00:59.6
Nandito kami sa ospital dahil nanganak si Kerlin.
01:04.3
Sobrang busy namin.
01:06.0
Hindi ko akalain na, ako rin, hindi ko na siya makontact.
01:10.6
Pagkasabi sa akin nung isang niyang kliyente na,
01:13.7
Von, tulungan mo naman kami kasi hindi na namin makontact si Engineer Mike.
01:19.7
Ngayon, sinubukan ko rin siyang kontaktin pero cannot be reached na siya.
01:24.0
Ang sabi nung isang niyang kliyente,
01:26.6
umalis po sila ng business.
01:27.6
Umalis po sila ng business.
01:27.7
At nung biglaan, saying na lilipat daw sila ng office,
01:31.5
they trashed our place and left us without standing balance.
01:36.1
To be honest, I don't think they want to be found.
01:39.9
Okay, so that is the worst thing na pwede mangyari sa inyo
01:43.8
as a aspiring homeowner, my dudes,
01:46.9
ay takbuhan kayo nung pinagkakatiwalaan yung contractor
01:51.5
o yung gagawasan na sa bahay nyo.
01:53.8
Anyway, with that being said, my dudes,
01:55.3
pag-usapan muna natin yung mga red flags,
01:57.5
na dapat nyo titignan pag pumipili kayo ng inyong mga contractor
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o nung pagkakatiwalaan yung gagawa para sa bahay nyo.
02:05.8
Red flag number one is masyadong mura
02:08.3
or too good to be true yung presyo na inooffer sa inyo
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nung contractor o nung mga professionals na nakontakt nyo.
02:15.7
So, paano natin malalaman na too good to be true nga ba ito?
02:19.1
One, my dudes, ay hindi dapat iisa lang yung lalapitan yung contractor.
02:23.0
Dapat marami kayong lalapitan.
02:24.6
So, kuha kayo ng maraming options para sa inyong contractor.
02:27.5
Or sa gagawa ng bahay nyo.
02:29.5
Do not just stick to one para makompare nyo yung prices nila.
02:34.0
And pag merong mga outliers,
02:36.1
let's say marami sa inyong nag-offer na yung bahay na ganito,
02:43.9
Merong mga 12, ganun.
02:45.1
And then, biglang may nakita kang 6 million lang.
02:48.1
Medyo suspicious na yun.
02:49.3
Now, that is what I mean sa too good to be true na deal.
02:52.2
You could also check yung mga prices ng ibang mga contractors
02:55.1
by using the simple estimate.
02:57.5
Method na, ayan, dito sa video na ginawa ko ito.
03:00.1
Kusaan pwede nyo na makuha roughly yung pinaka ballpark estimate
03:04.1
kung magkano yung aabuti ng bahay nyo
03:06.1
base sa kung gaano kalaki yung floor area na gusto nyo.
03:10.3
Ginawa ko tong video na to para manawagan sa'yo.
03:14.1
Alam kong hirap na namin ikaw makontakt.
03:18.6
Kahit mga kaibigan mo, kahit mga katrabaho mo,
03:22.1
mga empleyado mo, iniwan mo na sa ere.
03:25.0
Maski yung pamilya mo, kapatid mo,
03:29.7
So, hindi na siya nagpapakita.
03:32.0
I feel so bad, my dudes, para kay Sir Von or Donna.
03:35.5
Now, let us move on to the second red flag, my dudes.
03:39.5
Wala sila masyadong references or finished projects na maipakita sa inyo.
03:45.1
Meron man silang ipapakita pero 2 to 3 finished projects lang.
03:48.8
So, medyo may onting pagkasos yun.
03:51.7
Pero, we could give them the benefit of the doubt na baka starting pa lang sila.
03:55.5
Pero, ang pwede nyo gawin,
03:57.5
wala na nila sa iyo yung kanilang finished projects,
04:00.7
ay pwede nyo i-reverse Google search.
04:02.3
Baka kinopy-paste lang nila ito from the interwebs or sa Pinterest.
04:06.3
Tapos, pinapalabas lang nila na yun yung project nilang nagawa.
04:10.2
Now, aside from finished projects, nabanggit ko rin yung kanilang references.
04:14.8
So, references ito yung mga taong pwede nyo tanongin kung legit nga ba sila na contractor
04:19.5
at hindi sila parang tinatawag natin na fly-by-night.
04:22.7
So, ang pwede nila ibigay yung suppliers nila as references.
04:26.6
And then, kung willing din yung mga previous clients niya,
04:29.4
pwede niya rin gawing references yun.
04:31.9
So, you can also call them or talk to them.
04:34.1
And then, lastly, pwede nyo rin tanongin yung kanyang mga empleyado or mga team members niya,
04:39.7
yung mga architect niya, engineers, interior designers niya,
04:43.1
or yung kanilang workforce, kanyang labor, carpenters, electricians,
04:47.8
kung nagpapasweldo ba siya on time.
04:50.9
Because usually, doon din magre-reflect kung gaano siya kagaling sa pag-manage ng pera.
04:55.3
So, if he's an all-weaver,
04:56.6
willy-nilly type of person na, you know, hindi siya maingat sa pera,
05:00.4
for sure, delayed palagi yung mga sweldo ng kanyang mga workers.
05:04.2
So, pwede nyo rin tanongin yung mga ngayon.
05:07.0
Yung kanyang pecha ngayon?
05:11.0
March 15, simula nung iniwan at inabando tong lugar nito.
05:16.7
Mago one month na.
05:20.2
At ngayon, may king sa nila.
05:21.2
Oh my God, wala pa halos na gawa.
05:23.1
Na itong iniwan at inabando na bahay namin,
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ito yung nagagawa ng putang inang sugal na yan.
05:34.7
Ah, okay. So, apparently, yung nag-sugal pala.
05:37.3
Ito yung sitmosyon. Mapapamura ka talaga eh.
05:39.9
Dalawang buwan akong hindi nakapunta dito
05:42.3
dahil pinagkatiwalaan ko yung engineer at developer ko
05:45.7
dito sa paggawa ng bahay.
05:48.5
Tapos hindi ko inakakala na
05:50.9
ngayon na lang ulit ako makakapunta.
05:53.9
Tapos ganito yung dadatnan ko.
05:55.7
Lahat ng mga butas,
05:56.6
na to. Hindi pa nalalagyan
05:58.6
ng simento yan. Okay,
06:00.7
pause muna natin dyan. So, hanggang
06:02.6
excavation pa lang yung nagagawa
06:04.5
doon. And base dito sa
06:06.4
nakikita ko, halos wala pang 8 million
06:08.6
tong gandong klaseng excavation pa
06:10.6
lang, my dudes eh. Now,
06:12.4
that brings us to our pangatlong
06:14.6
red flag natin is, hindi siya masyado
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nagpapakita ng mga documents
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sa'yo. Like, hiningan mo siya ng professional
06:20.6
license and hindi niya maipakita sa inyo,
06:22.6
that is a very, very red
06:24.6
flag. With that being said, ano pa yung ibang mga
06:26.6
papeles na dapat niyong hingin sa
06:28.5
inyong contractor? Una niyong hihingin
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ay yung kanilang DTI
06:32.3
registration. Pangalawa ay yung kanilang
06:34.8
BIR registration. And then
06:36.6
third ay, pwede niyo rin hingin yung kanilang
06:38.5
business permit. Because if you are
06:40.5
a contractor or kung meron kang construction
06:42.6
company, dahil kumpanya
06:44.7
yan, dapat may business permit ka.
06:47.0
Lastly, yung una kong binanggit
06:48.9
ay yung kanilang professional
06:50.4
license. Pwede niyo rin hingin ito sa kanila
06:52.7
or kung nahihiya kayong hingin
06:54.9
ay pwede kayo pumunta sa
06:58.3
kung saan pwede niyo i-search yung kanilang
07:00.7
pangalan dun sa ating
07:01.8
verification of licenses na tab.
07:04.5
So there you go. Dapat may kita
07:06.7
niyo siya dyan. Now,
07:08.6
with that being said, my dudes, huwag kayong
07:10.2
mahiiyang i-request itong mga to.
07:12.0
We will be glad and happy to provide
07:14.1
these documents for you, my dudes.
07:16.4
Now, that brings us to
07:18.1
our red flags. Is
07:19.9
masyado mabilis yung
07:21.9
pagkilos ng inyong contractor or professional
07:24.2
or they are too eager
07:26.1
When I say too eager
07:28.3
is yung wala pa kayong agreement
07:30.1
may binibigay na sa inyong services
07:31.9
So, before services will be
07:34.5
offered to you, dapat meron ng
07:36.3
kontrata. Now, meron din nagkwento
07:38.4
sa akin na ganito yung ginawa nung isang
07:40.3
mga engineer sa kanila is
07:41.6
nilinisan na yung lote para sa kanila
07:44.0
without them saying anything
07:45.8
So, may services rendered na nga
07:48.3
wala pang agreement. So, napilitan
07:50.4
na sila kunin yung services ng person
07:52.3
na yun para tapusin yung bahay nila
07:54.4
and in the end, they were not
07:56.4
happy. Kasi feeling nga nila, yun nga
07:58.5
they got hustled, man. Hoodwinked
08:00.5
Bamboozled. So, masakit
08:02.4
sa kalooban yung mangyari yun
08:04.4
Kasi pag ganun na yung ginawa sa inyo, my dudes
08:06.6
as a normal person, you will feel pressured
08:08.8
na sila na lang kunin nyo
08:10.4
kasi may trabahong nagawa na or
08:12.2
baka, you know, natatakot kayo na
08:14.5
oh no, baka sabihin nila hindi ko
08:16.5
sila binayaran, tas may ginawa na
08:18.4
baka kasuhan ako and stuff like that
08:20.3
So, as long as wala pa kayong written
08:22.2
agreement na you agree na may
08:24.4
provide siyang services for you
08:26.4
you're all good. You can still say no na
08:28.5
oh no, hindi ko pwede tanggapin
08:30.6
yan. Huwag kayong ma-pressure, my dudes
08:32.5
and huwag na huwag kayong ma-intimidate
08:34.3
porque meron kaming mga title architect
08:36.6
engineer, mga ganun. We are
08:38.5
we are just normal people, you know
08:40.8
tao lang tayo, we are all
08:42.5
equal. You are the clients, we are
08:44.4
the professionals, we are here to
08:55.6
Para sa 30% progress ng
08:58.3
bahay na to, pero
08:59.4
yung costing na nakikita
09:02.6
ako right now, parang wala pang
09:06.5
Wala pa, wala pa katang 2 million
09:08.6
yung nagagastos dito sa bakal,
09:16.3
that brings us to our other
09:18.4
red flag. I lost count. Anyway,
09:20.8
itong red flag na ito is ayaw
09:22.2
magpakontrata or ayaw nilang
09:24.2
lumapit sa lawyers para gumawa
09:26.2
ng kontrata. Now, I know, again,
09:29.5
babayaran na professional fee.
09:32.4
But, you know, they exist for a reason
09:34.3
to protect us as well. Now,
09:36.3
you should also hire your own lawyer.
09:38.1
Huwag kayong magtitiwala dun sa lawyer
09:40.4
nung person na kadil nyo.
09:42.8
Should have your own lawyers
09:44.2
na babasayan din yung kontrata. And kayo rin,
09:46.4
basayan nyo rin yung kontrata.
09:48.6
So, ano nga ba yung tinitignan natin
09:50.2
dun sa kontrata? Usually, yung sinicheck ko dun
09:52.5
ay yung mga scope of work, ano ba yung gagagawin?
09:54.1
Yung gagawin nilang mga trabaho.
09:55.7
And nang titignan nyo rin yung payment terms,
09:57.7
like sino ba yung magbabayad sa mga suppliers,
10:00.3
sino yung magbabayad sa mga subcontractors,
10:02.5
sino yung magbabayad dun sa mga workers,
10:04.2
and all that stuff. And
10:05.5
kung paano nga ba yung pagbayad nyo
10:08.0
sa kanila. Huwag kayo papayag
10:10.3
na simulat sa pool
10:12.2
ay 100% down payment na
10:14.1
agad, my dudes. Walang ganon.
10:15.7
Usually, ang mga contractors
10:17.0
or mga construction companies,
10:19.9
around 20 to 50% pa lang yung
10:21.9
upfront na babayaran.
10:24.1
I-start na yung bahay nyo. So, usually,
10:26.0
20% yung inihingi nila.
10:28.2
And then, upon certain milestones
10:30.2
achieved or sa percentage
10:32.2
completion, let's say,
10:33.8
70% na yung na-complete,
10:35.9
hingi ulit sila. And then, 80%
10:38.1
hingi ulit hanggang matapos na yung
10:40.0
bahay nyo. So, certain milestones.
10:42.6
Ganon. Nakastaggard yung payment.
10:44.3
Hindi isang bagsakan. That is
10:45.6
also another red flag yung humihingi sila
10:48.2
ng isang bagsakan kaagad, my dudes.
10:49.8
Now, aside from those payment terms,
10:52.0
check nyo rin yung deadlines. Kasi baka
10:53.8
nakasulat dyan na forever
10:55.9
yung inyong deadline. Like,
10:57.9
wala na kayo sa mundong ito. Hindi pa tapos yung
10:59.8
inyong project. So, you should also check
11:01.8
that, my dudes. Anyway.
11:04.9
Sobrang nakakalungkot
11:06.1
lang. Kasi, sa totoo lang,
11:08.1
hindi ko lang naman bahay to eh.
11:10.1
Bahay na magiging pamilya ko to,
11:12.8
dito kami gagawa ng
11:13.8
memorya. Tapos, dahil sa sugal,
11:16.9
masisira yung pangarap
11:19.8
namin. Madedelay yung pinapangarap
11:21.8
namin bahay na supposedly,
11:26.0
Tapos na dapat to, pero
11:29.0
Let's say na-check nyo lahat nito
11:30.4
ang sinabi ko at walang red flag, still
11:33.0
reserve a little bit of trust
11:37.2
Huwag 100%. There should be no
11:39.3
such thing as 100% trust
11:41.1
sa kahit sinong tao. Which brings us
11:43.3
to our next red flag check
11:45.3
is i-interview nyo siya.
11:47.3
So, me personally, I'm not a good judge of
11:49.2
character. So, dinadaan ko na lang sa
11:51.3
parang mga overthinking.
11:53.3
So, pagkausap ko sila, and then later on
11:55.3
paggabi, isipin ko na tama ba yung sinabi
11:57.5
niya ganito-ganyan. If at the end of the
11:59.3
day is may feeling ako na
12:01.2
something feels off, like napipressure ako
12:03.3
to work with him or her
12:05.5
or hindi ako masaya,
12:07.3
I usually just look for
12:08.9
a different contractor.
12:11.0
Patapos na to, pre. Alam mo yun, sobrang excited
12:13.2
ako sana na babalik-balik
12:17.0
tapos na yung 30%. Tapos,
12:19.1
ongoing na tayo. Pupunta na tayo sa 50%.
12:21.6
Hanggang, tol, may kitang
12:23.2
lakas yun. Munti-munting tumatayo yung
12:31.4
to 10% pa lang to. May kita
12:33.2
nyo yan. Hindi ko alam. Actually,
12:35.2
So, what should you do
12:37.1
to avoid this happening to you?
12:39.0
One is ask for weekly check-ins.
12:41.6
Kahit message lang sa
12:43.2
Facebook messenger
12:45.3
or email niya sa'yo
12:47.0
yung accomplishments that week.
12:49.5
So, mga pictures yun, nung site,
12:51.1
kung ano nang natapos, mga ganon.
12:53.2
Pwede pang may write-up yun eh. Kung ano yung
12:55.1
mga tinapos nila this week.
12:57.2
So, doon. Pwede nyo i-check. Ask for weekly
12:59.1
check-ins. That is your right to ask.
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Kasi bahay nyo yung pinapagawa. So, huwag kayo may hiya.
13:03.3
Again, my dudes, do not be shy
13:04.6
like me when I was a kid. Nung nanakawan ako
13:07.3
ng tamiya at hindi ko sinumbong
13:09.4
sa teacher. Now, aside from that,
13:11.7
ay dapat transparent
13:13.5
yung inyong contractor sa inyo.
13:15.5
So, when I say transparent, dapat
13:17.0
every time may babaguin or may changes
13:19.0
dun sa plans or materials or whatever
13:21.1
dun sa pinapagawa niyong bahay. Dapat sinasabi.
13:23.2
Sabi sa inyo, nung inyong builder
13:25.2
and dapat rin merong
13:27.2
written na parang
13:29.1
change order na may binagong
13:31.3
ganito. Pinirmahan ng builder
13:33.2
and then pinirmahan nyo na
13:35.2
yes, I acknowledge na may babaguin ka.
13:37.7
So, before you pirma, make sure
13:39.2
na naintindihan nyo. Papa-explain nyo maigi
13:41.3
kung ano nga ba yung babaguin. Kasi
13:43.1
mamaya, ang binago pala
13:45.2
is from 1,000 square meter na
13:47.2
bahay, ginawang 100 square na lang
13:48.8
i-build sa inyo. So, yeah.
13:51.1
I guess, dito na natin tatapos.
13:53.2
Inyong video. Good luck sa iyo, Sir Von.
13:55.6
I hope na ma-build
13:56.8
yung inyong dream house without any further
13:59.2
complications. And I'm glad na
14:01.3
Sir Von still finds it
14:03.3
in his heart to trust
14:04.9
mga professionals. So...
