One of most beautiful houses on youtube that was built by an expat in the Philippines. Congrats to Henry and Melissa!

@thewholeworldisbeautiful

2 жыл бұрын

He can be kick out of that house and land at anytime.

What a beautiful home Henry and Mellisa! Drone shot was exceptional!

It's a magnificent house, it just needs the help of an interior decorator to fill the spaces and make it feel a bit warmer. I love the pool and beautiful gardens. And congratulations on the new baby.

@totsysmith4640

2 жыл бұрын

That house need nothing in it !! They have a young child, who need all the space

@roselee4445

2 ай бұрын

I'd say Norwegian likes open type

Henry and Melissa's house is built for a big family and it appears they're just starting a family. James and Ness are empty nesters and yet their house is big. Both houses are impressive. Thanks for sharing!

The most beautiful house I ever seen so simple and clean not over loaded with decorations...

You never cease to amaze me. I can’t wait to go house searching in the Philippines. Keep the videos coming!

Impressive house. It looks like it has everything I want in a home. Love the pool and all the brick landscaping.

Hey James and Ness! Your friend’s house is big and also beautiful, but I still prefer your home as it has personality and very cozy. But both homes are unique in their own ways. As the saying goes, “to each their own

What a beautiful house! I like the sprawling loan and the pool so cool. A blessed couple Henry and Melissa. Their house is like a hotel. Areal view is amazing! Thanks James and Ness for sharing your friends' house.

Nicey house. Congrats Henry and Melissa. Well done MY PI DREAM!!!

Wow Nice house - not to mention the nature and views around it - Great drone footage,, Congrats to Henry and Melissa.. been watching you for a while and finally did subscribe. ☺☺

The drone footage was spectacular. The view to the sea was really gorgeous.

You both have beautiful house and great exchanges of information.

Whoa! so spacious! I love this house it's so classy...the garden is huge like a leg in golf..what a gorgeous home. .. Im so jealous ...she's so lucky to have a husband build her a house like that..

Lovely house designed and the outdoor grounds around the house especially the front entrance is beautiful.

One of the comment's i read that this house is oe of the most beautiful i agree it mesmerized me Thank you for sharing

Lovely vlog. Lovely people. Europe meets America, meets Asia. The open plan house has a fabulous feel to it, the open staircase being the spine. It's good to hear about the positives and the negatives. This helps people like myself, when it comes to building our own places. The house is beautiful. Well done. Thanks for allowing us to peak around. Salamat

I am not sure whether your viewers know this... Lipa is near Tagaytay which is one of the foremost tourist attraction spots in the Philippines! Gorgeous mountaintop views in Tagaytay, many early morning bicycle riders going uphill or downhill taking in the stunning views or the dreamy morning mist of earthy paradise. Great cow’s milk and meat (=bulalo in Tagalog) in Tagaytay too! Be a little wary though of the ever-present threat of a volcanic eruption from nearby Taal volcano (=second most active volcano in the Philippines). In any event as some of your viewers noted foreigners (non Filipinos) are not allowed to buy land... unless you become Filipino yourself (not so easy to do). But as a foreigner you can own a condominium unit in your name… many condominium high rises in the Philippines including Tagaytay offer units for sale to foreigners inside veritable self-sufficient perpendicular resorts complete with pool, gym, balcony, bird’s eye views, shops, restaurants, parking and the like. Either way… whether you rent small apartment or own a gorgeous mansion your lifestyle is basically the same because there is only so much space a human being needs for happiness. After all we are what we think (cogito ergo sum) so let your thoughts become as beautiful as the nature that hugs you even if you live almost a peripatetic life (wandering around like philosophers of old). Thank you for the absolutely gorgeous views and well done videos.

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Our long time subscribers have followed us several times to Tagaytay for vacation and shopping. Yes indeed, its a beautiful location with lots of rentals and apartment/condo units that foreigners indeed can purchase if they are interested. Time share units are available as well. Thanks for sharing this info.

Lovely house. Each have their own charm. I like the garden as you have a variety of fruits too. This house is big wow

Lovely home with beautiful views everywhere. 💙💚❤️💛💜

The Lightning and flock of birds were very well choreographed. ;)

Nice visit would love to see more of your neighbors. Henry's must be on several parcels to get that long driveway.

Wow i really love the house too huge and beautiful looks like a resort 👍🏼😱

Absolutely beautiful houses

Hello James & Ness , I like very much Henry & Melissa's house ,love the style of build big rooms and plenty of space I love it , they certainly have a beautiful home and the views are amazing thanks for showing this house may they be blessed with long life together a great family home .:)

Stunning place! Almost a sanctuary surrounded by beautiful lush greenery- visited Batangas for the first time last year and absolutely should have paid attention to the houses on the trip to Anilao (Mabini). Kudos to the very well produced video!

Henry and Melissa’s compound is absolutely gorgeous and perfect! Thanks for sharing.

Great Episode! Loved the house tour and drone footage.

Wow big house, wide bed rooms and beautiful view so relaxing place

What a genuinely beautiful residence! Take Care

@clintgenosa9542

4 жыл бұрын

And the home owner too is geniunely very friendly, i've always wanted to have neighbors from different country and share each others' culture.

New subscribers here. Beautiful house with a great view! My dream house. Thanks for sharing the video 👍

You can plant any fruit tree in the ground except apples. 😅 You can only find high quality orange seedlings in North Luzon in my Province. The Province (Nueva Vizcaya) is the best producer of citrus/orange in the country. The rootstock sprouts any kind of orange. There is another rootstock today that when grown is only as tall as a human. This is called Trifoliate.

Epic drone flights...

I really like the location of Henry house and the open rooms are great.

The house is huge! But it didn't lose the warm and cozy feel. 😍

I thought James house is huge but Henry and Melissa’s house is even huge. Both couples need at least 8 kids each to fill up those voids and make it more lively. Both houses are awesome! Nice drone shot. The surrounding is so green and very refreshing!

Very nice house!! I appreciate you going over some issues you experienced when building your homes. I’m in the process of building as well. Great tips!!

Nice house James.. Good aerial view

Wow congrats to you Mam Mel and Sir Henry your so much bless 💖 So beautiful and wide space house.

Nice! Thoroughly enjoyed this.

Beautiful home! You guys are so blessed, I'll be there soon! Keep up the excellent work!

Beautiful homes! My parents are from Tanauan, Batangas. I just retired and plan to visit soon. We still have our vacation home in Balele, Tanauan and a few hectares of what used to be coconut plantation and orchard. My sisters and I are planning to sell them since we have no plans of retiring in the Phils. All our children and grandchildren are deeply rooted in the U.S. and we do not see any of them wanting to live there. However, I do love watching you guys build your dream homes.

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Tess. We had our choice of where to call home for retirement and for us, the Philippines was the answer. Mainly because we our retirement funds go much further here and it just seems much less stressful than our life in the US. To each his/her own I say. Good luck and thanks again for watching and commenting!

Great Video! Two beautiful homes, and the drone footage was amazing! Best Wishes to you Wayne.

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Wow what a beautiful house.Amazing house.love it.

What a beautiful place to live in.😍👍

What a beautiful house and the drone footage is absolutely amazing.

@MyPIDream

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Woow !!! This is how the good expats live in the Phillipines.... Glad I found this Channel! Kudos on that House!

Love you guys home . It is so different from most nicely built homes here in US. It is Lovely & you guys look like you are set up good. Congratulations

It’s always comforting to having good neighbors being close with each other.

awesome video.... love it... living the dream in paradise. I am here now In the desert of California, Palm Springs. from Chicago.... 2.5 more years and plan to venture back home and do the same. what an inspiration to see you building your beautiful house. most importantly, you both love music. would love to jam with you when time comes. I will live in ilocos norte where I came from.., and that is where I plan to build a house with a big back yard and a farm. thank you so much for sharing your experiences in paradise.

@nonibaris6060

4 жыл бұрын

Milo The Desert Rat of Palm Springs where in Ilocos Norte I’m from Laoag...

Masterfull..tanks for charing.

Wow the house is beautiful and great video

Your place is so beautiful and so peaceful , I ♥️the scenery. Be safe our friends

Fantastic episode... I have been thinking of Davao because my fiance is from Mindinao but you have me rethinking (the location) my own PI dream. Thank you soooooo much. Cheers, Dale from NY

Such An Amazing Home. Thanks For sharing Henry’s Story

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Huge house of Henry. Very elegant and more like a mansion. Stay safe.

what a nice mansion a lot of pesos for this place wow new baby way to go henry this is heaven on earth

Your house is so big.beautiful with natural soroundings.

That’s a very beautiful home and surrounding is spectacular. I would want to have one one of this days.

Man he really did amazing that so big and elegant

,im a viewer of your vlof sir since the foundation of your house is on goin work... until its fully finish. Im here again, btw great vlog

Great video, mind boggling house, certainly a project and a half...

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

And imagine, this was completed in 12 months.

@garrettimes4548

4 жыл бұрын

Sad they will have to tear up concrete to correct plumbing. :\

Wow that's really a big lovely house...

Hi good Afternoon Sir, Wow nice your house Take care in bless you.

Love the video, im going to be going over lots of your videos. We are a few years from building but the ideas and your information on troubles and solutions are great! Found me a new channel to invest time in! Great videos keep them coming ! We cant wait till we can build!

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. There's tons of little helpful nuggets in the video series. I hope you find some tips helpful in your build. Good luck!

Wow what a beautiful home, but so big wow. love the pool and master bedroom. Great drone shots.

Very stunning house 🏠 beautiful view outside a lots of green 🌱

Woooow you really had a good Plants around .. woow

Another beautiful home. Yours is amazing! Thank you for all the information in this video! AND, your wife pointed to the right side of the screen, LOL! Sorry! :-)

Wow looks like it could be a hotel

Beautiful house big space everywhere inside thier house

Beautiful house.. Love it ❤️🌲🌿🍀

I have lived in the Philippines for awhile, someone cut your mango leaves, lol . You have a nice place. take care Wayne

@bsraeder

3 жыл бұрын

Why would someone cut them?

@KarimDMan

3 жыл бұрын

@@bsraeder My brother, I would have said it was leaf cutter ants BUT those cuttings are too straight and perfect. Just like what Wayne said, you got someone cutting your mango tree leaves. I would say that you should install some video surveillance cameras on your property.

@pscoolguy

3 жыл бұрын

That kind of stuff happens a lot in the Philippines. Jealous locals can't stand someone else (especially expats) to have what they don't have and they will, kill, steal, or destroy what you have.

@westakahashi5487

3 жыл бұрын

Crab mentality. He needs some dogs.

@bensan7836

3 жыл бұрын

@@bsraeder ww awa

Wow great job nice video guys I like it

Well, That's a real beauty. We have stopped apologising for the size of our build after your video of David and Rhea's house, and yours sort of sneaked up on us in the videos at it gets larger over many videos. But now I don't have any guilt for expat excessive construction syndrome. The drapes were very effective in making 6 meter square rooms seem reasonable. Also the very high ceilings up to 4 meters keep things in proportion. If that were 8 foot ceilings it would look big enough for a car parking lot. That open balcony area really added something as well. My first thought in the beginning of the tour was it would be a great backdrop for an art museum like paintings or statues and a mobile over the balcony area. Great entry door. That looked like a poured epoxie floor in the great room. Nice because you can buff out any scratches from sand blown into the house being walked on whereas tile is only the glazing having color. Noteworthy was the lack of clutter most people share their house with. Either they don't have a lot of stuff or the storage rooms are as scaled up as everything else. We have 98 LED lighting fixtures on ours and 177 recepticles and light switches. No telling what it would take in those large areas for lighting. Not sure about the cost but P30M pesos is probably close plus the land cost. We figure 5 cubic feet of concrete per bag of cement, or 8 bags per cubic meter, 3 feet of rebar minimum per square foot on walls and floors and 14 linear feet of rebar per foot of columns and beams. And then.... theres all that tile and window area. However there aren't a lot of interior walls or A-frame roof complications to deal with. george and aurora

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Great comments and I'm sure Henry and Melissa will enjoy your critique!

Beautiful place and layout

Wow so beautiful house and I think so very expensive too

My general contractor did my plumbing too. Leaks and a block pipe had cement in it. I had to watch every step and all the work everyday. I caught lots of costly mistakes. One worker started tiling the bathroom before the plumbing was finished. Just one example of many. I did all the engineering and design for my house and built the house mostly to western standards.

I love the house very big and minimalist .😍👍

I love your garden, inspired me a little bit.

Thank you for sharing the design and construction challenges.

@catsung5884

4 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

@gm_nl6182

3 жыл бұрын

Hi you mentioned about the pipes that locals use. What size did you use for your house?

Henry and Melissa have a beautiful house 🏡

Great drone shots.

That's beautiful home 🏘️ you guys are amazing.

PHILIPPINES is the best , Thank you Henry ♥️🇵🇭

Nice house. Yes I agree that is too big for a couple.. but its their dream house so its okay.❤️

Wow, beautiful house ..

Wow, very nice house. It is massive. Would like to have been able to see their view of the water. I like his metal roof. Very simple and should give him no maintenance problems.

@abritishexpatinthephilippines

4 жыл бұрын

Long run colour steel is very popular here in the Philippines for that reason easy maintenance

Wow!! It’s such a huge house. ❤️😇

@marijolivitzky372

4 жыл бұрын

That beautiful spacious house, if it's in the US, if it's up for sale the price probably would be around 3.5 M$ maybe more because it's built in a huge property. The house is really huge, it's like a mansion in Beverly Hills, California.

thx for showing

Absolutely gorgeous Batangas.....

It looks like a resort..wow, just wow

@marijolivitzky372

4 жыл бұрын

It's a mansion.

Hi James Hi Ness , Been behind on episodes but catching up. You and Henry are so right about the subcontracting of work .But here is an interesting bit on the Plumbing not only in the Philippines will they use smaller than the AGS(American Graphic Standards) standards pipe sizes but many other countries I have lived and visited do the same. Cuba,Colombia Honduras and Nicaragua., these I know first hand do the same and expat home owners suffer if they dont catch it and correct it.

I love the video James. I love the door in Henry's house especially the one with the woven wood. I envy Henry and his house. I love the drone footage. U should do a video calmination on all the drone footage over the yrs.

i watched MY PI DREAM for years an years i love it love it love it , even before u build your dream house in LIPA CITY , i'm a huge fan of philipines from the country to this lovely people from the lovely island , u an your wife are wonderful u did some great video an i'm a great fan of video is one of the best video on youtube , everyday i cannot wait to watched more an more is LOUIS from LONDON

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that's certainly a wonderful comment Louis. Thanks so much! Stay safe out there and we'll continue to push out more content that'll hopefully keep your attention.

Very nice video ,great presentation

That’s a magnificent looking house, or should i say mansion hehe

You have a beautiful house and family.

@MyPIDream

4 жыл бұрын

Maraming salamat!

Very beautiful house and place

Wow.. Loved it.. Nice for kids