a house or a condo unit

[empy]

Sa may SM Southmall.... Christianville yung subdivision..... Marcos Alvarez yata yung daan pero friendship lane ako dumadaan palabas dahil laging traffic dun. Sensya na at kalilipat ko lang kasi. Wala pa akong isang buwan dito sa LPC. LPC ka din ba?

psst...umuwi ka na pala. di ka man lang nadaan dito sa FL :D

permanent na ba ang pag-uwi mo?

[Macky]

psst...umuwi ka na pala. di ka man lang nadaan dito sa FL :D

permanent na ba ang pag-uwi mo?

Baka after 2 years pa ako bumalik dyan kung may makukuha ulit kaming sponsor. Na-deny kasi si misis sa US Embassy dito sa Manila kaya umuwi na den ako. Mahabang wento........

[Macky]

guys... ganun ba talaga kamahal ang mga association dues ng condo unit?

yung friend ko... nag rerent ng condo sa tapat ng Ateneo... P12,500 ang association dues!!! 1 bedroom lang naman ung unit nya.

PHP 13K monthly yung sabi sa akin sa condo namin dyan sa may Cubao (along EDSA). Sa October pa kasi matitirhan kaya di pa final yung PHP 13K..... pwede pang tumaas

2 BR yung sa amin.

[IceColdBeer]

Sa may SM Southmall.... Christianville yung subdivision..... Marcos Alvarez yata yung daan pero friendship lane ako dumadaan palabas dahil laging traffic dun. Sensya na at kalilipat ko lang kasi. Wala pa akong isang buwan dito sa LPC. LPC ka din ba?

OT uli: Yes Las Pinas ako sa BF Resort Village. Sensya na mods

[shadow]

guys... ganun ba talaga kamahal ang mga association dues ng condo unit?

yung friend ko... nag rerent ng condo sa tapat ng Ateneo... P12,500 ang association dues!!! 1 bedroom lang naman ung unit nya.

per square meter and billing nila ng association dues....

[badkuk]

how much kaya ung maintenance fees/association dues/miscellaneous fees for a typical condo project, say ung Ayala Columns?

[smooth]

FYI: monthly association dues ng penthouse unit ng one roxas triangle is upwards of 200K a month

(di ako dun nakatira, nabalitaan ko lang sa kakilala ko na nakatira dun)

[vilaern]

sa cityland 9 ng makati, ang 1 bedroom ay 1,250php ang monthly dues for 1 bedroom. per sq meters kasi ang association dues at depende sa condo at location. sympre, the bigger your condo, the bigger ang monthly dues.

i think yung sa oriental gardern sa pasong tamo, i asked dati mga 20-30 pesos per sq meters. baka sa columns, mahal yan kasi sobrang lapit sa district office.

pano mag condotel? what's the nature of condotel? can someone enligthen me? thanks!

[the_wildthing]

Condotel yata is parang serviced apartment... or hotel na nagpaparenta ng monthly... so which is which?

Is Prince Plaza II a Condotel? Kasi they are condo units, but some units are rented out like hotels on a daily weekly or monthly basis. And they are serviced, meaning Housekeeping takes care of ... housekeeping.

There's this hotel in P. Burgos nagpaparent din yata ng monthly. Ganon ba ang Condotel?

[vilaern]

who takes care of housekeeping? i mean, if i have a condo, i decided to make it a condotel, i should go there and make the housekeeping service, ganon ba ang setting?

[Altis6453]

who takes care of housekeeping? i mean, if i have a condo, i decided to make it a condotel, i should go there and make the housekeeping service, ganon ba ang setting?

That's the concept. Although, it takes several unit owners to pool their condo units so they can lease it out on a daily, weekly or monthly basis --- much like a hotel.

The unit owners would have to engage the services of the property manager or leasing manager to take care of all the details regarding the leasing of the units (i.e. furnishing, housekeeping, maintenance and repairs). The income of each unit owner is based on the occupancy of the pooled units as a whole. So, even if a particular unit is not rented out for a week or a month, meron pa rin siyang makukuha.

[karlbo]

I live in a condo and it's not advisable to buy and raise a family there.

this is sooo true... if your going to live alone and probably a wife without a kid, its ok...

but if you already got kids... its much better to get a house than a condo...

I live in a house with relatives before and everything works fine.. but now im in a condo. and im doing everything all by myself. Also the big problem is THE LAUNDRY... tsk tsk hirap.pero masaya kasi malapit sa office. kasama gf.walang storbo ganu. very independent. doing everything on our own.

[chairman]

I've tried living in both. May kanya kanyang pros and cons din yan. Assuming parehas ang budget mo, let's say 2M. For that money outside the metro na makukuha mo. Sa condo naman within the metro pero maliit.

Pros ng house, bigger space, safer in terms of earthquakes, and you can customize to how you like it. Pero depende rin sa subdivision. Some subs don't let you make drastic improvements sa exterior para di masira yung itsura ng subdivision.

Cons naman ng house, malayo ka. Any house you can get within the metro mahal na. Talo ka rin sa gas kasi malayo. Maintenance cost mataas din especially when you need to repair roofs, paint the house, etc..

Pros ng condo, location ang lapit mo sa city, kami we live near restaurants, cinemas, shopping, etc.. lakad lang ok na. security, ok. kampante ka rin kasi maraming guard, di basta basta makapasok tao and if you need help buzz ka lang sa baba meron na aakyat to help you. kahit mataas ng konti association dues wala ka naman gastos sa exterior. interior nalang ng condo mo problemahin mo. tipid ka rin sa gas kasi nasa city ka na. mas maiksi biyahe. pwede ka rin mas late gumising.

cons, earthquake. di pwede masyado mag ingay. wala kang lupang sarili but you own a part of the condo rin naman. so kahati ka rin sa lupa. maliit nga lang. mahal ang parking space, para kang bumili ng kotse if you want your own.

actually, depende talaga sa lifestyle mo. ako happy ako sa condo. i miss living in a house sometimes. pero the convenience makes up for it naman most of the time. tahimik naman dito sa condo namin. maganda ang management. pero ok sa amin kasi matanda na kaming lahat, meaning wala na kaming immediate family na bata or growing up pa. wala nang mahilig magtatakbo dito sa condo.

pero tama yung iba, for raising a family a house is definitely better. compromise na siguro townhouse.... mas affordable dito sa city ang mga townhouse. parang best of both worlds. community living and may open spaces ka rin....

[oldblue]

ang mahirap sa condo eh pag nawalan ng tubig, san ka mag-iigib? baba ka pa elevator kung may independent emergency faucet yun condo sa service basement, and i'm sure pipila ka katulad ng pila sa mga squatters area.

another one is kung brownout, ni wala kang veranda or terrace na puwede magpalamig. although meron ata yun ibang exclusive condos na veranda.

[chua_riwap]

Ano ba yung condo sa Pasay na nagkaroon ng malaking utang sa Meralco? Pinutulan ng kuryente yung building, siyempre walang elevator. Yung mga pobreng unit owners, napilitang gumamit ng hagdan. Ang hirap nun! Pa'no kung yung unit mo, nasa mataas na palapag? Balita pa nga na maraming nag-benta ng mga units nila, way below their original prices.

[Autobeat]

House is the choice. Nice if you can find one in a nice housing community with existing security. This will entail some dues na rin. Its always great to park your car as you get home, right near your house door, especially if you have stuff to unload from the car to the house like groceries, supplies, etc. What we considered really great from condos is the view, but jst can't get over fears of earthquakes and fire, plus limited mods you can do to your unit.

[oldblue]

sa condo ng brod ko, it takes addl. 10 mins to go down the lobby lalo na pag rush hour. and another 10 min to get his car off the carousel parking.

at pag minalas-malas ka pa na may nakalimutan ka, 20 min. na yun.


so bago sya makalabas ng bldg, naka-15-20 min na din sya hehehe

[icon]

pero tama yung iba, for raising a family a house is definitely better. compromise na siguro townhouse.... mas affordable dito sa city ang mga townhouse. parang best of both worlds. community living and may open spaces ka rin....

ano ba real deal with townhouses? do you just buy the house or pati yung land?

[Jun aka Pekto]

You can't go wrong with a house and lot. I should be asking the same question because we may retire there someday. My folks live in Dona Manuela Subdivision in Las Pinas City. I stand to inherit the house because my sister already has one at wherever International School is (where my nephews and nieces go to school).

What kind of monthly payments can we expect for say, a 4-bedroom house or say, even cash? If we move there, we'd have relatives living with us who'd help maintain the place in exchange for board, free schooling, and allowances.