Tagbilaran, Bohol

Marisol & Yolanda Cariaga

"We're sisters, and we'd never owned anything together. They treated our small first investment with the same care as their biggest deal."

Two sisters — a nurse and a teacher — pooled their first investment into a one-bedroom condo on the Tagbilaran bay. We co-signed the rental management arrangement and helped them structure quarterly payouts.

Other families. Other chapters.

The Reyes Family

"We walked in unsure if we could afford to come home. We walked out with a house, our parents' name on the title, and no debt to chase."

Panglao, Bohol

Daniel Tan, Singapore

"I had never set foot in Bohol. Three video calls, two notarized authorizations, and a flight later, I owned a 980 sqm parcel on Mactan Bay."

Mactan, Cebu

The Velasco Heirs

"Three generations, eight heirs, one family lot. They were the only ones who didn't make it feel like a lawsuit."

Loboc, Bohol