Inherit Propery in the Philippines? “Can” Doesn’t Mean “Will”
From time to time I receive comments here which seem to indicate people have a lot more faith in my knowledge or judgment than anyone should have. I don’t want complex or extensive comments and questions to go unanswered … these are very real issues to people … but I am only a common (lay) [...]
I Heard A Foreigner Can Inherit Land In The Philippines
Indeed, you heard right. This is the “saving grace” for many foreigner/Filipino couples who want to buy property together here in the Philippines and have an assurance that the “foreigner ‘ half of the couple can continue living in the couple’s property.
Notice something important that I didn’t say above, though. I didn’t call it the [...]
Live in the Philippines — Use a Fixer?
Here are a few thoughts on a question that comes up frequently here on PhilFAQS where we try to answer the most common questions about living in the Philippines. With this one you are not going to get a clear, quick answer from me, but I’ll give you some current guidance and some real world [...]
It Can Be Done In The Philippines Continues
My friend Bob started this thread, actually, on his Living in the Philippines web magazine site, when he talked about ideas of things he could invest in now that would be there in the future as something for a family legacy.
I’ve written about this several times already and while I was out [...]
Is a Lease as Good as a Deed?
One of the “big things” that many prospective Philippine expats continually complain about regarding living in the Philippines are the property laws. In brief, a foreigner can not own land here … period. (actually there are a couple ways foreigners can take title to land but they involve special investment plans [...]
It Can Be Done —Part 2
A while back I did an article about how a local entrepreneur took a couple lots with run-down old houses on them and made a very nice apartment complex that will earn him money for life. Not quite passive income in the Philippines but well within the reach of many folks who write in saying, [...]
Is This The Sort Of Scene You Imagined?
Many of us envisioned life here in the Philippines a little more rural than it has turned out to be for us. My wife, the Unofficial Cook and I are probably not going to be taking advantage of this place, La Hacienda, Batangas (just south of Manila for those folks not familiar with Luzon).
Usually the [...]
Why I Don’t Own My House — Part 4
OK I imagine some of my readers may be getting tired of this subject … but I did need to get this info out. This will be the last post on Philippine property for a while, I promise. (and while I am at it, a big vote of thanks to the many people who have [...]
Why I Don’t Own My House — Part 3
Can corporations own Philippine property, even if the corporate investors are foreigners? That’s a question I have been asked here on PhilFAQS frequently. And I have a definitive answer … ready?
Yes, No or Maybe.
A corporation, under the law is treated in some ways as a natural person and under the laws of the Philippines, corporations [...]
Why I Don’t Own My House — Part 2
From time to time the question of buying property, with or without a home on it comes up in most of the Philippines-related blogs and discussion groups. It often becomes contentious. Many get quite emphatic about how much safer they feel ‘owning’ their own land, even when, in point of fact, they don’t own anything [...]
Owning Your Own Home
In eight years of dealing with questions about moving to the Philippines I think there is a no-contest winner for the number-one most frequent question asked … Can I own my own home. Unfortunately this is also a question which raises many people’s ire … because the Philippine laws on land ownership are … to [...]
