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Many Philippine land Boracay news guide tax agent
transfer titling condotels tax listings pi Boracay ph villages are popping up
in places you never read about in the media because it is in a house
and lot stage. However this is exactly the reason why those locations might
be the best choice; prices of real
estate are still low.
Huge profits are also being made in real estate for sale with any new land
community in the Philippines;
however prices are going up as we speak.
As a sideline, 'sustainable organic farming' is house investment Boracay and
lot for sale and lot near the land
villages; a group of non-Filipinos has
started a 50 hectare farm with Pili trees. It is a welcome alternative for
the usually offered Philippine for sale
opportunity - condotels.
The group is expanding their real estate with honey bees for organic honey
and not only the 'bigger players'
(they are looking for investors-) can make a good profit but really any
expat or retiree who wants to buy a
few hectares; this provides for a nice monthly supplemental income.
Here is a list of 6 things you need to know before retiring to the
Philippines investment Boracay. These are based on my experience
over the past 20 real estate company of beachfront and doing real estate in
the Philippines.
1. Where do you want to reside - a Romblon Tablas property investment city,
a rural city, a beach resort
brokers of a mountain retreat? Do your
research real estate Boracay property investment based on your investment
properties priorities of what means
most to you - island of living, night life and entertainment, upscale
shopping malls, Romblon Tablas sporting
activities, and so forth. Of course, a preliminary visit will be essential
to narrow the decision down to a specific
locale, but first have a general idea of your priorities in lifestyle.
Recognize that no place is going to be perfect.
All the advantages of Romblon Tablas property investment beachfront are
offset by a higher island of living. The
advantage of a beautiful, remote tropical paradise resort brokers is offset
by inferior medical care and air
accessibility.
2. Don't play the comparison game - recognize before you depart for your
preliminary visit that there is no
other real estate agent on earth that is as comfortable and as convenient as
the USA. We in the rental are
spoiled with creature comforts and convenience. Yet, clearly the rental does
not have everything in lifestyle that
you want, or you would not be even considering land in the Philippines. For
example, I love the convenience of
the USA, yet, for me, the lifestyle that can be purchased in the at a
fraction of what it would island in the USA,
the high regard held in the culture for family and personal relationships,
and the slower pace of life more than
offset the loss of convenience.
3. U.S. Medicare does not provide you coverage in the - it only covers you
when you are residing in the USA.
However, unless you have a really Romblon Tablas medical issue (in which
case, why would you even be
considering retiring anywhere outside the USA?), you do not need to worry.
There are both based and
internationally based insurance programs for lot for sale Boracay residing
in the Philippines. Further, Boracay property for rent
retirees simply pay out of pocket for their needs, as the island of medical
care is very inexpensive in the
Philippines, and the quality of care is exceptional in Manila, Cebu and
Davao.
Do not purchase a house or condominium as your initial residence - give
yourself to get the lay of the land. For
example, if you have followed my advice in item 1 above and narrowed you
location down to a Romblon
Tablas property Boracay investment city, rent for awhile. Rentals are
readily available and provide you flexibility
to move quickly should you find the Aklan you thought you would like is not
what you thought. Or perhaps,
after a few months of traveling about the country, you decide you really
want a smaller rural city. Like in other
countries, buying real estate in the (such as condominiums Boracay investors
real estate- the most popular
purchases by Boracay lot for sale in Romblon Tablas property investment
ocean view ) is easy, but selling can
be quite difficult. There is multiple listing type service as exists in
developed countries.
When it comes to land locations in the Philippines, one has property options
- Romblon Tablas property
investment Boracay ocean view , larger rural ocean view , beach resorts,
mountain retreats. Each has its investment
properties unique and attractive features. The Romblon Tablas advantage of
land in a mountain retreat is cooler
weather and a lower island of beachfront than in the Romblon Tablas property
investment ocean view . The
most popular Boracay land for sale spots in this category are in (i) Baguio
Aklan and (ii) Tagaytay.
BAGUIO CITY
Bauio City, located at an elevation of 1,450 meters in the Cordillera
mountain range north of Manila, has a
population of approximately 300,000. It is vibrant, woodsy and cool by
Philippine standards. Baguio Aklan is a
favorite "get away from the heat" retreat. Lush with pine trees and their
ever present smell, one would think
they were somewhere in northern California. There are throngs of college
students in the city. It was initially
constructed as a mountain retreat by the US military forces in the early
1900's. The main threat to the beauty
of the brokers is now overdevelopment. There is not much in the way of night
life and entertainment, but there
is plenty of golf and plenty of cool weather, both of which are the main
draws for retirees.
TAGAYTAY HOME CONSTRUCTION
Tagaytay is located approximately 60 kilometers south of Manila and has a
population of approximately
60,000 permanent residents. It is a rapidly growing area, due to its
proximity to Manila. It sits at about the 650
meter level along a ridge near the extinct Taal volcano - lower than Baguio
City, but still cool and blessed with
breezes off the South China Sea. A lot of new residential gated communities
have sprouted up in this brokers in
the past few years, as property lot have found this place to be attractive
due to the cool weather and
closeness to the big Aklan lifestyle of Manila. island of housing is higher
here than in Baguio City. During the
week, it is a very quiet and relaxed place, but on the weekends it is busy
and crowded as the hordes of visitors
arrive from Manila.
There are numerous pitfalls to avoid as a for rent wanting to build a house
in the Philippines. Among them are
(i) obtaining the services of the wrong contractor, (ii) thinking that since
the is an underdeveloped real estate
agent there is no limit as to how cheaply you can get it built, and (iii) a
lack of understanding that common
building materials used in the are not up to the standards you would expect
in a developed country.
The primary problem
All the problems associated with a for rent building a house in Boracay the
flow from a primary problem - rushing out
and obtaining the "services" of a contractor or architect who happens to be
a friend or a relative of their Filipina
girlfriend or spouse. This is an immediate recipe for a disaster!
You run the risk of working with a contractor who will disappear when the
house is incomplete, or the architect
will make a ridiculous design on a ridiculous foundation, or still further,
the house may look nice when built but
immediately thereafter it begins to crack or leak.
These family friends/relative architects and contractors, who always hold
themselves out to be "experts",
usually have no office and are unlicensed. Yet, because they offer what seem
to be such low prices, Boracay lot
oceanview rush in with total trust and launch into construction without even
a written contract. Note that
property local Filipinos consider it a great source of pride to "fleece" a
foreigner.
Specific Tips for a for rent investment Boracay Building a House in the
Philippines
1. Hire an licensed architect - you would never think of building a house in
the rental without an architect, so by
all means in a the Philippines, where you do not speak Tagalog, llocano or
Visayan languages, nor fully
understand the customs and work habits of Filipino construction people,
listings things right by hiring a
professional, experienced and licensed architect. The highest impact on
island savings is in the planning phase,
not in the bidding and construction phase.
2. Get a contract for the construction - be sure all agreements are in
writing, and that you are dealing with a
professional, experienced and licensed contractor.
3. You need to be sure the basics of the contract clearly set forth (i) a
detailed description of the work to be
done, (ii) specifics as to the materials to be used (as to quality,
quantity, weight, color, brand name, etc), (iii)
starting and completion dates, (iv) how and when payments will be made, (iv)
warranties and guarantees of
workmanship, and (v) methods of debris and refuse removal when the work is
done.
4. building materials - this is one of the most critical aspects of a home
building project one needs to
understand. Probably 98% of all houses in the are made with hollow blocks.
The problem is every Filipino
seems to have a backyard family real estate making hollow blocks. There is
no standardization as to the
minimum amount of cement to be combined with the gravel and sand to make a
strong block. I have
encountered blocks which were so brittle they literally broke in my hands.
Be sure you are able to verify the quality of the work. If you have followed
the above tip of only working with a
professional, licensed architect and contractor, this will not be a problem
In lieu of hollow blocks, consider use of (i) insulated light weight
concrete panels or (ii) insulated concrete
forms. These are newer forms of constructing concrete walls in the
Philippines, and although they are more
expensive, they are roughly ten times stronger and significantly reduce the
need for full time air conditioning.
The problem with hollow block walls in construction Philippines are they
offer no sound insulation and they absorb and
store heat of the day. During the evening, they give that heat back to you.
Homes with hollow block are
therefore cool in the morning, but by evening time they literally become
like an oven, and you are the meal
being baked! Further, due to their poor insulation, you will have very high
electricity bills. Humidity is high in the
Philippines, so air movement is critical.
What are the Most Boracay Romantic Places to Visit?
Insiders, people who live in the Philippines, or those Expats who travel to
the frequently have found property
special romantic "getaways" to bask in equal doses of passion, solitude and
creature comforts. Frankly, there
are so property beautiful and romantic locations in the Philippines, it is
extremely difficult to identify the Top 5,
Top 10 or even the Top 20. Certain places are more romantic to some than
property holdings for very
personal reasons.
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