$36 USD monthly Rental Update #6 HD 1080p 

Somebody send this man some super chats so he can finish up this build, you know we all want to see the finished result

That kitchen is going to be fire, and them French doors are perfect, very practical

love the idea of using split bamboo on the hollow block wall outside, will make it look very tropical.

Another great update. What a transformation. Those French doors in the kitchen, new cabinets and tiling projects 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

I love the idea of putting bamboo all along the wall. You are doing an amazing job!

Loved the update. For the bathroom I would look for a tile paint. That way you don't have to replace it. The paint will last x long time and if you find it wearing off just repaint. See if you can find 24" tiles for the living room. White or grey. A few pictures or art on the walls and some window dressings and you have a party palace! Hey Darrell you might think of setting up a go fund me page. Epoxy paint is a good option because it's highly resistant to abrasion and cleaning solutions. Alkyd urethane, enamel paint, and silicone-based paint are commonly used to paint tile. Specific water-resistant tile paints made to withstand the high temperatures and moisture of kitchens and bathrooms are also available.

Ceiling fan lights might be on my mind. Great job so far!

Nice work on the French Doors!

I am really like this project, nothing is wrong with living in a place and upgrading it for your comfort

All looks magnificent, love the French doors. Have a great day.

Great video, it’s going to be great when you’re done.

Been watching and you definitely have a lot of ideas, what's great is you are making them happen. Great job 👍.

Those French doors are awesome! What a great idea!

Looking good. Atleast you’re keeping your mind busy on all the decorations. Home decor looks good . 😊

Love watching your progress. Thanks for sharing!

The place is really looking good. That is some inexpensive prices compared to here in Louisiana. If I could find a place like that I would do it in a Heartbeat.

Looking great! Thank you for the update! Puppies are adorable too!

Wow, everything is looking so good! Can't wait for your next video.

I enjoy each video. Please keep us posted.

I always look forward to your updates. It's looking great. Just outstanding. You are an amazing individual. Continued success!

Really looking awesome! The French doors (& the kitchen as a whole) look terrific, using tile in the kitchen is a great idea & the bamboo around the concrete wall is a killer idea! You're getting it done, man! Really, really cool stuff! You really ARE an oblivion aviator! Navigating your way through the known & unknown! AWESOME!

Just found your OG video and skipped to this one and wow thats some progress! Excited to keep watching and hoping to achieve similar one day!

Looks great my friend. Just relax and chill. Fantastic.

Looking great, like the idea for the garden walls too.

its gone be a nice and cosy house,hope they dont kick you out when you finished the place

Looks awesome! Wow what a difference!

Aw man looks awesome. Truly love it. You're doing all the right things. You have good taste

Great Work! I can smell Abodo in the kitchen and Leechon on the Oven. Cling Cling raise your bottles.

Nice work.,Looking good a clean modern look.

I think you have nailed It with the French doors. Great idea. They look great and they really open up the kitchen. I like everything you’ve done. Great job. I’m looking forward to your ideas in the bathroom

so glad that you posted this. i was worried that something might have happened to you. the house is looking great. i have an idea. why not get a pressure washer and some bleach and wash the mildew off the walls (fence) and the walkways.

I like the way everything is turning out. I really like the double sinks and your oven range. I agree that the French doors look great.

Really enjoying watching this happen. It looked livable from the start but you are making the whole place pretty sharp. Looking forward to the next update. Thanks for sharing it with the world.

Wow the house is coming along...I am one of many subscribers that is following you on ur journey life in general in the PI...what a huge courage and inspiring as well...there is life somewhere besides US that you can live happy and content...like u said urself on ur SS income.

Looking great brother, keep on keeping on.

Plugging right along looks good.

I am amazed at how much you are improving this property! Koi pond sounds awesome!

wow. You're gonna have a KILLER place when you're done. Makes me excited thinking about when I get to retire. Thanks!

Congrats on 10K Subs

looks great im staying tuned!

The more the way Canada going. im thinking to come there. and do the same. even the wife is somewhat ok with it.

It looks fantastic, man I’d love to live there on my income. I can see why ppl from the US, would choose to relocate. The ppl seem really friendly, and welcome to outsiders. That’s a must, especially if you don’t speak the language. What’s the water like there, do you know if the visibility’s good enough for ppl to do any spearfishing? That’s where I’d want to be, somewhere I can look out my window and see my boat tied to the pier. But Id even be happy if I had to drive a little to get too the water, i do that now. BTW, the Koi pond, sounds like a great idea, I also liked the idea for the bamboo on the wall. If that doesn’t workout, just paint it, I’m sure you’ll think of something. BOL

Love the house so far love the kitchen 🖤 black favorite color

Lookin' good, Darrel. Lots of great shade in that yard. You're gonna have it made there.. literally! 😅👍

Your home is starting to look fantastic! You are really craving a life out for yourself there. You have a knack for remodeling. I am so enjoying watching your progress and look forward to seeing your next video.

I would never do that brother. But to each his own. Boy oh boy I’ll bet your landlord loves you for fixing there property. Do you know your landlord ? Are they relatives ? Your wife or girlfriend’s family ? Hey. Im not here to criticize you. God bless you.

put linoleum on the floor, its a pvc thing. It's cheap, good looking etc.

I love these videos. Ive always wondered about asia. Vietnam etc. You really have it goin on chum! Im a contractor in Haliburton Ontario Canada and I can tell you..... you got it figured out. Id love to come there one day. 👍

🤩 🤩 WOW! It’s really looking amazing!

Recent subscriber (thank Old Dog). Dude, your updates are significantly nicer/western-like than I would have expected. Very cool. Some experience in USA Real Estate (long story and not too successful ...) and with flipping.

Just make sure your improvement or value you add to property take as long as your occupancy...the only way for the owner to make a profit off your improvements is to break contract and relist.

Impressive and inspirational sir! 👍

LOVING THIS !

New subscriber here. really enjoy your video's ..keep them coming

For the living room get a rug to cover broken tiles

Maybe just a basic cement on the walls in the yard for starters. You can always upgrade from there. The kitchen and doors and windows are coming out wonderful. Enjoy your happiness in the Philippines!

Looks great Little by little you will transform it

Dude this is awesome!

An I’m loving the house ! It looks so peaceful there

Job will be well done, 2 Pat's on the back🎉🎉🎉

Wow it's really looking good. Hella of a job

Nice progress! Would love to see a total rehab cost video once you're done.

Nice improvements! The coy pond is also a good idea. IMHO the bar would be in a better position parallel to the sink, just in front of the French doors because you'll be able to move all around it leaving three possible circulations from every door. By the way, you could still use it from the sink to the gas burners. Just my two cents.

The French doors let in so much light and once the glass blocks are done it’s going to look amazing! Can I suggest for the bathroom to do a wet room! Do away with the glass divider and just tile floor to head height and have a floor drain!

Nice! Get a pressure washer and clean up those perimeter walls. All the best to you from Paraguay.

You definitely have a knack for that remodeling. The way you envision things. When you said Koi pond I said no way. Lol personally, I think the Koi pond is a little over the top, especially right near the septic tank. Good job on “this old house Philippines” Once you get done with all the work and get settled in, it’s going to be a very inexpensive existence. 👍

Hi, I was so excited to see your latest video on the house. The kitchen is looking fantastic, the range cooker and hood so nice with the matching cabinets from the otherside. Sinks are in....love them! The french doors look great, and the fact that they match the other windows it looks like they have always been there. Not much more to do, except plumbing, cabinet doors, glass blocks which will be an amazing feature. The tiling will finish the look, can't wait to see choice of tiles. Are you going for subway tiling I wonder? Yes I agree totally with your views on the bathroom, glass doors will be better, (especially as the one that is there has had its day) and sounds unique being on a barn door type fitting, again cannot wait, I am sure you will fit a new sink in too. The labour is so cheap, and the materials you find are cheap but don't look it! I would go for blinds rather than curtains (personal preference), maybe you could find some cheap discontinued blinds somewhere, just a thought?. Good idea for the wall with bamboo covering instead of the usual cement render and painting, I would never have thought of that, and it will match the bamboo shaded bar area. I am already picturing the finished house and garden with colourful hammocks. The fact that you say the temperature is not too high there sounds good too, especially as its not humid because that is the worst to contend with, you just walk around permanently wet, as if you just got out of the pool! Oh, and you have a dog too, or does the dog belong to one of the workers? I am so nosey, ignore any questions that may sound intrusive to you, I will understand! Until your next vlog, well done to you so far, I am impressed!

Yes Sir, I appreciate ur video. Thank you for showing the neighborhood where you lived. Its not bad at all...I appreciate all the information that u share on ur channel...your channel is one of a kind...it suits to many regular retirees that has regular SS income.

This is so cool brotherman!

damn dude .. place is looking awesome!!

I curious if the septic systems there are just holding tanks that need to be pumped out every so often? Here you would need a large mound system to have more of a maintenance free system that didn't need to be pumped.

Wow the usd goes a long way there. Looks good 👍

The idea of grinding out those tiles and getting different tiles will still look nice i think since its the entrance door into the house, looking great so far 👍 great job ✌️🇵🇭

What does your landlord think of your improvements? It’s terrible to wonder this, but I hope he doesn’t kick you out in a year and then find a renter who will pay a lot more or raise your rent. Bamboo wall sounds awesome! Hide the wire above the wall and it’s really clean it up and give you more privacy. 😊

😎👍🇺🇲 Please tell me you added a power outlet under the kitchen sink for hot water? I rarely see hot water at the kitchen sink or CR sinks for that matter. Looking great man! Diggin the French doors. Excellent choice there. Keep up the great work. Videos are working well.👍 Cheers from the PNW Seattle WA area.✌️🍻

Hope your 3 year lease works out, never underestimate greed in the PI. My first time as a Sailor there 1983.

The french doors are a win. They look great.

I love your place. The privacy is perfect with the big lot. The house setup is awesome. The paint really made it look nice. God Bless

Good day to you.

Looking AmAzInG !!

I've noticed a lot of people in the Philippines build the worktop bases from concrete to stop termites eating them.

Spent time in Philippines when I was in the Marines back in the early 1980s. I wish I could do what you’re doing. But I’d miss my kids and grandkids. Spent 12 years in the marines than 26 years in Law Enforcement, now retired 6 years.I enjoy your videos. Keep them coming. Good luck

I am renovating my Pampangan row house. Dont install glass doors in the CR. The hard water stains them and creates a mess. Just put a partition between the shower and the toilet. Looking great my friend.

I love this series

Keep an eye open for termites with those wooden kitchen frames.

I didn’t bother grinding out the existing tiles. The guys concreted straight over the existing mess and fitted large porcelain tiles over the top. To get the doors to fit they just shaved some off the bottom and hung them back on, grouted everything flush with the cabinets unfortunately i had already put in.

Perhaps replacing the broken tile area with a tile design that designates the entry, like a throw rug would? The fence covered with bamboo. IMHO, it will not age well, but try a test section first. Skim-coat will last, but that needs paint. D'oh!

you did some nice work to this place. i really don't think they will tear it down after you leave the place. it looks nicer then what i can see of the other homes nearby.

Awesome update ... I like the doors and kitchen. Are there any inspections or permit requirements like we have in the US ?

Looks great. No doubt it'll be a tropical party paradise. I think the koi pond would look really cool... could light it up at night. Maybe some dehumidifiers in your house would be a good idea too, so you can breathe easier. Also possibly a grill/smoker setup in place of one of those bars. They say if you don't have your health...

I think it would be great if you could install a pocket door in the bedroom, to access the bathroom, without having to walk through the entire place. The door from the kitchen could stay. I couldn’t tell if there was a tub, but I would shorten that area on the left by a foot, to build shelves for towels and toilet paper. Then the area to the right of the shelves would be a walk-in shower. A floating shelf or two above the toilet could be used for toiletries and a small plant.

I would never put a kitchen sink against the wall but that's just me! Need counter space and elbow room on both sides imo 😉

It's looking great. The bathroom is gunna be a big job. You should gut it and start from scratch

Coming on strong 👍

I sure hope that you signed a 20 year lease

Newbie here...wow nice your living here in Philippines....

We have a bamboo wall. It is super aggressive. It will quickly start grow in the yard towards the house and will always need to be cut back. It also grows very, very quickly and the root system will reach to your septic tank. Just be aware of how invasive it is. And, if you decide you don’t like it, you can’t get rid of it.

You really need to do more frequent videos man, they're so good! I love that you bring up the cost for everything. Any update on the 2 for 1 rental property you featured? Would you consider organising and overseeing the renovation of that one (or something like that one) for someone else living abroad but wanting a 2nd home in the Philippines? It is very hard to get property managers who can keep to a budget and are careful with money (at least in the West) and I just love the idea of having a 2nd home out there "ready and waiting for me" at such a low cost. Where can we reach out to you, do you have an email you’re happy to share on YT so we can get in touch? Great job on your rental property once again btw.👍

The bamboo wall would look good and would also block the line of sight of some of the other properties ( the roof tops) . Make you feel like your more private.

Lot's of improvements considering it's a rental property 😮 I'd be worried that I'm spending money on something that isn't really mine....does look lovely though😊