How can I enter Philippines?

[Allovertheworld 355]

2 minutes ago, seekingthetruth said:

  As I said, I would stay here if it was just me, my wife and older stepdaughter, I would stay here.  However, for my two younger daughters, I believe their lives will be enriched by our move to the U.S.

 

My nephew moved right outside Davao City a few years ago.  I just talked to him, he said Davao CIty suxs now of days. Heavy traffic, law enforcement writing tickets right and left for any kind of violation they can to make money.  Curfews and lockdowns everywhere

 

His American buddy who lives inside Davao City, is having a hard time finding red meat.   I made my first trip to Davao in 2007 and really loved the city, now of days I don't think I would want to go back.  

[Allovertheworld 355]

9 minutes ago, seekingthetruth said:

Uh oh!  I got things twisted up, didn't I!!!!

 

Ok, but I don't understand your comment.  I am looking at houses in Texas, target area San Antonio, everyday.  In fact, we just had a video call with a Filipina real estate agent there!  I think the inflated prices will drop some before I buy in 2022.  However, looking at 300k usd in SA vs. what 300k USD will get you in Luzon now, SA wins hands down.

Texas you could find a nice starter house for 120K just about 10 years ago, now of days I would say that price is double, but the offest is interest rates are silly low.

 

I am not familiar with San Antonio real estate, I think only Austin has gotten out of control on houses, and that is mostly due to all the people moving out of California and relocating to Austin area.

 

Me I live in Frisco, I live in about $500K house here, but I only paid $290K for it back in 2009 during the recession.  House in my city are little higher than state average due to my location

[seekingthetruth 1,219]

7 minutes ago, Allovertheworld said:

Texas you could find a nice starter house for 120K just about 10 years ago, now of days I would say that price is double, but the offest is interest rates are silly low.

 

I am not familiar with San Antonio real estate, I think only Austin has gotten out of control on houses, and that is mostly due to all the people moving out of California and relocating to Austin area.

 

Me I live in Frisco, I live in about $500K house here, but I only paid $290K for it back in 2009 during the recession.  House in my city are little higher than state average due to my location

Many Texas areas have had huge jumps like that.  Frisco is a great and booming area, but currently is a bit out of our price range.  That could change.

 

Not interested in Austin, at all.

[Allovertheworld 355]

52 minutes ago, seekingthetruth said:

Many Texas areas have had huge jumps like that.  Frisco is a great and booming area, but currently is a bit out of our price range.  That could change.

 

Not interested in Austin, at all.

Austin has become a liberal wasteland from what I have seen.

 

 

[Electrichead64 29]

On 2/5/2021 at 2:27 AM, RO_AH said:

Just like in America some states have been much more restrictive than others, in the Philippines some areas are more restrictive than others. I built a house in the Philippines. Do you know how much I paid for a building permit and how long I had to wait for it? Ummm I didn't because I didn't need one. My wife has a store. She sells alcohol, beer, and pretty much anything else she wants. Do you know what kind of liquor permit she needs? None. Do you know what restrictions she has on what time of day she can sell alcohol? None. 

 

It's fine if you choose to see all of the negatives of the Philippines, but there are 2 sides to every coin. America is supposed to be the land of the free. But in a lot of ways they are much more free in the Philippines.

Thats true, and one of the things I like about the Philippines is that it is darn near Anarchy, but freedom is largely about capabilities too.  You don't have building permits, because you don't have building CODES, either.  If you the building codes that the US had, chances are most of your houses would survive the annual, multiple, typhoons you get every year, but at the same time, 90% of the population would be homeless because they couldn't afford the houses.   I guess theres a lot to be said for concrete and corrugated steel, huh?  No thanks.  I'll take my life as a middle class American.  Because even as a middle class American, I am in many ways wealthier than Duterte.  What good does it do to have electricity when you have brown outs twice a month no matter who you are, or what good is it to have air-conditioning when you can't get someone out to repair it right away, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week AND have parts in stock locally like you can in the USA?  

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