Real estate

Larry Gamboa, bestselling author of the book “Think Rich Pinoy“, is someone who I consider to be a great mentor and inspiration. I remember it was already more than  a year after I read the book “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki when I began to feel that the real estate investing concepts described [...]

When friends and people I meet learn about what I do and see my passion for real estate investing, I am often asked how I was able to get into it and sustain the passion for it. Just how did I end up having this burning desire to get out of the rat race through [...]

*Update dated June 2, 2011 – After much thought, I have decided to leave Trace Trajano‘s local coaching program and my role as one of the local coaches. I would also like to inform everyone that I am not part of Trace’s other programs. For those who don’t know, I was once a student of [...]

Recently, the PRC and DTI issued a joint announcement on the filing of application for registration without examination with the PRC, for those whose licenses issued by the DTI have expired on December 2008 and onwards. This is good news for affected real estate service practitioners that include real estate appraisers, real estate brokers, and [...]

If you missed John Calub’s workshop on real estate selling held last October 24, 2009, you’re in luck! John Calub Training  Incorporated will be having another round of the same workshop this coming January 23, 2010. Saturday, from 8 am to 6 pm. This time however, free entrance to the first 20 registrants will no [...]

I hope that got your attention! As we start 2010, I’m sure a lot of you have a lot of New Year resolutions and plans.  There’s really nothing wrong with that. However, I can’t help but throw the same question to you as I did to myself, when I started to make plans for 2010. [...]

This is the second installment of listings of foreclosed properties which I am posting for the benefit of those who were unable to attend the 4th Housing Fair which was held recently at SM Megamall and also for those who attended but were unable to get a copy. This installment features foreclosed properties from the [...]

As mentioned in my previous post which contains the full text of Act No. 3135, I am posting here Act No. 4118 which amends the original Act 3135. However, after reading the contents of Act No. 4118, I am inclined to believe that the full text of Act 3135 which I shared in my previous [...]

During our lunch break at the office yesterday, I begged off from doing something which I have dreaded for the past 12 years in the corporate world, Christmas party presentations! You might be asking what the heck does this have to do with investing in foreclosures in the Philippines? Read on to find out.

I attended a seminar on how to prevent foreclosures more than a year ago and I often heard the speaker talk about Act No. 3135 which is An Act to Regulate the Sale of Property under Special Powers Inserted in or Annexed to Real Estate Mortgages. I can’t remember exactly who gave the seminar because [...]