Broke Mom"s Guide To Living (Philippines)

If you're paying for the property in cash, you can skip this section of the article. However, the rest of the information should still be relevant to you. So you have a property in mind, made initial inquiries, and the seller has already agreed to help you thru your Pag-ibig loan application.  Congratulations, you've caught a unicorn!  No, really. Pag-ibig loan application is a long and tedious process so be very grateful to your seller. And use this guide to take note of the steps and how you can speed up your Pag-ibig loan application.  Step 2: Contact a lawyer to get the documents needed.  There are a lot of samples online and personally, I have just selected one there. But if you can hire a lawyer, please do so for your own safety.  If you're getting a lawyer, I suggest getting a Deed of Absolute Sale drafted too as well as a Special Power of Attorney. You will need all 3 to process all the documents needed.   So that's 3 documents:  Condition...

Hi everyone! You don't know me and probably will never will. I am an extremely private person -- I seldom post on social media. Even my own LinkedIn account is a dormant one.  Anyway, I'm starting this blog because I want to get real out there in my journey as a broke mom acquiring her first house. There are a lot of plot twists in this journey. And I find that no matter how hard I've done my research, there's always something that I'm not able to account for. And no, I've already combed Google for my concerns and didn't get the answers I needed. Let me share things with you to make your journey as smooth and fast as possible. Have you ever wondered what's the process of buying a house in the Philippines? What to expect when buying a house or a condo in the Philippines? Then read up as I try to make the process easier for you. So here are my parameters: I'm buying a condo in BGC Taguig for my family. Yes, it will be our primary residence and yes, I...