Building a home in the Philippines. Is it still a good investment?
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Congratulations on your 1-year new home anniversary! We absolutely love the views and your home is beautiful.
Thank you Andre, appreciate the comment.
Congratulations to you. I’ve watched your journey from early on… I continue to watch and learn. Thank you. 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you, appreciate the comment and you watching our videos.
Happy 1st Anniversary. Great job to the both of you. Enjoy your videos.
Thank you appreciate it.
Happy first anniversary guys. Wish you the best for the coming years. You deserve a double thumb up for all the good work you did to get this beautiful home. love and respect to you Greg and Wilma! Thanks a lot for all your good advices and wise opinions.
Thank you, appreciate it. The year flew by.
congratulations on the one year anniversary. Continued success with your channel.
Thank you, appreciate it.
Congratulations for a 1 year of relaxing and enjoyment with your beautiful retirement home.
Nice video with the new format.
Hi Anna, one year flew by. Appreciate the feedback.
Amazing job Greg and Wilma!! I can see the transformation, well done.
Thanks Leo, good to hear from you. Thanks for watching.
Great update! Your place is gorgeous...
You've done an excellent job with the whole process...
The location is perfect, and the landscaping plus pool are icing on the cake!
Congrats, and I'm looking forward to more!
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Thank you appreciate the comment.
Congrats on the special day, all the best Kevin
Thank you. I appreciate it.
Good job, nice house as always . . . we really enjoyed watching this video
Thank you appreciate it.
Love your channel - thank you for sharing all you've learned ! We have bought land in Padre Burgos in Southern Leyte this year, and will be building before we retire in ~5/6 years - excited to get started !!
Congrats on your future build. You will be happy when it's ready to be moved into. Thanks for watching.
Some great information as to location and the power issues and solar power!!
Yes definitely would like the cost breakdown!
Congratulations 🎊 looking forward to retirement!
Thanks for commenting and watching our videos.
You did good with editing this video 👏 👏 👏 its definitely an upgrade from day one 😆 amazing job Wilma and Greg!
Thank you for that feedback, appreciate it.
I have always admired your home. Thanks for sharing it on here.
Your welcome, thanks for the comment.
Thank for a intresting video and coming video about the cost today,And I also looking forward to see a video of Prince...I think I am not alone...thank you in advance..John.
Yes, I need to do a separate video just on Prince. He's an awesome dog. Thanks for watching.
Looking forward on your next video on the cost differences from when you built your home to the new prices to build as of now. Thanks
Yes, I will start working on that video.
loved the new format.
Thanks.
A subscriber here who enjoys your vlogs.
Thank you appreciate it.
Congrats on the One year anniversary!
Thank you.
Turned out well. Good stuff ahead. Sounds like fun
Always looking to do little things to keep us busy. Thanks for watching.
Love the new video edit, great job guys! It's very useful to hear this recap, and I'm very interested in prices of materials and services today, as Angie and I will be building soon! Watching from Savannah, Georgia. Hope to be back soon ♥️👍🏻
Thanks Kevin, appreciate the comment. Will work on that cost comparison video. Take care.
The new format went really well, and so happy that the first year went very well. Looking forward to the new projects that will be going on. Wilma wants a clean dirty kitchen😊. I have always said you have a million dollar view just looking out the front window. Be well and enjoy. Always here to see what you guys are up to, before making my way there in 2025.
Thanks Steve, appreciate it. 2025 will be here before you know it.
Thank you both for all the work you've put in. We look forward on seeing the price comparisons in the next one 👏
Thanks and I think that videobwill be interesting.
WOW hard to believe it has been ONE year. GREAT VIDEO. Your home is beautiful and agree with all the new item projects. The weather here in the Hudson Valley has been very unusual. A section of Orange County was hit hard the other day with rain, winds and electrical loss. You both look great and enjoy watching -- I think I have been watching from the beginning of your channel. Take care and be safe. P.S.--Prince is a beauty.
Thank you Gloria for being a long term viewer. The year simply flew by.
Just started watching this episode but I sure as hell hope the answer is “YES” to the title.
Need to watch and find out lol.
I like how you did the video. House is beautiful as always . Miss you guys ❤
Thanks, switched it up a bit. Miss you too.
Congrats on your 1st anniversary as a retired young couple in the 🇵🇭
Thank you, appreciate the comment.
congrats on the 1 year anniversary guys .have been watching since the first shovelful . you should trademark the design and blueprints of your place and make a few bucks from the "franchise" houses that may pop up around the area ..would be easier for many to have a model home like yours to look at and less time with engineering and architect work ... sure i would have done some things different but it is not my house . it all turned out great and you 2 are happier than ever .
Thanks for that suggestion. Appreciate you being a long time viewer.
Congratulations. 🎉❤
Thanks
Gread job guys !
@@Jupizero thank you.
Always informational, thank you!
You bet, thanks for watching.
Not sure if this is an email kind of question, but would buying land then building over 5years viable? @buildingthephilippines
@Milos.L yes, people definitely build that way here. Especially, OFWs. The only concern is keeping an eye on where your money is going. Might be hard to be sure where your money is going over such a long build time.
Love your house. Been watching your videos for about a year. My wife is from Dumaguete so I have been visiting there for over 24 years. When I first went there it was a small sleepy town with almost no expats.
Thank CJ for commenting and watching our video. Many expats here now.
Plac looks great! Congrats on your 1st year anniversary! We’re planning on early retirement to PI in October. We’ll rent for the first year searching for our Happy Place. We’re planning to search in Mindoro and within a couple of hours of Manila where my wife’s family is. Definitely looking for ocean views with an elevation for sure! 👍 Happy Memorial Day from America 🇺🇸. ✌🏻
Congrats on the future retirement to the Philippines. Enjoy it all !!!
Yeah as long as u two stay comfortable n happy.
Absolutely, good point. We are in it for the long haul.
congratulations🥳
Thank you
This was very helpful and motivational for me considering building a home in the province with my wife.
I'm glad the video was helpful. Thanks for watching.
Congratz on 1 year! Yes, have been second guessing whether I want to build a home just because of the stress and requirements to be on site. Liked the transition to the drone view at the beginning. On the dirty kitchen, don't you want to have the breeze coming through to make it cooler? Don't forget about adding the extra water tank. Does your original $60k US cost for the build include the solar? Know you said the solar cost about $10k US. Its hard to tell but it looks like the main room may have baseboards, maybe consider doing all the rooms too.
Love your home though, it's great, especially the pool, love it. Thanks for the video, Wilma and Greg...Jim
Yes, there is stress building here. Dirty kitchen is too dirty with the open side. Will need to vent for smoke. Solar was an add on. $7k to take build to $67k. Yes, did do baseboards in main room and master bedroom. Will do baseboards in the 2 other bedrooms as well.
Been with you since you moved in. Wow, that flew by! Starting our pool build next month with our Building the Philippines inspired pool! Follow if you’d like to see it unfold!
We will, congrats on your future build.
Cograts on your build, 6 months into my build here in Ormoc you mentioned tiling outside deck, i suggest nonslip tiles, pay a little more but worth it in the end, especially rear end!! GL✌️
Thanks for the suggestion appreciate it.
Looks like a bright welcoming home in a great location!
Thank you, appreciate the comment.
we will be moving to the PI in the next two to three months. We will be going back and watching all your videos about looking for the land and the entire build process to help us get where we want yo be within a couple of years.
Congrats on your move. We documented the entire build. We hope it's a good resource for you.
Already a year what a roller coaster! Well I have been in the garden. The spring weather has been crazy! Ann is finally getting back on her regular schedule for Doctors appointments. She is still on a liquid diet. Hope you guys get some rain. I would love to see some rain without the hail and
Tornadoes ..
Hi Charles, glad to hear Ann is getting better. Need rain very badly here.
COST DIFFERENCE is an EXCELLENT IDEA :)
Thanks for that information.
Yes, its great
Thank you
Very good vdeo
Thanks
you hit my two requirements right on the head, elevation to get away from the heat in a tropical climate as well as mountain and sea views.
Yes, they were on our list for finding land as well. Thanks for watching.
Gratulation i still following up !!!
Thank you, appreciate it.
Wow, very surprised it has been one year since you completed your house. Everything looks great, especially the pool! About the dirty kitchen, perhaps you should consider a sliding patio door to close off the open end and install ventilation fan(s) above if needed to keep the dirty kitchen cooler.
Time is certainly moving along. Thanks for that suggestion appreciate it.
Very good video, nice home. Question I don't see typhoon shutters?
This area is known to not be in the park of typhoons. Famous last words. May cost them out some day. Thanks for commenting.
Wow I love your house
Thank you, appreciate it.
Sir you did a great job. Congrats very impressed: please don’t do crown molding it will take away from modern look and start to make your home look mismatch
Thank you, appreciate the comment.
Would have liked to see the video take up the whole screen though. Once my parents pass away, we will most likely move back to the Philippines. We have 11 1/2 acres in my wife's village. I have plans for solar, battery backup and all the nice things.
Thanks for commenting and watching the video.
Happy one year 😊
You are my favorite couple , never miss any of your videos . I love of your personalities, both of you so patient and sweet . Nadia from AZ
Thank you
Thanks Nadia, appreciate it.
Put glasspatio doorsatboth ends. That way you will have light.
Thanks for the suggestion, appreciate it.
Your lot is 1000 square meters, right? Nice video! Thank you.
1100 square meters, thanks for watching.
Love your videos only been sub for a few months. Fellow 10% + 1 4yld. Going to build in Dipolog. Could you tell me what your sqm or sqft of the house is. Couldn't find it in your vids. Trying to make my own budget. Thanks for the great job you do providing info. Your vids have helped me understand a lot of things.
Congrats James on the future build. House is 168 square meters. Thanks for watching.
Congrats on your beautiful home! How long will it take to offset the cost of installing the solar system? My last bill was about 20,000 pesos.
400,000 divided by 20,000 = 20 months. That's a great ROI.
I am starting to build a home that looks a lot like yours on the exterior. Especially the roof line. With a parapet on 3 sides with it draining on the backside. I thinking that it will be a 9ft 10inch to a 9 foot slope. What is the slope on yours and does it drain out the back? Any suggestions ? You will be able to see the whole roof from the backside of the house. Thanks for the video it helps a lot.
Our shed type roof is pitched 5 degrees. The water sheds over our 10 foot back wall. We built the wall one meter on our property and built a concrete drain. All rain water from the roof goes off the property.
Awesome pricing for a house 60k is a great price and you can expand later after the initial which is cool...
Yes, much cheaper here in the Philippines. Thanks for commenting.
Hey Guys. Congratulations on your one year anniversary of your beautiful home completion.
In regard to your motorized gate. Ensure you get enough remotes included for all your vehicles and a key pad for your house. Our keypad is about 20 yards from our motor and it is roughly 70% effective. You guys have a long distance from inside your home and your gate. I would recommend you ensure you get a key pad that can control the motor from inside your home. Thanks for the your time. Be safe.
That's a great recommendation, appreciate the assistance.
Another Philippines vlogger (It’s Me) recently did a cost update from when he built his house a couple of years ago. He lives about an hour or 2 outside of Duma. I think that the cost of nearly everything (materials, labor, appliances, etc…) went up 20-25%. His location might have a little to do with the extra cost of things as well. You should do one too. You know things went up, it’s just a matter of how much. It will give your viewers of how much things cost now.
Yes, that's the plan. We will be doing that video soon. Thanks for watching.
A beautiful home, no matter what country you are in. When a home is build the way you want to, to your own needd and taste, nothing can beat that, no matter the money....oh, and the video is good too :) Cost are going up like crazy everywhere...but also the people are starting to ask for crazy $$$$$ too, so definately not as affordable as it was when you guys locked' in the price.
Thanks for the comment appreciate it. Costs are definitely rising.
Wow
Thanks
@@buildingthephilippines Its amazing what you build with so little money. I'm Asian American and someday wish to return back to Vietnam... and build something like this.. I can't even fathom something like this can be build for $60K.. even at $100K I think will be kinda hard
@dinhscot definitely cheaper to build in this country.
@@buildingthephilippines I must find this fantastic country name the Philippines.. seem like a magical country
You very well may start a consulting company if you were looking to get some additional income. My house in Dallas, TX had a pool with a connecting hot tub. The hot tub and 1/3 of the pool had a very nice carport type structure that was connected to the house which also created a nice patio area. Lighting and a couple outdoor ceiling fans created a 24/7, 365 days that this pool/hot tub/patio area could be used (except for lighting, thunder storms, and tornadoes). Even the patio deck was cooler to walk on. Congratulations on getting this done and not pulling your hair out. A real showcase for the $60k cost.
Thanks Dan, your hone sounds really nice. Thanks for watching.
Great video! Liked, subscribed, and shared. How much did the solar system and swimming pool cost? Is the cost of the pool included in the $60,000?
Thanks for subscribing. The house cost $60k. Pool was 800k and the added solar about 6 months after build completion was 400k.
@@buildingthephilippines ~ Thanks. So the cost of the pool is included in the $60K, or in addition to the $60K?
@@Call_Me_Troy house was $60k alone.
hope i can have a chance to do the same in a few years
You can make it happen. Go for it.
You guys have beautiful house & property to dream ❤ but while watching it something is missing. Perhaps a palm tree 🌴 next to bahay kubo or line up to your side fence it will look more tropical 😁 sorry for my 1 cent opinion.
We have 8 palm trees planted on the property. Dwarf variety. Will take a few years to get about 8 feet tall.
Do recommend digging a well to have reliable water source?
I was told, in this area, that is only a 50/50 proposition. They need to go very deep and it could be sulfur.
Greg and Wilma, provide your pool with a sun shade, there are different options: best may be uv rated tight screen /net type material , stretched in frame on a few columns
Greetings
Ted and Hannah
I think it would block our view of the ocean from inside the house. Appreciate the suggestion.
@@buildingthephilippines I have deen one at friends place, but they have no issues with a view.
Great video. Amazing your home has no cracks even with the hot dry climate and ground shifting. Quality materials is a must. About how much did you pay for the concrete and type? Looking at building concrete bamboo house. Did you ever have issues with workers chaning materials or problem with labor in general? Sorry for all the questions. We already have land. She purchased land long before we met. Cool climate rarely gets hot and lots of rain.
We paid about 190 to 200 a bag. Local brand. No theft during the build, finding skilled workers is a challenge.
Thanks. I enjoy your channel. I always learn something.
Thank you
My experience with uPVC ceilings, is that if you get the wrong material, it warps. And over time, the ceilings will be wavy in appearance. Also need proper ventilation
I'm actually in the middle of stretching a different design for the master bedroom. Trying to challenge the contractor to try something different. Stay tuned.
@@buildingthephilippines~ Did you say you will be doing this to keep the room warmer? I'm near Manila and I can't imagine needing to keep a room warmer. It sounds like you get almost Tagaytay cool there.
Im in 80k Payed off but its Everything From small truck to equipment to build, Love your place, In USA building Tiny for Spring Summer stays, about complete 25k, Pretty Crazy costs, Great move. ♥️🇵🇭the philippines, Looking at a farm now there, Good lord, Be Safe, God Bless
Congrats to you guys. Appreciate the comment.
DJI Microphones! It will make your audio much better inside the home 😀
Do you know if I can buy them on Shopee?
Congrads! Ibet 25 to 30 % difference
I think your right. Thanks for watching.
@@buildingthephilippines thank you always a pleasure for my wife and myself to watch
Would like to see a video on the solar.. the name and specs of each system batteries.. panels and the inverter. Cost of each would be great to
Already did that video, it's in the Playlist.
@buildingthephilippines will go back and look for it thanks
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@buildingthephilippines watched the video great system. Been doing lots research myself. FYI, 6000 cycle or 8 years on that battery should mean 20% degradation after 6000 full cycles.. so you will still have 80% capacity after that. So the battery will take you well past the 8 yr mark
@@asiasmells71 happy to hear that. Those batteries are expensive.
What would it take to get off the local grid completely? One more panel?
We don't want to ever go off grid. If system malfunctions, which they do sometimes, I don't want to be without electric.
At your elevation, how much air con do you have to use? Do you keep it on there in the main room during the day?
It’s a beautiful home and area. I’d love to find similar lot over here on the west side of Negros island - nearer to family in Bacolod and Guimaras island.
At 640 meters you don't need any aircon at all. We are using it during the day due to the construction dust next store. Once construction is over and screens are back in, there is no need for aircon.
@@buildingthephilippines sana all! Happy for you guys, you’ve earned it for sure.
Thank you
When you selected your build site did you do a search for any prior Volcanic / Earthquake / Landslide activity?
Yes, as much as you can. No landslides, earthquakes usually on the east coast of the country, and the volcano dormant for 600 years. Typhoons usually miss this Island. All of that probably means nothing anyway.
With your solar did you use a contractor ? I am wanting to put it in my home in Camotes Island Cebu
Yes, we used a new company in the area.
Can you share your designer and contractor? Thinking of building our dream home in the Philippines as well! One stiry house is tge way to go!
Architect was Roy Ang Gobonseng. Contractor does not want contact info shared. He's too busy with builds now.
exotic beauty
Thank you, appreciate that.
For those of us out of the loop, would be nice to know the basics:
60k. home only ? or home and land ?
if land too, whats the size of the land and where located (roughly, doesnt need to be exact).
home specs. # bedrooms, bathrooms, etc.
I mentioned on the video that I would place the link to the video that breaks everything down. Just watch that video.
Hi guys, are you going to do part 2 follow up on this video.
Yes, our last video we discussed that.
@@buildingthephilippines 👍 posted this question and the notification of your new video popped up 🤔
@@Ray_Warrenahhh, very good.
For 60K, great view .
Yes, thank you. We love it.
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Thanks for watching
Beautiful house. You didnt just showed a house. You showcased a beautiful lifestyle
Yes, you are correct. Enjoying life is more important as you get older.
@@buildingthephilippines great to hear from you. I’m an American. I told my Filipina wife that your house was the type of house I want to build. We plan to move to Palawan in 5 years
@lennyclark1998 that sounds like a plan. Congrats in advance.
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Thanks
Kevin, great vids, wonderful house. I am looking to purchase land on Leyte and need to find a good lawyer, any recommendations?
Who's Kevin? Sorry, I dont know any lawyers in Leyte.
@@buildingthephilippines sorry greg, I'm writing so many people looking for help. Do yoou know any good real estate attorney?
@JimiC. lol, no problem. I know one in Dumaguete, but not in Leyte. I believe you will need to find one on Leyte Island.
How much was the solar?
400k
What was the over cost for the just the pool part of the project?
$60k was the house only.
@@buildingthephilippines Thank you but I was wondering about the Pool cost.
800k
@@buildingthephilippines Thank you sir,
I think you are confused about what the term "Brown out" actually means. The correct term is "Black out" since the power goes out. A brown out refers to a temporary degradation/drop in voltage level (i.e., dimming lights or flickering).
Lol, the entire country calls a power failure a brown out. Black out, brown out or power failure it's all the same. If you have solar you won't experience either of the three.
When you say you spent $60k does that include land?
House only.
If it was my house I would consult a contractor about the idea I have on what I would do for a divider for the "dirty kitchen". Before the "nay sayers" jump in and comment that wouldn't be a very strong divider and what would happen to it during high winds or a vacation away from home while said bad weather may happen. The answer is the same for both complaints, just retract the divider against the wall and then clean the dust or leaves, after those periods which shouldn't happen very often.
Now to what I would do, I would do a divider with panels hinged together that run on tracks both on top and bottom, it would be really a clean look if both ceiling and floor tracks were imbedded. The bottom one it would be a must.
The tracks would run across the floor and ceiling leading to a curve that would guide the panels to the track running against the wall. The closer the 2 sets of wheels on the panels, two on top and two on the bottom, the smaller the radius of the curve. If like on the closet doors in the USA they would be mirror panels, once the divider was closed they would reflect the ocean complementing and enhancing the look of the whole house facing the ocean, and when open they would make the space seem far bigger. A panel could be a door on either side or more in the middle and another a window. When the dirty kitchen would be in use the open panels would allow for breezier and cooler space with the added bonus of enjoying the ocean view not being permanently barred by a permanent divider. It's just any idea, constructive criticism highly appreciated.
Well thought our comment. I will consider a retractable wall. Would need to be ordered and shipped in from another country though. This area, construction is pretty vanilla.
@@buildingthephilippines Mahalo, thank you in Hawaiian. Your house is stunning, awesome job and congratulations to both of you. It seems to me that the only parts you could possibly need would be the rollers, the tracks could possibly made out of would, a router should do the trick, the panels could just 1/4 plywood on both sides of a wooden frame to make a hollow panel to which the mirrors would be attached to.
Channel iron would be my choice, it has three solid sides and a "the fourth has a "notch" down the center perfect for the rollers mounting shaft and narrow enough to keep the rollers in place. Plus it would be fairly simple to make the curves needed, the iron just needs to get hot enough to be bent around something round with the radius needed, if one couldn't be found around concrete "stump" with a pin attached to it to hold the iron in place as it bends. So it's just a matter of finding rollers that will fit the channel iron and voila you have your retractable divider. the cost should be fairly cheap and quick and easy to do. If a window is installed I would place a mirror on the wall where the window would be when the divider was retracted so to have a continuous mirror wall even if somewhat affected by the window.
I apologize for intruding in your dream house plans, I really don't like to do intrude in other people's dreams, but sometimes I just can't seem not to, for that I'm sorry. Best wishes and health to both of you. Much Aloha
@@havaianuu thanks again.
So tell me where is the nearest hospital at in an emergency
ACE hospital is 35 minutes away.
I am surprised you have so much water for your pool. Other YTers in Dauin etc talk about the water shortage, brush fires etc.
Our water flows really good here. The issue is not lack of water, in my opinion, it's all the leaks from the black piping that's along side the road. So many leaks, we see it everyday.
Do you regret not buying property next to your house?
No, we couldn't afford it anyway.
Your wife has a nice house
Yes She does. I think I heard some sarcasm? Hopefully, it made you feel better.
Your total cost was $140k from another video ??
Watch both videos. We built the house for $60k. House.
@@buildingthephilippines I see. Total cost with land, fence, pool etc.was $140k.
@@JohnH9876 correct
You guys got your house just in time, before the world lost its collective minds! Nowadays you would be paying 20-26 more!
I agree, I will put together some figures and do that comparison video.
With 60k in the US you can't even afford a mobile home.
I know, much cheaper here. Thanks for commenting.