Ideals vs. Real: What to Consider in Choosing a House and Lot for Sale

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A home is what every family longs to own. Whether located within a highly-urbanized community like Metro Manila or in a sub-urban community like General Trias, Cavite, a house and lot for sale serves as the physical foundation of every family’s comfortable stability and security.

But what if, after you’ve tried living in different communities and searching for the best home for your family, you still can’t settle. You have lived in the upbeat Metro. You’ve also tried living in a simple rural community. After all that, you still have a feeling of being incomplete where you are. Anywhere you might fancy, consider these things because they might be what you’re missing and they might be what might fulfil you. 

Work Opportunities

When you’re single, it would be easier to change career path but it’s a different thing when you are your family’s provider. Bread and butter truly is important for the family’s welfare but it cannot be denied that presence at the same time is essential. Surely, you would want to spend enough time with your family and provide them quality living as well.

Better Education

Maybe you want to find an exclusive school to give either your children or your siblings a better education. However, take note that facilitation of knowledge doesn’t only rely on the grandness of the school, nor on excellent educators—one of its contributing factors is the environment. There is a greater possibility that a child will learn if he feels safe and comfortable where he is. Of course, it would be so hard to study while being interrupted by the beeping of horns outside. To avoid giving your children or siblings headaches, moving into a sub-urban community is somewhat a better idea. Since our country’s continually growing, there are a lot of developing sub-urban communities like the General Trias, Cavite. House and lot for sale in this kind of community is also more affordable compared to some properties for sale within the Metro. Also, you could choose from a number of good schools in the area.

Quality of Life

Having a better education, better quality of life doesn’t only mean living near different shopping centers and entertainment hubs. Peace of mind and safety also matters. It would be better to go to work being assured that your family’s secured within a safe community, right? Also, being able to balance time with the kind of work you have and commuting to and from place you live is good for your finances.

Surely, you have ideal things in mind on how you would like your dream house to look like but a house and lot for sale (either in a sub-urban community like General Trias, Cavite, highly-urbanized city, or rural area), is but just a single part of building a family. You need to know how to make the most of it; the “home” is also the things that you spend your time and energy on outside of you house.

Why Would You Buy a House and Lot for Sale in Bacolod City?

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We could think of several reasons why people consider buying a house and lot for sale in Bacolod City. But let us refresh our minds first about the background of Bacolod City before we start our countdown.

The city is the capital of Negros Occidental, located at the Western Visayas Region. Their natives speak in Hiligaynon/Ilonggo or Cebuano and partly Tagalog. It is a plus factor for their tourism industry that they can also speak in English.

It is known for its moniker “The City of Smiles” which has an intriguing past. Due to the tragedy caused by MV Don Juan that cost the lives of 700 people and the sugar cane crisis that hurt the economy of the province, their local government thought of a way to uplift the spirit and hope of its natives. It was then that the MassKara Festival was born (1980) and has been until now celebrated every October. During the festival, they wear colorful masks (thus the name Masskara) adorned with decorations and large smiles while dancing to upbeat music.

It is the home of a delicious dish called Bacolod Chicken Inasal. To satisfy your sweet tooth cravings, there is also Piaya, Napoleones, and Pinasugbo. No wonder they also bagged the title of being the “Sugar Capital of the Philippines.”

You may also adapt the friendly and positive disposition in life of the Bacolodnons once you purchase for sale house and lot in Bacolod City.

Now to start with our countdown, here are the 10 tourist spots that won the hearts of travelers based on their reviews in tripadvisor.com:


1. Mambukal Mountain Resort

This government-owned resort offers serene sceneries and action-packed activities for both young and old. This means you can have fun and relax afterwards. Take a dip in their Warm Sulfur Dipping Pool, go bat watching or go trekking at Seven Waterfalls to test your endurance.



2. San Sebastian Cathedral

This historical landmark is fruit of the hard labour of the locals and was instigated by Fr. M. Ferrero, O. A. R. It was recognized as a cathedral on June 23, 1933.



3. Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation Biodiversity Conservation Center

For more than three decades, the foundation reforested hundreds of hectares and continues to breed endangered species. You can be a volunteer, too.



4. Negros Museum

Know Bacolod more by visiting this neoclassical capitol building. Sans the historical artefacts, it tells the lives of the locals in the past using original contemporary artworks. Pictures indeed paint a thousand words.



5. Laguerta - Home of the Vintage Glasses Museum

Another must-see museum is this one, located in Barangay Sum-ag. Be careful though because it is filled with plates, bowls, drinking glasses, and mugs in different shapes, sizes and colors.



6. Dizon-Ramos Museum

Have a field day at this museum which showcases ceramics, religious artefacts, antique furniture, and dioramas.



7. Capitol Lagoon Park

There are two sites to visit in this place: the neoclassical-inspired Capitol building and a man-made lagoon. Don’t forget to take a selfie behind the carabao (water buffalo) statue in gold paint.



8. New Government Center

An immaculately white government center of Bacolod City. You might mistake it as a museum because of its neo-classical renaissance architecture.



9. Panaad Park and Stadium

It is not just where striving and hardworking athletes go but the place also attracts tourists. Panaad houses the most modern football facility in the country. You can have a picnic as well at one of their cabanas.



10. Butterfly Sanctuary at Mambukal Resort

Perhaps this tourist attraction is truly magnificent because it has been separated from our number one Bacolod destination. Learn the fragile life of a butterfly and have a magical face-to-face encounter with thousands of butterflies!



Alright! Where we could find for sale house and lot in Bacolod City that is worth every penny?

How about living in Davao City or putting a family in Baguio City?