⌛ Right-of-Way Easement

ilovedum, valuable info, thanks. You confirmed my estimate that for a coconut farm, large or small, it is about a 7 yr ROI. Nice to know that you are a land baron, meaning that positively.

 

Do not know if this will help or not.....I was offered a good deal on a large coconut plantation.....I turned it down because it is in north Mindinao.... as I will not live there that would make me an absentee landlord....not a good deal for me
But if your wifes family will move there.... might be a good deal for you ???

BTW I have no connection to the current owner and will not profit in anyway if the land sells.... so I am not a spammer or scammer....

 

Land Barron...Wow

Land Barron.....I like the sound of that. Actually all the credit goes to my wife. Her family has over 300 hectares and she learned the business from them. As for rice the overhead costs and risks are much greater. As for sugar I have no idea. Coconut is relatively no maintenance except for fertilation once every five years and the fruits basically grow forever. Fish farming is also another business I would consider as well. They love fish here and more oand more of it is coming from farms versus the soon to be fished out seas.
And for all the OFW's and expats. Buy some property and let them EARN money off the sweat of their labor/backs. No more free handouts!!!!

 

This is some interesting stuff guys. I am not a farmer by history but I am finding it interesting and I agree that I think it could be a way for a guy to make some income...Actually I am in Cebu Island, in the mountains above Dalaguete. Its a pretty remote provincial spot. Over the last few years I have been acquiring parcels of my wife's ancestral common land. Have a little under a hectare of land now. I live there along with her family, that is an experience. The land itself has not been expensive but since its not large I decided to add improvements which is where the capital is going. I have a piggery under construction and currently have 80 pigs fattening. I am also raising goats, have about 40 at the moment, would like to get the herd up towards 100 and market meat. I would also like to try chickens, primarily egg production. I would like to find a rice field, not so much to make money but for food security. I am big on food security these days.

i am really deep into the pig investment, we will see, its has its headaches and there is more to it than I realized, its been an education. Goats are an interesting idea. I would say that goat raising and I mean on a commercial level is becoming a fad of sorts in the PI. It has some attractive features. In the long run it could be a better business than pigs. Any Australians here? Its big in Australia and lately I have been pondering importing goats from there to enlarge my herd and really get things going.

The other thing I would like to do is get more vertically integrated in the supply chain. Come up with some processed products, haven't had the time yet but really want to get into some smoking, sausage making, stuff like that. Have you thought about that ilovedum with the coconuts? Go into Virgin coconut oil production perhaps?

I would add too that i think Mindanao has some real attractive features in terms of future economic growth. If I was going to pick a spot to farm that would be it.

 

An interesting thread here, and here's my input....
Right of way....it can be a pain in the butt. My situation was the opposite as my wife and I own a parcel of land by the national highway. The land owners at the back needed a right of way and guess what.....it had to be taken from our lot only and not the adjoining lot.
We asked for compensation for the loss of the portion of land and the Mayor told us to get stuffed and pursue the matter in court if we felt like it......nil chance of winning the case. In your case, you're asking for the right of way....as a long nose be prepared to pay big time for it. Another thing is....beware on who you'll place in charge of the lot. I mean if an unpaid (Here I suggest paying a little salary and keeping a record of it, to avoid future claims on who planted what and who looked after the crops) family member will live permanently in it, he or she could claim, rightly or not, ownership after a number of years and you would have to pay compensation to have the property vacated....you'll also need a permit to erect a fence, unless a simple bamboo one. This I advice doing as it will clearly indicate the lot as private property and also will keep your neighbours cows, goats or carabaoes from eating your crop. I suggest also planting bermuda or carabao grass to minimize weeds growth. I'm sure you already know that You as foreigner will have no ownership rights over it. Coconut is easy to keep, I would give a go to dwarf mangoes as well although it needs more care. Prawns farming was another popular proposition.....By the way, how do you plan to have your land plought?
PS. By the way, I'm selling a hectar of land by the National Highway, Maayong Tubig.
Anyone interested? I'm not a spammer or an agent and hope I'm not infringing the Forum's regulations, just get in touch by PM.
Cheers, Marco

 

Marco, insightful information on what to watch out for in buying a lot for farming, thanks.

 

I thought, due to land reform measures that there was a limit of 5 hectares per family in the Philippines. How do you get around that?