Housing in this economy

Years ago, I posted here sa phmigrate to weigh in sa thoughts ko about housing. We are currently renting and I didn't know then if I'll ever consider buying a house. My partner wanted to, but we were just not ready. Madami din nag advise na best bumili para may mapuntahan ang pera kesa sa rent.

Then recently, we checked and kaya na siguro namin. Nagbago lahat ng pananaw ko sa buhay and with the situation sa Pinas, tingin ko best na talaga na bumili ng house and magsettle na for good sa ibang bansa. Pashare naman ng thoughts nyo. 😊

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u/alphadotter — 2 days ago

My family got discriminated kasi nakapambahay lang sila na pumunta sa salon. Never again sa mga establishments na matapobre.

May suki kaming salon sa Pacita at meron din kaming paboritong stylist doon. Madalas kasi may iba kaming lakad earlier sa isang araw then kinahapunan drive by dun sa salon kaya nakapostura kami. Madali din magpark kasi inaasikaso kami ng staff nila. Minsan naman after magpagupit, may ibang lakad kaya madalas talaga maayos postura namin.

Then kanina lang tumawag yung Mama at kapatid ko. Sunday today and naisipan ni Mama magpagupit so umalis sila sa bahay, we just live around the area and wala namang lakad so nakapambahay lang sila na pumunta ng salon. Nonsense mag makeup, magbihis ng panglakad and all kung 10min drive ka lang naman papunta sa salon diba. Senior yung Mama ko and mahirap makalakad so pinagdrive sya ng kapatid ko.

Nung magbabayad na, wala daw terminal sabi nung cashier. So sabi ng kapatid ko gcash nalang. Di rin daw sila tumatanggap ng gcash. So sabi ng kapatid ko, magwiwithdraw lang daw sya. May atm na malapit, so lumabas sya para lakarin nalang. Etong cashier nila, pinahabol sya sa isang staff para hingian ng ID. So, she was caught off guard kasi need daw mag iwan ng ID eh yung Mama namin nasa loob naman ng salon. Yung kotse namin nakapark lang naman. Dabi ng kapatid ko andun naman nga si Mama sa loob, so for sure babalik sya. The staff insisted na kailangan nyang mag iwan ng ID. Takot na takot kayo??

SALON 28 PACITA, ganyan ba kayo sa lahat ng customer? Una, ni hindi manlang sila inalok ng drinks, which my Mom and sister didn't mind at all kasi mabilis na haircut lang naman. Pero yung wala kayong terminal, at wala kayong gcash IS NOT YOUR CUSTOMERS' PROBLEM. Di naman sana issue yun, and my sister gladly offered na sige magwiwithdraw lang sya sa labas, since may atm sa malapit na convenience store few steps lang naman. Bakit kailangang mag iwan ng ID tapos kung kelan nasa labas na, hahabulin nyo as if tinakasan kayo ng bayad? Para sa ID???

Dapat di nagcomply yung kapatid ko pero nashock sya sa sitwasyon so nag iwan nalang sya ng ID. Pero anung assurance meron kami na wala kayong ginawa sa data nya? Wala diba? Data privacy yun.

The only reason kung bakit kami nagpapagupit sainyo is because magaling yung isa nyong stylist pero never again. Just because nakapambahay sila Mama at kapatid ko, ganun nyo trinato as if hindi kayo naguunahan sa pagbukas ng pinto kung nakapostura sila. Yung trato nyo sa customer nyo nakabase sa itsura. Kung ganun nyo tratuhin ang suking customer nyo, I wonder paano kayo sa iba. Never again sa mga establishments na matapobre.

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u/alphadotter — 5 days ago

Aanbevelingen voor PVC vloerleverancier Noord-Holland (nieuwbouwwoning ±110 m²)

Hoi allemaal, mijn partner en ik krijgen binnenkort de sleutel van onze nieuwbouwwoning in Noord-Holland (omgeving Alkmaar) en zijn ons aan het oriënteren op een PVC vloer.

We denken momenteel aan een dryback PVC vloer, omdat de woning volledig vloerverwarming heeft. De woning is ongeveer 110 m², verdeeld over twee verdiepingen.

Ik ben benieuwd naar jullie ervaringen.

  • Welke vloerleveranciers of installateurs raden jullie aan in Noord-Holland (omgeving Alkmaar, Heerhugowaard, Hoorn)?
  • Zijn er bedrijven waar jullie juist minder goede ervaringen mee hebben?
  • Wat is tegenwoordig een realistische prijsindicatie voor een woning van ongeveer 110 m²?
  • Welke onderdelen horen normaal gesproken bij een offerte (egaliseren, leggen, plinten, trapbekleding, etc.) en waar moet ik op letten?

We zoeken niet per se de goedkoopste partij, maar vooral een goede prijs-kwaliteitverhouding en een betrouwbare installateur.

Alle tips en ervaringen zijn welkom. Alvast bedankt!

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u/alphadotter — 1 month ago