An Investment You Can Also Call ‘Home'

The four-month lockdown, which has kept the otherwise mobile residents of Metro Manila at home, has given another perspective to investing in property, such as a house or condo outside the city.

- Pinky C. Colmenares

Many have chosen to invest in property outside the metro for many reasons, such as to rent out as a source of income or as a second home on weekends and holidays.

After the various phases of the lockdown—from the ECQ, to the modified ECQ, to the general community quarantine—the new reality that the pandemic has brought should lead those who are investing in a property to pay closer attention to the property development plan. The property should be located in a community where you and your family can retreat to for weeks or months and not feel stifled for staying home. Or where you can even decide to live permanently as the metro chokes with overpopulation and dense communities.