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Making Money in the Philippines
Too many foreigners mistakingly think they can make some money in the Philippines with an Internetcafe or a restaurant...

If a foreigner asks me "how to make money in the Philippines?" I always tell him about the Pili nut. You buy a piece of a big farm that grows the pili trees and earn a monthly income from that.

Some foreigners prefer to first rent a house and live with their girlfriend for a while before taking the next step (marry and/or build a house).
Meanwhile they have a nice extra income from the farmland they bought (of which THEY are the 'owner'; not their fiancee).
Some even argue; "Why I should build a house anyway? I better invest that money in farmland and with the income of that I just rent a house and even have money left for other things".

A one-hectare Organic Farm (cleared and with infrastructure) can cost US$ 30,000 and can provide roughly US$ 700 net monthly with the crops or Pili-nuts or an organic bee-farm or whatever; ongoing income to supplement your pension.

- Technical know-how for the crops is provided by foreign experts, Philippine Universities, Philippine Government Representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Industry etc. etc.
(maybe even YOU can assist as an expert?)
- Full support of the Philippine Government because its GREEN, its Eco and brings development to rural areas.
- Ideal for a 'passive investor' (you don't neccessary have to make your hands dirty; you even don't have to live on the land, just buy it as investment; the day-to-day land management is done for you) as compared to the active participation required to operate a retail- or manufacturing business.
Too many foreigners mistakingly are thinking they can make some money in the Philippines with an Internetcafe or a restaurant.
- REMEMBER ALSO: any land/lot you buy will never lose its value; it will most likely even skyrocket in price.
Even if you buy it at 50% downpayment and the rest per month for a few years with a little interest; the lot will meanwhile go up in price.
- Foreigners can not own land in the Philippines in their name but by taking ownership in a corporation you gain ownership and 100% control.
- Whenever you are ready later you can build a little home in the middle of your land to live there or use it as vacation-house.
- Security-guards are included in the 'retirement village concept' and there will be enough like-minded Foreign Nationals to have a chat with.


Why is this concept of 'income producing agricultural land' so successful?
- Because its 'hassle free'; you are guided by a 'foreigner' (mostly from your country-) in every step involved.
- Because you will 'share' the (expensive) needed harvest-equipment and machines like a tracktor and you will have roads to- and from markets all of which would be not profitable if you would do the same on your own little piece of land anywhere else...
- Because you bypass the expensive 'Big Name Developers'.
- Because The Philippines has all that is required to produce extremely high crop-yields.
Local Filipino farmers are not negatively affected because most products are for export plus they benefit from the fact that the retirement villages and farms create jobs and provide non-profit support for them also.
- Because it gives you 'residual income' wherever you are and all work is being done for you!
- Because it might be your hobby; a vegetable farm, flower farm, mango farm, goat farm, rice farm, poultry farm, piggery (hog) farm, game farm, dairy farm, cattle farm, bee farm etc.


The only people who seem to realy understand us 'foreigners' seem to be... foreigners.
Like the guy from Australia whom I interviewed (married to a Filipina) who set up a complete retirement village for foreigners.
Why pay ridiculous prices to a Developer (with all their overhead) while it can be realized at a much lower cost?

Do you really WANT LUXURY? Do you NEED it? Can you AFFORD it?
A big house, swimmingpool etc?
Or are you just as happy sitting in your garden with a beer?

Be one of the first and grab those 'most-wanted' lots with the perfect view; overlooking the sea and hills.

Your house in the middle of your 1-ha lot; also the solution for 'karaoke-terror'.
(There's nothing wrong with karaoke IF YOU ARE IN THE MOOD FOR IT,
but your opinion changes very quickly when a neighbor is in the mood at 11 PM and you are not...)

I also encourage retirees to reside at least 200 km from the wife's family, or every day someone will be knocking on your door for a hand out. Nevertheless, most never listen to me - they listen to their 'sweetheart'.
(cant blame you, love is blind I know, but dont tell me later I didn't warn you!)
Sooner than later they all find out that I was right and now are stuck with an expensive home they already built (and do not own because they did not listen to my other advice about taking a look at my list of options to be 100% in control of your property instead of letting your Filipina wife of girlfriend be the owner).

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  'Free Philippine House Design' can be Very Expensive

Any Philippine architect or engineer has to go through many years of study and a very strict board-exam. Same like doctors and lawyers.  There seems to be a common misconception amongst those who want to build a home in the Philippines; they expect an architect or Philippine contractor to make a sketch of the house and a floorplan...for free...
Doctors and Lawyers do not give free services...
Why would any self-respecting professional give free services? Is he maybe desparate to get a job? That would not be the best choice... and a licensed Philippine architect is by law not allowed to give free services.

Making blueprints is not just 'making a drawing of the house'; it means the architect has to make sure he (and his team of specialists who know all about the soil-type, plumbing, electrical etc.) will create a home that stands for generations. Because according to the Philippines Building Code there is a 15 year accountability on structural mistakes; the engineer or architect who signs the blueprints might be responsible if your building suddenly starts to tilt to the left...or your pool starts leaking. Now you also understand that Philippine architects are NOT EXPENSIVE; you pay the architect not simply for 'making a design'; there is MUCH MORE AT STAKE. You pay for his skills, craftsmanship, experience, arts, value engineering etc.

a Picture of YOUR Philippine House; click here...

 Save Money with Efficient Design leading to Lower Cost of Construction

Save up to 30% on Construction Cost in the Philippines

With the correct planning (design/blueprints) you can save up to $3 for every $10 that you spend on the total construction project.

Typically people let an architect make blueprints (design) and then ask a few contractors to quote (project bidding-tender) based on the same blueprints. BUT they forget that the highest impact on cost are found in the planning- and design-stage; NOT in bidding.

At the bidding-process you have to show all contractors (the same-) blueprints and they will count also the UNNECESSARY things if your blueprints are not made professionally; they have to follow the plans...

With the bidding-process you can save a few Dollars (and mostly lose quality!) but a GOOD design can save you up to 30% of the total construction project cost by optimizing the FUNCTION of ALL parts of your project.

Asking a friend or relative to make a quick-cheap design might NOT be a good idea if they do not have extended practical knowledge and design a building that is beautifull but not practical/economical/affordable to construct...
It can turn out to be costing up to 30% too much due to structural design-mistakes.

The solution is 'Value Engineering':

This does not mean 'cheapen' your building nor 'cutting corners'.
It means removing unnecessary expenditures and find alternatives.
It means using knowledge which other Philippine architects and contractors fail to recognize due to lack of information, shortage of time, rigid application of standards, reluctance to seek advice, habitual thinking, failure to admit ignorance, poor human relations, resistance to change or they make decisions based on feelings rather than facts.

Spending a little more on planning, design/blueprints will save you much more than you think.

For EFFICIENT Philippine House DESIGN; click here...

 

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Procedure to Build a House in the Philippines

Six Easy Steps

 1: Most important is COMMUNICATION. It's YOUR house so please tell your architect or contractor all about your plans/wishes; location to build, when, how many storey, rooms, floor area, budget-range between minimum and maximum (do you need financing/loan?) etc. so they can give you the best advice.

 2: Just select from their data-base of house-designs and interior examples and they will make for you a UNIQUE design that will fit your LOT, WISHES and BUDGET.

 3: Inspection of your lot
a. verify location and orientation of your house- and window positioning/alignment with the sun, shadow plus wind (this effects design)
b. verify soil and neighbor-buildings (this effects design)
c. verify local government or subdivision's regulations/restrictions
d. verify logistics/accessibility
e. verify availability of building-materials and manpower
f. verify source of electricity/water
g. make pictures
h. make a short report of the findings

 4: Select a method to construct; hollow blocks, solid concrete walls, light-weight concrete blocks (keep the heat and noise outside), 'green-building' (ECO-) etc.

 5: With your help and directions they make a rough sketch of the house (colored schematic design) and floor plans to fit your LOT, WISHES and BUDGET.
This is subject to relevant revisions; you change it until perfect. They also bring you to the hardware stores to show what finishing materials will be used.
Then they calculate the construction-cost and give a timeline.

 6: If approved by you; it is time to make the blueprints which contains all TECHNICAL details.
Then apply for a building-permit and start building.

Let your relative build your house in the Philippines!

No problem. But make sure that when one of the workers gets into an accident (or worse) you are not hold liable...

What do you know about the Philippines Construction Code?

Maybe better hire a licensed Philippine home builder..?

Building a House in the Philippines?

Lately we hear more and more stories from our website-readers about the problems which they encounter because of the fact that they get the 'services' of a Philippine 'contractor' or an 'architect' which happen to be a friend or relative without an office, without a contract...And they are offered very low prices...

The result is:
- 'contractors' disappear when the house is half finished
- houses that look nice when built start to crack/leak soon because the low price you pay forces the 'contractor' to use cheap materials
- 'architects' make a ridiculous design with a foundation of half a meter thick (yes believe it, we have seen this ourselves!)

A 'good' contractor will keep up 'a certain level of quality' and refuse to help you if you ask them to 'build a cheap home' to avoid losing their good name and license.
The reason is simple; when you force a contractor to build a home in the cheapest way possible and with the cheapest materials then you definitely will experience problems within 1 year after building. And then the contractor is to blaim while the home-owner got exactly what he paid for...

Most problems occur because people select the cheapest services without thinking long-term.
It is possible to have Quality, Service and Durability but it will cost a little more...

 

Here is as example an actual inquiry we received: BRYAN (b...@yahoo.com) on Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 11:19:49 address: ... TONDO MLA Contact: 0915... Comments: OUR BUILDING SETTLE DOWNWARDS SO WE NEED A CONTRACTOR TO MAKE THE SOIL STABILIZED BY MICROFILLING AND GROUTING. HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE NEED? This is a 5 story building that has settled down 4 inches on one side and has started to slip 6 inches sidewards; we adviced to demolish, there's no solution. ...This is what happens if you think 'anyone can build a house'... Here is another example: From: David W <d...@hotmail.com> Subject: RE: David W Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009, 10:03 AM ...well my mother had her house built on her land. She had so many different local carpenters building her house. Let me just give you a few examples that went wrong. Took to long to build the hollow blocks started to crumble the house was place all the way towards the back of the land so it's such a long walk and not much room towards the back yard. the design is not right and to much money was spent on the house which I cant figure why or where the money or material went... We can show you a very long list of these kind of E-mails.

Peace of Mind; Afraid of 'overpricing'?

You want to know EXACT how many steel bars and sack of cement is used?
The solution is a 'Supervision Package'; you pay a fixed amount (a percentage of the estimated total construction-cost) to the contractor to manage/supervise your project. They arrange all the paperwork, materials and labor BUT you are the one to pay those (not to the contractor) during the construction. You don't have to be available all the time; you receive receipts for all materials and labor that have to be payed.
This 'Supervision Package' quarantees also that the project will be finished within the agreed time-frame.

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Philippine Swimming Pool Construction and Landscaping

    We construct pools using a special method with the assurance that leaks in any part of the pool are eliminated.

 (15 years accountability on structural mistakes). We built an Olympic size pool this way also.

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