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lbounds   16

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My wife and I are looking to buy a coconut farm soon. We will have her family work on it. Really this is a gift for the family.

As far as an investment does anyone have any experience doing this?

Coconut farms have a harvest every 3-4 months. If it goes well I could get a second one to add to my future retirement income.

I was just curious if anyone here had done this kind of thing before. Thanks

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lbounds   16

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I've read posts here before about people buying rice farms and other businesses in Philippines. I think there's a few people here that have or thought about retirement in Philippines which is why I asked.

K1 timeline :

1/11/10 - I-129F sent to California Service Center

1/19/10 - NOA1

2/18/10 - moved and changed address on USCIS site

2/19/10 - touched

3/10/10 - touched

3/10/10 - NOA2, hardcopy recieved 3/12

3/16/10 - Left NVC, recieved MNL case #

3/22/10 - USEM recieved

4/19/10 - Passed Medical

4/28/10 - Interview - Approved

4/30/10 - Picked up Visa and completed CFO

5/5/10 - POE - Honolulu, Hawaii

5/6/10 - married in Hawaii

AOS timeline:

7/8/10 - received SSN Card

7/16/10 - reported US marriage for RP records

10/18/10 - AOS delivered in Chicago

10/25/10 - NOA1

11/04/10 - Biometrics Letter Received

11/23/10 - Biometrics Completed

11/24/10 - touched

11/26/10 - touched

02/14/11 - AOS approved at Interview, GC ordered

02/22/11 - GC arrives in mail

ROC Timeline:

12/17/12 - I-751 sent to California Service Center

12/20/12 - NOA1 arrives in mail

1/14/13 - Biometrics appointment

4/11/13 - RC Approved at Interview

4/22/13 - 10 Year Green Card arrived in mail

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Scott & Kaye   32

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My wife and I are looking to buy a coconut farm soon. We will have her family work on it. Really this is a gift for the family.

As far as an investment does anyone have any experience doing this?

Coconut farms have a harvest every 3-4 months. If it goes well I could get a second one to add to my future retirement income.

I was just curious if anyone here had done this kind of thing before. Thanks

Here are a couple sites with information on coconut farming.

http://srinidhifarm.com/tips_coconut.php

http://www.apccsec.org/CORD_ABSRTRACTS/Vol_23_1_2007/Coconut%20Productivity.pdf

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Don't mind me, I was just in a good mood and laughing at the smallest of things last night.

Good luck in your investment if you decide to go through with it. Hope it pays off.

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lbounds   16

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Thanks, I told my wife I just want to sit on the beach and wait for the coconuts to grow. It sounds better than sitting in an office at the moment lol.

Thanks for the links

K1 timeline :

1/11/10 - I-129F sent to California Service Center

1/19/10 - NOA1

2/18/10 - moved and changed address on USCIS site

2/19/10 - touched

3/10/10 - touched

3/10/10 - NOA2, hardcopy recieved 3/12

3/16/10 - Left NVC, recieved MNL case #

3/22/10 - USEM recieved

4/19/10 - Passed Medical

4/28/10 - Interview - Approved

4/30/10 - Picked up Visa and completed CFO

5/5/10 - POE - Honolulu, Hawaii

5/6/10 - married in Hawaii

AOS timeline:

7/8/10 - received SSN Card

7/16/10 - reported US marriage for RP records

10/18/10 - AOS delivered in Chicago

10/25/10 - NOA1

11/04/10 - Biometrics Letter Received

11/23/10 - Biometrics Completed

11/24/10 - touched

11/26/10 - touched

02/14/11 - AOS approved at Interview, GC ordered

02/22/11 - GC arrives in mail

ROC Timeline:

12/17/12 - I-751 sent to California Service Center

12/20/12 - NOA1 arrives in mail

1/14/13 - Biometrics appointment

4/11/13 - RC Approved at Interview

4/22/13 - 10 Year Green Card arrived in mail

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Always Thankful for God's blessings on our lives..

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Here are a couple more links of groups I have been a member of for quite some time. These would be great places to get more detailed experiences.

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Agriculture in the Philippines

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/philventures/info

Living in the Philippines 3

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/LivingInThePhilippines3/conversations/messages

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2011-09-19: NOA2 approved

2011-10-12: Received NVC

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2011-11-29 NVC submitted

2011-12-08 NVC approved

2011-12-12 Received interview date - need to change

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2012-01-11 Medical - 3 day sputum required

2012-01-18 Begin 3 day sputum test

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My wife and I are looking to buy a coconut farm soon. We will have her family work on it. Really this is a gift for the family.

As far as an investment does anyone have any experience doing this?

Coconut farms have a harvest every 3-4 months. If it goes well I could get a second one to add to my future retirement income.

I was just curious if anyone here had done this kind of thing before. Thanks

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lbounds   16

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Thanks for sharing the links. I've been doing a lot of reading on the subject. Yes a falling coconut is serious as I saw some tore up metal roof before from one falling. I was also reminded to never stand under one. I think we should close the deal on property very soon.

K1 timeline :

1/11/10 - I-129F sent to California Service Center

1/19/10 - NOA1

2/18/10 - moved and changed address on USCIS site

2/19/10 - touched

3/10/10 - touched

3/10/10 - NOA2, hardcopy recieved 3/12

3/16/10 - Left NVC, recieved MNL case #

3/22/10 - USEM recieved

4/19/10 - Passed Medical

4/28/10 - Interview - Approved

4/30/10 - Picked up Visa and completed CFO

5/5/10 - POE - Honolulu, Hawaii

5/6/10 - married in Hawaii

AOS timeline:

7/8/10 - received SSN Card

7/16/10 - reported US marriage for RP records

10/18/10 - AOS delivered in Chicago

10/25/10 - NOA1

11/04/10 - Biometrics Letter Received

11/23/10 - Biometrics Completed

11/24/10 - touched

11/26/10 - touched

02/14/11 - AOS approved at Interview, GC ordered

02/22/11 - GC arrives in mail

ROC Timeline:

12/17/12 - I-751 sent to California Service Center

12/20/12 - NOA1 arrives in mail

1/14/13 - Biometrics appointment

4/11/13 - RC Approved at Interview

4/22/13 - 10 Year Green Card arrived in mail

event.png

Always Thankful for God's blessings on our lives..

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