My Transient House Business

“Believing and exerting an effort with what you want to happen will give you more than what you expect as a result.” This is the statement that I learned from my different walks of life that also made me believed that failure will not overtake us if our determination to succeed is strong enough unless we quit trying.

STARTING POINT

July 24, 2014 when I went back to the Philippines from Dubai. After I spent one day in Manila, I went directly to Baguio City instead of going home in Bicol for the reason that I didn’t want to go back there without bringing wealth. Kind a weird but it’s serious, “Come what may” as I thought. Nobody knows from my family that I arrived in the Philippines after trying my luck outside the country.

I arrived in Baguio City at 2 O’clock in the morning on the 26^th day of July. I stayed at transient house since I didn’t know where to stay and it was too early to visit my friends. I woke up at 10:00 am and went out to visit my former job’s office in SM. I talked to my Boss and I told her that I’m going to work again with her company. She decided to give the position of a Sales Unit Manager wherein my task is to market real estate products such as House and lot package, Ready for Occupancy, House Constructions, condominiums, and Lot only. Within that day, I also visited my friend to ask for a place for me to live. He offered me his house in Quirino Hill and without any objection I accepted his invitation. I lived in his house for less than a month.

One day, the Aunt of my friend asked me if I want to handle a transient house. I told her yes even if I was going to spend my last money as investment and as usual “come what may” again. I just believed that in every problem there is always “reinforcement”. For my friend’s Aunt, it was a big help for her that I accepted her proposal because she can no longer maintain the business since she was paying for the other two houses and her money was not enough.

#11-E Jungle Town Road,

Baguio City, 2600 Philippines
Tel.No.: (074) 244-4922

Mobile Nos.: 09398186494 / 09771679087

OPERATION

As they said, “You cannot be a good Businessman if you are not open for taking a risk”. I was out of money that time but still willing to invest. I just told myself that I am used with having a lot of money and at the same time living without. I handled the transient house while having my job as a realtor. That was exciting! Nobody knows how poor I was that time. I ate only once or twice a day and I didn’t know where I got money for food maybe that’s what I believed with “reinforcement”.

I got my first guest on the third day after I acquire the transient house. It returned my investment fast for the reason that my guests automatically paid double my capital. I quickly used my profit as another investment. I paid an advance payment to the owner of the house and bought things to be used for business such as pillows, foams, bed sheets, kitchen wares, and etc… the rest was payment for city services. I also applied for the installation of my landline and internet connections since I learned that they were on a promo wherein no cash out involved.

It became so much easy for me to market my business since technology and agents outside were present. I used online marketing such as Facebook, OXL, Baguio buy and sell sites, and etc… Agents outside are surprisingly arrives whenever they found a client or a guest with their 20% commission on the first day of transient or on the first month of long term renter of room or bed space.

ADVANTAGES

This kind of business indeed helps me a lot from different problems that I was facing when I arrived in Baguio City. ^1. It taught me how to handle a word of honor and made me realized how the word “deadline” is important. For me to be able to maintain my business I have to pay monthly rental and as much as possible an advance payment so that my integrity with the owner would be intact. ^2. I learned how to manage household and how to be responsible being the head of the house. My concern with other people as member or a part of my home has been developed since I felt as if I was liable for their security especially most of my boarders are students.

Since I also work as a Real Estate Sales Manager and at the same time handling a Volunteerism Organization, this business ^3.gives me my free office to be used aside from my office at the company. Any other concerns regarding my job outside my duty with the company were being entertained at my transient house. ^4.It also gives me the place to live, sleep, eat and drink. ⁵ Most importantly, earning money to be used for a living for wants, needs and obligations.

Generally,

“Having a lot of friends will

give you a lot of opportunities especially

when times of in need.”

My Real Estate job, from my friendly Boss (Dr. CecilleFajardoApostol), this Transient House Business, from my good friend (Jun and Daisy Panelo) are two of my examples in life wherein these opportunities came from friends. It is now under my responsibility whether to fail or to be successful. It is always our choice everything that we want to happen in our lives, just simply have a strong determination in life and never quit from trying. Failure is just a test whether you passed or you failed. Always pray because with the help of GOD, nothing is impossible.

And this is my story…

My home and my business,

my Jayson de Lemon’s

Transient House.