Found a New Place

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@ARIES1973 (11944)
Legaspi, Philippines
January 18, 2021 7:05am CST
We have been renting in our current place for more than a year. This house is a just a few meters away from our office. However, the place is small with just one bedroom and a small living room. It's inconvenient for us. My son has to stay in the living room while my daughter and I occupy the bedroom. Knowing that we can't afford a bigger place, we stay on this house and we realized we have been here for more than a year. We decided to look for a new place where there is a place for the car and the motorcycle, but to no avail. When I visited my mother who stays in another village within the city on Saturday, I discovered that two of the boarding houses in their area are already vacant. I immediately looked at the houses and found one to be a good place. It has two bedrooms and we have parking space outside. I talked to the owner and he gave it for PHP3,500 ($70.00), a price which is PHP1,000 ($20.00) cheaper than our current house. I immediately paid the advance rental so that he won't give it to others. We need to clean and repaint the house before we transfer. Since we have work, we might be able to clean it during the weekend. So, more or less, we can transfer before the end of the month.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
18 Jan 21
That's wonderful. So you are relieved now of worry.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
18 Jan 21
This is only temporary. Our main goal is to have our own house in this place.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
19 Jan 21
@Nakitakona It depends on how much we can save. Probably 3 years. Perhaps my loans will be fully paid by that time.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
18 Jan 21
@ARIES1973 I know. But how long it is?
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
18 Jan 21
Happy for you. How far is it from your workplace?
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@allknowing (153530)
• India
19 Jan 21
@ARIES1973 Nice That is quite close
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
19 Jan 21
Thank you. It might take 15 to 20 minute-ride.
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@allen0187 (59761)
• Philippines
18 Jan 21
Good for you. Good luck with moving in.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
19 Jan 21
Thank you. I am positive that the place is good.
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@Raine38 (12387)
• United States
18 Jan 21
Good luck with the new house. How is the housing market there? Will it be better to buy a house that will be yours instead of renting, maybe when the market is better?
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
18 Jan 21
If I have enough capital, this will be the business that I want to pursue. I want to save enough amount and will look for some properties regardless of the condition of the house as long as the lot has a clean title. I want to build an apartment because this is a good investment. We have our own house in another city but our work is here so we are obliged to rent a house here.
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@marlina (154103)
• Canada
18 Jan 21
Good luck with the cleaning and moving
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
18 Jan 21
Thank you. My son and I agreed that when we leave the new house, we should transfer to our own house. So we need to save a lot.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
18 Jan 21
@ARIES1973 I am glad that you found a place and hope that all goes well and you can move in in a month.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
18 Jan 21
Thank you. I hope we can save enough so we can have our own home.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
18 Jan 21
@ARIES1973 I hope you can too and you are welcome.
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
19 Jan 21
That's a good find indeed. Now you'll be more comfortable. Things are looking good for you.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
19 Jan 21
Thank you. I hope we can start a good year in this place.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
8 Apr 21
I hope I can find a place too
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
18 Jan 21
Congratulations! Best of luck to you.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
19 Jan 21
Thank you Dianne. I am excited to transfer because the place has an area for gardening. I might plant some vegetables.
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
25 Jan 21
@ARIES1973 That would make me excited, too!
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@macayada (1497)
• Cavite City, Philippines
18 Jan 21
Wish you luck for your new home.
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@ARIES1973 (11944)
• Legaspi, Philippines
18 Jan 21
Thank you. I am excited and can't wait to move but we still need to disinfect and paint the house. There are also some minor repairs to be made.
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