Common Real Estate Scams and How to Avoid Them

First things first. 

Learn from the mistakes of others.
Make wise and informed choices.

1. Five Common Real Estate Scams to Avoid

2. Real Estate Scams in the Philippines

Throw the Coins...

"Throw the Coins" from the 1995 movie "Sense and Sensibility".
Afternoon sun and my favorite window view.
Pastry slice and a cup of brewed coffee.

A warm house filled with memories.
They all go well together.

INCREDIBLY WONDERFUL TINY HOUSE....
I love her creativity and passion for making the most out of small spaces! She's a Filipina designer; quite amazing.

Bright Idea for Narrow Hallways

This design posted by Inside Out Colour and Design is a great way to brighten up a narrow passageway. Ideal for Filipino two-storey houses; given the fact that most subdivision lots being sold in the country are relatively small.

Home Thoughts (by Carl Sandburg)

THE SEA rocks have a green moss.
The pine rocks have red berries.
I have memories of you.

Speak to me of how you miss me.
Tell me the hours go long and slow.

Speak to me of the drag on your heart,
The iron drag of the long days.
I know hours empty as a beggar’s tin cup on a rainy day, empty as a 
soldier’s sleeve with an arm lost.

Speak to me …

(painting by Edward Hopper)

How to Introduce Myself?

Let's see...My friends say that I am someone they can trust. Totally dependable. I go out of my way to serve people and to make sure their needs are met. I love watching people I love get out of their self-imposed cages, fly out into the sun, and make their mark in the world. Their success is my success.

I am sad whenever I am reminded that so many people in the Philippines do not have decent places to live in. So many live in conditions not fit for a pet dog!

I pray that one day God will use me to help solve that problem. That is one of the reasons why I am into houses, and lots, and buildings, and condominiums, and real estate development, and farms, and trees, and wide open spaces, and clean air, and clean rivers and streams, and a very, very happy and healthy Earth for everyone to live happily in. Forever, I wish.

That is my dream. And so because I know God has much better plans where eternal dwellings are concerned, I shall make it a point to help as many people as I can: (1) find good, temporal dwellings for themselves and their families, (2) find peace of mind wherever they roost, (3) find good value for their hard-earned money. So I hope everyone gets to be happy with what they finally get. That makes me an eager househunters' Santa Claus of sorts. :) :)

I love Manila, Manila is my home. I pray God blesses the Philippines. Always. Amen.

This is Carol, team player for Broker Alvin Ballesteros' Team S.H.I.E.L.D. (Driven Marketing Group Inc.)

Have a blessed day ahead!