Why Retire in the Philippines/Marinduque Vacations: Seven Staged Photos versus Actual of My House for Sale Today

Planning to Retire Soon!

If you are planning to retire in the Philippines soon, I suggest you visit several excellent websites on pro's and cons of retiring in the Philippines. However if you want to retire in the provinces, where life is simple, standard of living cheaper, less traffic congestion and pollution, availability of fresh seafood and vegetables compared to the big cities, my island province is the place for you! If this is your first time in my site, welcome. Some of the photos and videos on this site, I do not own. However, I have no intention on the infringement of your copyrights. The photo above is the front yard of Chateau Du Mer- Our Retirement Home in Boac, Marinduque, Philippines

Monday, May 1, 2023

Seven Staged Photos versus Actual of My House for Sale Today

The Seven Staged Photos of My House came today. It looks nice but to me it looks fake and indeed staged. Personally, I love the actual photos than the staged one. But if the staged photos sells who am I to complain. Here are the staged photos of the family room, living room and master bedroom along with the corresponding actual photos. Judge for yourself.

The Staged Living Room without the Piano featuring the Picture Window

The Actual Living Room with the Piano and Other Furnishings/Clutters

The Staged Family Room-the only actual photo is the sliding door and drapes/Fire Place/Patio Scene/Walls

My Actual Family Room with all its Clutters-Photos etc..-Not as Inviting.

The Staged Master Bedroom with completely different furnishings

My Actual Master Bedroom and its Furnishings with a view to the Patio

So judge for yourself. Do you like the staged photos better than the real live-in photos? Personally I love my actual live-in photos. It is real and not staged or digitally altered. The wonders of Digital Photography and Staging in action!

The House is in the Virtual World today. My realtor and I agreed that the List Price will be 580K. This is the lowest range of the property valuation of the house. Meanwhile enjoy this photo of my newly resurfaced and tiled swimming pool and backyard landscaping.

Here's the link:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/8167-Treecrest-Ave-Fair-Oaks-CA-95628/26054842_zpid/?view=public

One Hour after Posting- A prospective buyer requested a tour after 3PM today,

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Fruit Trees in the Gardens of Chateau Du Mer

The Mango Tree-I have three varieties in my Garden-The Indian, Guimaras and Carabao Mangoes My caretaker/gardener informed me last month that due to the El Nino drought in Marinduque, two of my Durian trees died in spite of his vigilant watering. One of the tree was attacked by insects that looks like a big fly but yellowish in color that sucks the sap of the seedling. The roots of the other tree was attacked by ants residing in the soil. However, my other fruit trees, the rambutans( 2), the lanzones(2) and the jack fruits ( 2) trees are doing well. The above eight fruit trees were given to me by Retired General Recaredo Sarmiento of Boac and Lucena., about three years ago. General Sarmiento is the “atid” of my wife. “Atid” is the colloquial term for brother. Evidently, Macrine's father, the late Bernardo Jambalos was the Godfather of General Sarmiento during his baptism and comfirmation. Gen Sarmiento's hobby is orchard planting, reforestation and farming. The other fruit trees in my garden are guayabanos, cashew, avocados, starapples, duhats, ates, guavas, mangoes( 3 varieties) and papayas as well as several varieties of bananas . Of the above fruit trees, my favorite is the guayabanos, also known as soursop tree known for its anti-tumor and anti-cancer properties . The following are photos of the fruit trees. The Durian photo is from the web. Note that it almost look like a jack fruit tree, except that the leaves are bigger and shiny. My desire is to have a passion fruit tree in the near future. You are welcome to visit my orchard and flower gardens any time, if perchance you are in the vicinity of The Chateau Du Mer Beach Resort and Conference Center.

The Rambutan Tree and Fruits

The Lanzone Tree and Fruits

The Jack Fruit Tree

The Durian Fruit Tree