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We are an Swedish/filipina married couple Going om out 8th year together as a couple.
We where back in ther phils this August to october and spent some time in Dumaguete and siquior and also mannage to visit the camotes for a week.

I am stefan 55y old Married with Jeny from Cebu (Carcar) and at the moment we live in the south of Sweden but vill in about 2y time move to the philippines (early retirement).

 

My story may give you some help. I went to an agent and paid his petrol (400 pesos) to take me in his car to visit 5 rentals. For reasons of not wanting me to connect direct with the owners, he was never clear about the exact location of the properties .... and that was very important to me. The properties were very mixed with some being well maintained and others looked as if they had been empty a long time; it does not seem important to owners to put properties in the best possible condition before renting or selling. I declined all the properties. Then l noted down numbers from advertising boards and shop windows; all those properties were a mess. BUT ..... after viewing (and declining) one property on that list I decided to look around that area as l was aware where I was and it seemed quiet. I saw some half built houses and asked a Filipino nearby who owned them; he said something which sounded like "twenty" so I proceeded up the road to find number 20. None of the houses were numbered BUT I saw a couple sitting on their porch and asked them. They soon gathered that I was looking for a house to rent and said their friend Mike might know .... a moment later Mike appeared to pay a visit and soon took me to a house for rent. It was a pleasant furnished 3 bed house with open land opposite; a very pleasant location. It was near the main highway but far enough away not to suffer noise or pollution. I took it. The owner had not advertised it anywhere. I got it by a SERIES of lucky moments. So my advice is to find an area you like, not too far from facilities, with a non-muddy road from it to a main road. Then walk around and let people you meet know what you are looking for. Possibly get Jeny to enquire first to avoid long nose tax. Ask about noise in the area and flooding. I am quite new here but suggest Sibulan and Bacong as two starting points. Also check online, including this site.