure folks around the world really know what's available in the Philippines. I'm trying to show you can live in anything from my tiny P3000/month apartment here to a place like Davids.
for me when i retire i don't need that mansion maybe just a 2 bedroom condo in tagaytay. is tagaytay part of batangas?
tagaytay is part of cavite
Wow! Huge & beautiful house😍👍
Thank you for sharing awesome video sir😊
Your new subscriber.😊
First like, then watch, cannot go wrong here
Thanks!
Great job droning!!
Do one of the early episodes talk about your history? Ex military, etc. I was stationed in the PI for seven years and have been married to my Filipina bride for 37 years.
Haven't done a bio yet Richard. Good idea though. Navy or Air Force? Congrats on being with your asawa for 37 years! Where are you now?
Las Vegas. Air Force retired. Retiring for the second time next month. No 50% pension from the second one tho.
CONGRATULATIONS,YOU STAYS TOGETHER,
This is my kind of modern house. The house is around 500sqm, how about the lot? Is $150,000US in the ballpark for the house?
I think its around 550sqm and his asking price is just shy of P30m...about USD$600k.
Price is very reasonable for a Custom House on a Fairway There asking 3,000,000 for a small 2 bedroom Condos in Roxas City Capiz size is about that of his master bedroom Plus no headaches with Contractors LOL
Out of my price range then.
That is an amazing price! I live in Oahu (Hawaii) and this house will be worth over $6million in Kahala area. My house is worth $500K and 1/2 of the size of their house.
around 25mill php
Wow very nice
I live in Mexico city that house would not look out of place here great video James thank David what a beautiful house.
I'll pass your kind words on to David. Thanks Paul!
My PI Dream Thankyou James
This is my 2nd time watching this, first was 5 years ago.. gorgeous house. And I'm curious has it been sold?
Not sold yet from my understanding.
i assume the construction of concrete and steel is of the same standards as your place
Very nice video James! Nice work with the Drone !
Thanks mo mo! Got my wings now!