Moving to Manila

[subseastu]

Hi all

Well I thought I got away with it but the UK gov has now decided to tax offshore seafarers and back date it. So because of this the wife and I are looking to move to the philippines, probably somewhere in manila. We already have a small farm and wood holiday house in the province but this is too cut off for us for every day living.

So we are looking at areas of Manila. Does anyone have any websites for rental / sale houses in manila? I'm thinking in areas around Makati, pasay for starters as they seem to have resonable areas / subdivisions and quality of things to do / ammenities. We've not really spent that much time in manila so I'm only using these as start points and am open to other ideas. I think the intention is to find a studio flat connected to a hotel for some self catering while we look for a rental porperty.

The wife doesn't really have any close family around manila so we can't use them for assistance.

Ideally we'd like a 2-3 bed house with garden. Don't know about rental prices but maybe up to 20-25 thousand / month.

So any ideas???

[scott&ligaya]

There is a member on here FRED, I seem to remember that he has quality properties for rental around Manila. I have not seen him on the site for a while but you could try to PM him

best of luck

[subseastu]

Thanks for that but unfortunatly I can't PM here yet

[fred]

There is a member on here FRED, I seem to remember that he has quality properties for rental around Manila. I have not seen him on the site for a while but you could try to PM him

best of luck

That`ll be me then!! Thanks BTW.

Probably not much good to subseastu as our largest unit is a 55sqmtr apartment.
Pics here. www.apartmentinphilippines.blogspot.com

BTW... There`s usually loads of houses and other stuff advertised on craigs list.. Be careful with landlords here and don't expect to ever see your deposit again!!

[Mrs.JMajor]

Or try the sulit dot com dot ph where you can find online house for sale/rent with so many choices around manila area,

good luck ,may you find the best one to suits your way of living for everyday lives

[scott&ligaya]

ok I will try for you to contact him and pass on your posting

Sulit is good, I got our pick up from there

[nids123]

Hi all

Well I thought I got away with it but the UK gov has now decided to tax offshore seafarers and back date it. So because of this the wife and I are looking to move to the philippines, probably somewhere in manila. We already have a small farm and wood holiday house in the province but this is too cut off for us for every day living.

So we are looking at areas of Manila. Does anyone have any websites for rental / sale houses in manila? I'm thinking in areas around Makati, pasay for starters as they seem to have resonable areas / subdivisions and quality of things to do / ammenities. We've not really spent that much time in manila so I'm only using these as start points and am open to other ideas. I think the intention is to find a studio flat connected to a hotel for some self catering while we look for a rental porperty.



Ideally we'd like a 2-3 bed house with garden. Don't know about rental prices but maybe up to 20-25 thousand / month.

So any ideas???

hi i have a property to rent but its a condo unit its in taguig area near the fort and makati.im really looking forward to find a tenant t my unit coz ill be leaving soon to uk.its a 2 bedroom with terrace
60 squere metters and with loundry area,facing amenities infront of the main gate and with clubhouse with wifi,pool basket ball court and tennis court playground everything is there.also there is lots of unit for sale and house near the place to sale too. if u r interested just send me a messege so i can gv u my contact datails the rent is 11,500 only per month.

[Mrs.JMajor]

Oh yeah,your chance nids

[nids123]

Oh yeah,your chance nids

yes mrs major how i wish my property rented so soon i want to be with hubby soon hope he likes to visit my unit and hope he will like it.thank you mrs major.

[Mrs.JMajor]

yes mrs major how i wish my property rented so soon i want to be with hubby soon hope he likes to visit my unit and hope he will like it.thank you mrs major.

The way you describe looks good thou,considering that place is expensive area,i wonder how much you both bought it.......

[nids123]

The way you describe looks good thou,considering that place is expensive area,i wonder how much you both bought it.......

we boughtit for 2.2 with discount so its only 2.m well my husband and i we want to sell if it someone would offer the price we want for 2.m but if there is a tenant who would like to rent it the better so we keep the unit and have income when we come back here,we ask for postdated check for a year then we jsut gv it to my aunt to deposit on our account everymonth.

[empott]

The way you describe looks good thou,considering that place is expensive area,i wonder how much you both bought it.......

Nosy, MrsJM?

[Mrs.JMajor]

Nosy, MrsJM?

part of being business minded i guess,who knows i can afford to buy the said unit

[Mrs.JMajor]

Welcome back Fred How you doing?You must been busy making money huh

[fred]

Welcome back Fred How you doing?You must been busy making money huh

Very well thanks.. Our nipa hut 75% built..
Now trying to pick best spot for a jacuzzi..(Always wanted one and really cheap to build here)
Business couldnt be better as 17 units occupied by foreign tenants.
Im trying to enjoy it while it lasts!

[subseastu]

Fred

Where is it you're living? The trouble with all this advice is I'm getting mighty confused!!! Time for a step back, deep breath and have another look at all the info thats been posted.

[fred]

Fred

Where is it you're living? The trouble with all this advice is I'm getting mighty confused!!! Time for a step back, deep breath and have another look at all the info thats been posted.

He he...Im actually living in Bohol but our units are there in Imus Cavite..

[subseastu]

Ah right. just started looking at google maps, something I should've done at the start obvisously.

So you say bacoor is prone to flooding how does imus fair? Whats the town like regards shops (mall and groceries etc), resturants, bars etc. Want to be able to go out on a night with the wife.

[Mrs.JMajor]

oppss thanks Mod i thought member category (like what nids123 status) cant pm her

[Florge]

Oh... forgot to offer condo -- 60 sq meters, 2 BR and 1 library/office, 2 toilet and bath.. for only 1M.. assume balance thru Pag-Ibig... near SM Fairview.. not too crowede area, fresh air as it is in the suburbs...fully-furnished... lol...

[Mrs.JMajor]

I did try to deal like that ,asking how much the balance in PAG-IBIG and so they say 7000 php monthly and payable in 20 years because it was put into installment plan,so i asked what if someone will pay the balance in cash,they said it was deal with installment plan,so even some one wanted to pay it in cash,they will just less the balance like 5% (melting)

[Pepe n Pilar]

HI Subseastu, i have my family living in Manila hope i could be of help. If you're looking for a house/condo/apt for rent something like P25K/month that would be fine depends on what location of Manila. Have you thought of just buying, make a downpayment then have the monthly amortization of that amount? At least the property will be yours unlike if you're just renting.

[subseastu]

Hi angain everyone


THanks for all the suggestions so far. Unfortunatley we can't really do a condo as the wife wants to take our dog across with us (at massive cost by the looks!) So its got to be a house and lot.

Thanks for the look at the apartments Fred but like I say not suitable for us, very nice though.

I think we will rent first rather than buy cos we'll need to find an area we're happy with. I was looking at greenhills in pasig but have been warned off due to very haevy traffic outside the subdivsion (makes it difficult to get in and out let alone anywhere) Also apparently it floods outside so we're basically on an island!

We rented apartments in olongopo before and you're right about landlords. In 6 apartments not once did we get our deposit back. Robbing Ba$*£rds.

I'll certainly check out craigs list aswell if my internet behaves itself. THanks for the suggestions so far but does anyone have any experience with makati, pasig area?

[scottishbride]

Hi angain everyone


THanks for all the suggestions so far. Unfortunatley we can't really do a condo as the wife wants to take our dog across with us (at massive cost by the looks!) So its got to be a house and lot.

Thanks for the look at the apartments Fred but like I say not suitable for us, very nice though.

I think we will rent first rather than buy cos we'll need to find an area we're happy with. I was looking at greenhills in pasig but have been warned off due to very haevy traffic outside the subdivsion (makes it difficult to get in and out let alone anywhere) Also apparently it floods outside so we're basically on an island!

We rented apartments in olongopo before and you're right about landlords. In 6 apartments not once did we get our deposit back. Robbing Ba$*£rds.

I'll certainly check out craigs list aswell if my internet behaves itself. THanks for the suggestions so far but does anyone have any experience with makati, pasig area?

Hi mate! I have been living in Manila with Mel for 3 years now and really I much prefer to move out of the city. The traffic is hell, the pollution really bad as well, Mel and I just arrived back from Cebu, wonderful place. Anyway go to bahay.com, they have quite a large listing for the whole of the Philippines. I definately agree with you with regards to renting before you buy, there is a nice subdivision in Antipolo called Cottonwoods, developer is Crownasia, starting price is 4.3 million P's! Why are you being taxed? Is it because you work in UK waters! You can stay in the UK for up to 3 months as a non-resident. Good luck mate!

[Florge]

Hi angain everyone


THanks for all the suggestions so far. Unfortunatley we can't really do a condo as the wife wants to take our dog across with us (at massive cost by the looks!) So its got to be a house and lot.

Thanks for the look at the apartments Fred but like I say not suitable for us, very nice though.

I think we will rent first rather than buy cos we'll need to find an area we're happy with. I was looking at greenhills in pasig but have been warned off due to very haevy traffic outside the subdivsion (makes it difficult to get in and out let alone anywhere) Also apparently it floods outside so we're basically on an island!

We rented apartments in olongopo before and you're right about landlords. In 6 apartments not once did we get our deposit back. Robbing Ba$*£rds.

I'll certainly check out craigs list aswell if my internet behaves itself. THanks for the suggestions so far but does anyone have any experience with makati, pasig area?

Pasig is better... Makati is toooo crowded! Lived in Makati for over a year...

[Mrs.JMajor]

Pasig is better... Makati is toooo crowded! Lived in Makati for over a year...

Depends which part of makati

[mavid]

We have a house & lot for Rent. It's situated at Rosewood Village, Niog 2 Bacoor, Cavite.


2 Storey Corner Lot Unit

3 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Balcony

2 Toilets and Bath, Laundry, Very spacious Front/Car garage

Provision for Air Condition, CATV, and Telephone

Shuttle Service, 24-hour Security.

Subdivision is near SM Bacoor (10-15mins), SM Mall of Asia (30-45mins), Island Cove Resort(30mins), Tagaytay (2-3hrs)

Transportation is accessible to Makati, Ayala, Alabang, Sucat, Lawton and Manila.


Village Amenities & Facilities
Elegant entrance gate with 24-hour guards
Wide roads
Elevated water tanks
Air-conditioned Roman Catholic Chapel
Air-conditioned Clubhouse with Multi-Purpose Hall
Covered Basketball and Badminton Court
Swimming Pool with Waterwalls
Children's Playground and Landscaped Parks

[Florge]

Depends which part of makati

Well, even if you live in the villages, it's still crowded once you get out of the village... it's the business district though so you are in the midst of all action. But if you're the type who's laid-back and loves fresh air, Makati isn't for you... unless you'll just stay inside the village/condo where you live and would not go through the daily hassles of travel.

[thejarvs]

Hey guys, how about rent to own?does anybody knows a link or website to find a rent to own house in phil?

[subseastu]

I don't work in UK waters anymore if I can help it, its to do with the type of vessel I'm on. The hmrc in a revenue building exercise has decided that people the work on dive support vessels are no longer seafarers, I'm a navigator by the way!! THe goverment has in one swoop reduced the offshore british seafarer to ruins. Many of my shipmates are talking about bankrupcy and / or emigrating. The main problem is we budjet our year on a known wage, the gov is now talking of back dating our possible tax to april 08. This means that I'll have to find a years tax money payable by jan 10!! It ain't going to happen.

THis is why we're thinking of legging it to the phils and me going expat. You're right about the 3 month thing but first I have to have 12 months out the uk and not have a property registared to me. Hopefully we'll be able to rent our house out after I've finished doing it up.

I've heard alot of good things about cebu but the wife isn't from that neck of the woods, We've discounted olongopo aswell. Went back for a few days in january and I think it's changed for the worse, so that leaves manila. I know I'll be asking alot but Ideally a house and lot in a quiet sub division 5-10min form a market and maybe 30 min drive to a mall. THe province is a bit too remote and even the wife says we'd be too close to family. We'd visit on weekends etc.