Planning for First House - Any Tips?

[EQAddict]

Go with a trusted developer if you can. Theyre more professional, financially stable, have better master planned communities, prices appreciate faster and they can work out the best financing schemes for you with the banks. I would choose this route if i was going to buy a condo, townhouse or house and lot bnew.




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[jut703]

Go with a trusted developer if you can. Theyre more professional, financially stable, have better master planned communities, prices appreciate faster and they can work out the best financing schemes for you with the banks. I would choose this route if i was going to buy a condo, townhouse or house and lot bnew.

Inside Metro Manila, do the big developers still sell house and lots? Parang wala na kong makita.

Initially I wanted Nuvali, but that would be difficult for raising kids (I'd want them to study in Ateneo/Miriam for GS and Pisay for HS) as well as for work.

I'd rather live in a small house that's in a relatively okay location in the metro.


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[EQAddict]

Inside Metro Manila, do the big developers still sell house and lots? Parang wala na kong makita.

Initially I wanted Nuvali, but that would be difficult for raising kids (I'd want them to study in Ateneo/Miriam for GS and Pisay for HS) as well as for work.

I'd rather live in a small house that's in a relatively okay location in the metro.


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Nuvali is fantastic for raising a family. Xavier school (marvelous campus) and grade A education. Its really a life of leisure there and I wouldnt mind living there myself.

Pricing is nuts though almost 20k per sq.m LOT only.

They have starter places there with houses and lots already (Avida I believe), my friend is staying in one while he builds his new house in Westgrove. I visited him and those are really nice for a starter house.

I think roughly 10-15M for a house there.

Start early

[EQAddict]

Also, go to Sulit and look for 'Greenpark' or 'Greenview' . Many starter houses there for less than P5M

[jut703]

Also, go to Sulit and look for 'Greenpark' or 'Greenview' . Many starter houses there for less than P5M

I initially wanted it there. That's in the inner Pasig area. Thing is, I have an officemate who has to leave before 7am everyday to get to Makati just because of Mercedes Ave traffic. Then my other friend says na super bahain daw in the roads around the village. So kahit yung house hindi binabaha, stranded ka rin..


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[glenn manikis]

Also, go to Sulit and look for 'Greenpark' or 'Greenview' . Many starter houses there for less than P5M

sa greenview mura lang dyan... i think nasa 5-7k lang per square meter... most lots there nasa 200-350 sq. meters ang lot size...

[jut703]

Nuvali is fantastic for raising a family. Xavier school (marvelous campus) and grade A education. Its really a life of leisure there and I wouldnt mind living there myself.

Pricing is nuts though almost 20k per sq.m LOT only.

They have starter places there with houses and lots already (Avida I believe), my friend is staying in one while he builds his new house in Westgrove. I visited him and those are really nice for a starter house.

I think roughly 10-15M for a house there.

Start early

Our office might move to Nuvali and I've also heard good things about Xavier Nuvali. I have a few reservations though:
1. I'm not Chinese so am kinda iffy about Xavier. Also not sure if it's at par with Xavier GH or Ateneo

2. Most likely my (hopefully) wife will practice medicine in the metro and it will be quite a taxing commute for her.

You're right. It's really about starting early. Am saving and investing as much as I can now but I don't think I'm at that financial level yet to buy a lot. Maybe next year..


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[shemcristobal]

Inside Metro Manila, do the big developers still sell house and lots? Parang wala na kong makita.

Initially I wanted Nuvali, but that would be difficult for raising kids (I'd want them to study in Ateneo/Miriam for GS and Pisay for HS) as well as for work.

I'd rather live in a small house that's in a relatively okay location in the metro.


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I would suggest QC, places near Commonwealth Ave. Minsan you just need to stroll around and find the perfect location for you.

[chua_riwap]

when buying properties.

check on 2 things: floods & fault line.......


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[jick.cejoco]

Also, check who your nosy, pa-social and the maturity of your neighbors


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[111prez]

If buying a lot in a subdivision, check for the limitations and rules on what to or what not to build.

Might as well check the association dues as this will be a monthly recurring expense

[_Qwerty_]

get a condo for your parents and siblings..

then get a lot for you and for your soon to be wife.. save up for 5 years then build a house in your lot..

[_Qwerty_]

here's a nice development from San Miguel.. it's very near Shaw Blvd, along Mabini Street, mataas yung lugar.. though.. a bit expensive.. centralized underground parking.. but if you have the money.. GO..

Dover Hill

[c_cube]

here's a nice development from San Miguel.. it's very near Shaw Blvd, along Mabini Street, mataas yung lugar.. though.. a bit expensive.. centralized underground parking.. but if you have the money.. GO..

Dover Hill

Alam ko dating hospital pwesto niyo eh kaya di okay sa mga naniniwala sa feng sui.

Ako din nag hahanap empty lot pero masyado na mahal ang metro manila, iniisip ko santa rosa or carmona area


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[viper888]

You should check this for flood information
Project NOAH

Apparently Ayala made a flood map of Metro Manila many years ago thats why their properties tend to be flood free, they only screwed up with Magallanes Village.

The fault maps are in the Philvocs website

[Manilablock]

1. comfortable ka ba sa rented house nyo ngayon?
2. do you like the place?
3. malapit ba yan sa work mo?
4. malapit ba yan sa school na gusto mo?

Kung ang sagot mo ay YES, try mo mag offer sa owner mo na gusto mo bilhin ung inuupahan nyo na haws.


kung YES mo ay 2,3 & 4, ikot ikot ka na lang kung meron gusto mag benta ng property nila, you dont need a big lot, you just need to maximize the lot area.

[jut703]

1. comfortable ka ba sa rented house nyo ngayon?
2. do you like the place?
3. malapit ba yan sa work mo?
4. malapit ba yan sa school na gusto mo?

Kung ang sagot mo ay YES, try mo mag offer sa owner mo na gusto mo bilhin ung inuupahan nyo na haws.


kung YES mo ay 2,3 & 4, ikot ikot ka na lang kung meron gusto mag benta ng property nila, you dont need a big lot, you just need to maximize the lot area.

I would love to have a house here in the neighborhood we live in now. Pero sobrang mahal na. Yung katabing lot namin na 350 sqm lang nasa 13M na eh.

Looked through Sulit as well, kahit townhouse nasa 12M na rin.

My dad's family had a house here before pero they had to sell it due to financial constraints. Sayang nga eh.

Which is why I'm looking at the Commonwealth area..North Susana or Don Antonio heights seems reasonable. Kung sa Mandaluyong area din ok sana.


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[EQAddict]

Xavier is easily at par with Ateneo. And your future kids will be tri-lingual. Super advantage.

The commute is exactly 55min according to my best friend(whos kids are in xavier nuvali and he himself is an alumni of xavier greenhills). The south superhighway really helps. Its faster thsn my daily 1.5 hour one way commute from katipunan to makati.

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[viper888]

The problem with having a daily commute from Santa Rosa is you will have to pay P164(skyway)+P57(sta rosa to alabang slex) toll twice each day. Thats P441 each day for commuting excluding gas.
But if your office moves to Nuvali, then its great for you. Your wife can hopefully get a job in alabang or nearer.

You should probably buy a lot first as those go up in proce quickly. I remember a lot in Ayala Alabang was around P25k per sq meter a few years ago, and now its 55k!
Even if you dont decide to live in that area, buying a lot would be a wise investment.

[jut703]

Time-wise, might be faster. But cost-wise, big difference.

QC to Makati is about 18km. Rush hour traffic probably 7.5 km/L. So that's 120 pesos per way.

Nuvali to Makati is about 40 km. Highway driving around 12 km/L. Toll is 186. So that's about 360 per way, thrice as much.


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