JACE SEMILLA STA. LUCIA LAND INC.

It was not until after many failed attempts that Jace Semilla was able to work abroad.

“On my first attempt, it was a gay friend who asked me to join him in Italy. He was to follow his boyfriend and work there. I decided to go partly because I also felt I wanted to do something more because in the Philippines I would always just bum around and ask for allowance,” Semilla recalled.

Her first attempt was far from ideal because aside from the fact that she had to sell her car to pay for her documentation, she faced immigration problems when she reached Paris.

“It was an airport-to-airport experience on my first attempt. I was deported and it was not until after two years when the next opportunity to work abroad came in. But while I was able to set foot in Paris in my second attempt, it took a while before I made it to Italy and work there as a caregiver,” Semilla shared.

Semilla eventually got lucky as her papers in Italy were finally fixed due to the amnesty granted by the government. It was also in Italy where she found her long time partner, with whom she would always discuss about making an investment to secure their future.

Along the way, Semilla was presented the opportunity to invest in a condotel by Sta. Lucia Land Inc. But it was only after two years and after understanding the dynamics of a condotel that Semilla and her partner decided to go for it.

Investing in a Sta. Lucia property was also a personal choice for Semilla, as she knows the brand well since she hails from Marikina and she knows how credible the developer is.

“I’m happy with the investment we made because I know I entrusted our money to a developer that has a good track record and can really be trusted. I got a prime unit in a project located along Katipunan. Investing in a condotel from Sta. Lucia is one of the best decisions we’ve made as it gave us a unit and an income generating one at that,” she said.