looking to buy land in Philippines and build my house

violet23 wrote:

You shouldve intduced urself properly in ur profile..ur degree.profession or if ur licensed or authorized person to transact or offer ur service to someone seeking land ownership and from a foreign national..sorry to say but it sounds rather scary when u say the words " you can trust me"  instead of just someone willing to help..maybe we should try be careful sometimes in trying to offer " help" for it could easily be misunderstood as something negative instead of the real " intention" of the words.i mean no offense.god bless

That does sound a better way..

This one I did look at and googled the number, someone wanting a job as a baby sitter or a house keeper, but appearing to want to sell land to someone who isn't allowed to buy land, as a side line..

rosemarie galigao wrote:

U can trust me I promiss u if u are interested to buy Å land just contact me. I could help u. Pls... Call me now. 09276877682' I'm rose galigao

Datanjan wrote:

Hi, are you still looking for lot? I have a 2,000sqm property in Toledo City, Cebu for sale. Located 35km from Cebu City proper near beach and only 5-10 minutes ride away from shopping malls or groceries and fastfood like mcdonalds. Country side peaceful living. I can also help you with the constructions and help you get around with whatever you need to get settled. I'm selling that lot for $20,000 only.

That's 660,000 pesos in my money

But remember, only Filipino citizens can buy land...

professor cebu wrote:

with all due respect to all who made a wrong comment, a foreigner may own a condo unit... may also owned a land via hereditary succession or via corporation (domestic). ask a lawyer on how to do it.

To confirm:

A foreign individual can buy a condo. ie: A unit but not the land.

A foreign individual cannot buy land.

A foreign individual can inherit land from his Filipino spouse (after death), but cannot on-sell to another foreigner.

Corporations that can own land, when set up correctly, are treated differently and subject to many other rules different to foreign individuals.  It would be interesting to see the set up and ongoing costs of doing it that way, and any pitfalls possibly involved.

drjones2013 wrote:

I looking to buy land in Philippines and build my house. Please will someone give me contact information on builders and places where I can buy material.

First thing is You must know in buying properties in the Philipines is You must married to a Filipina because we have a law here states that foreigners are not allowed to owned a land or a business except condominiums lol. the second option is you must known some one that you can trust. buying materials or looking for a builder is   not the problem, the problem is  following the rules and regulations of this country is a big deal especially when your dealing with the crocodile officer who loves to nick off from the foreigners and even to the locals.

Mhahal wrote:

First thing is You must know in buying properties in the Philipines is You must married to a Filipina because we have a law here states that foreigners are not allowed to owned a land or a business except condominiums

You do not need to be married to a Filipina to buy land for them.

A foreigner can buy land for anyone they wish.  Married to them or not.

But whether married or not, the land will be owned by the Filipina, not by the foreigner.
This part is correct (foreigners are not allowed to owned a land) that applies whether married or NOT.

Mhahal wrote:

You cn get away  with it  if you  bought a property leased for a hundred years its sounds silly but they exist in rural areas
But I don't know how they  did it

You can buy a lease on a property with no problem.

But that's a lease, not freehold ownership.

Some properties (freehold land) do get sold, especially in rural areas, to naive foreigners, but if it goes to court the constitution is brought in and it gets ruled that the foreigner never actually owned it, and that the original documents are invalid.

Find a trustworthy lawyer in the Philippines who will put the foreigners interests before his own, and you should get the right answers.

madhatter868 wrote:

Calif Native
I thank you, a woman in Palawan is also offering beach front property, she lives in San Francisco, Ca, but the deal seemed a little shaky from the gate, now I can see why. But thank you once again and if you will please send me the link you use to check your internet speed. You gave to me once before, but now I cannot find it, thank you again

@ Madhatter,
You are very welcome! 

I hope all can see the often deep deception being laid before the expat….  Any person that does not understand the links I provided and acts without full knowledge of the laws/guidelines referenced therein, will be at the mercy of others and the court systems here in the PI, if they so-called "buy" the beach front land. 

Bottom line - Beach front land and house with occupancy done right =  A lease contract with the PI Government, the permanent house structure being at least 30 meters from high tide…… 

……..not a person selling based on a claimed TCT or TCT with title in name of Phil spouse or trusted person.

One should not make such a move without understanding the laws and guidelines in place (that the US Government helped develop). 

Any seller offering beach front property without full disclosure and copies of their lease with the PI Government should be left alone, IMHO.   You were wise to walk away on that offer.

Globally speaking, very few prime locations are left where private ownership is allowed to the water's edge (ocean water) and most governments work together to make sure it remains as such.  I won't get into why the US wrote/published a land control document for the PI, but it is there for all to learn about.

The internet test URL:  http://www.speedtest.net

madhatter868 wrote:

Thank you I have found that it gives a different result that speed test, thank you again

Yes, the speed testing between http://www.speedtest.net & https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ can differ slightly based on speedtest allowing the selection of a specific host location within a state or county, where speakeasy only selects a major city and does not show a particular host location option within that city. 

My test differences as of 16:11 today are:

speedtest  =  Down 7.73 Mbps, Up .068 Mbps (to Irvine California host location)
speakeasy =  Down 7.93 Mbps, Up .069 Mbps (to Los Angeles host location)

This is another reason why a person should make sure the beach area they select has proper coverage for speeds and bandwidth at that actual property site.

madhatter868 wrote:

Henry
I would like very much to acquire a beach from a lot with a house or without. It must be in a safe, secure area, I realize also that no place is a 100% safe. I need a lot that has internet access or can be accessed by the vendors, one with electricity access.

Please message me if you are interested to buy beach lot south of cebu. FYI, for your safety, deal only with licensed broker.

God bless.

madhatter868 wrote:

I would be interested may I have the particulars?

1000 sqm with house gated with pool beach front 8M. 1000 sqm or less lot only 3M beach front .

both lot are in OSLOB near whale shark site and waterfalls.