Cool. Google translate or asking Vietnamese friend to help could work.

I would love to work 20 hours a week. Here in the US our basic schedule working 40+ hours a week. Seems like a lot...because it is! We work so hard but barely hanging in there. Enjoy those extra hours that you have.

I work 40 hours a week, 6 days a week twice a month. Consider yourself blessed that you work so little. I wish I didn’t have to but I have bills to pay.

@@WONDERCeeTee He is talking about in-class teaching hours, not work hours. 20 teaching hours is easily over 40 hours a week. Trust me, 30 teaching hours is an INSANE amount of work. I have about 16 teaching hours a week, and I work 40+ hours a week between class hours, prep hours, projects, and administrative work.

Why would Vietnam have to be cheaper? You think these people deserve less than white people?

dang cheap in London. a 1 br flat in San Francisco is already $4k. Similar flat expect around $8k.

This’s in the city. City houses in Vietnam are more expensive than in developed countries.

A teaching English certification is one of the requirements to get a work permit.

Would a state government, credentialed teacher, whose mother-tongue is English, with a Master of Arts in Education, an SB2042 (a credential to teach English Language Learners), and two years of classroom experience as the lead teacher in a middle school need a TEFL certification?

Agreed, that seems way over the top and even cheaper now. 700 I would say.

Everyone (except my partner and I) pays less than they would if we were splitting the cost by room. Four of us split the 3-bedroom apartment's rent equally, bringing the cost down to $300/person instead of $400/room. In addition to that, Harrison actually chose the room in the back with the separated bathroom (which is his personal bathroom) because it has the most natural light. We're all friends and everyone in our apartment is quite happy with their choices, no need for concern. :-)

John Doe Four of us live in this apartment and we each pay $350/month total on rent and utilities. Teachers in Vietnam make between $15-20/hour typically, so it’s quite easy to afford the cost of living here in Saigon.

Yes. You state the rent in your video, and hourly pay can be researched. But how many hours do you work ? Classroom hour pay or clock hour pay ? How is my guess of $ 2,100 USD a month gross per teacher in your case ?

I only teach part time (8 hours a week) as I work almost full-time with Ninja Teacher, but as an example, two of my roommates work about 14-16 hours per week and make between $1000-1200/month (and one works full-time on a salaried position and makes more). They could pick up more hours but are easily able to live here on that salary and enjoy a lot of extra time. You'll find a wide-range of salaries per month that teachers take home here depending on how many hours they work but those are just a few examples!

Miranda Houchens. When people quote hours they mean teaching hours? How long does lesson planning generally take for a new teacher? Thanks

People typically mean their actual hours in the classroom, but it can vary based on the school. My center only pays for the teaching hours (which I think is probably more of the market unless you're on a salaried position). Lesson planning can take some time at first (depending on your background/experience with education) but it's something you get better at with time. At this point (about two months into teaching for the first time and having completed my TESOL through Ninja Teacher), I'd say it takes me an average of 30-60 minutes planning per 2-hour class.

Rent is usually cheaper for 12 months leases yeah. The number of people doesn’t usually determine the deposit though, it’s usually 1- 2 months deposit plus first months rent, and just depends on the landlord.

We're on a six month lease at this apartment, but the landlord didn't offer cheaper for a year. It just comes down to each individual landlord!

Depending on the location, but I guess this one is about 500k-700k USD

@@HaiDangHoang Thanks for the reply. $500K USD for a monthly rent of $1200. That's not a really good investing property. Good to know though.

@@Kenndy16 You're welcome. It amazes me also. I don't think anyone would take a loan to do that. It probably was their savings, and it's also probably the easiest, stable, and persistent way to earn some interest from those savings

Hai Dang - just to be clear, she said there is 12-15 units in ONE house with mostly “singles” units in the house. So to simplify, says avg of $600/month per unit x 12 = $7,200/month income / $500,000 = 1.4%, which is greater the 1% & will positively cash flow, so is actually not bad for the investor. Even at the higher end range of $700k, it still barely beats the 1%, so is still not negative cash flowing & they are likely in it for appreciation. And i used very conservative numbers for the calculations.

Kenndy Lay It depends on the locations. You can find some cheap apartment (2bed), which is far away from the center for 80,000$. We don’t have property tax, no income tax on rent >>>> SO

They all work as English teachers and such.

Hi Vince! I have been working about 30 hours a week at Ninja Teacher and I also teach part-time for a language center here in Saigon, so I've currently got a very full schedule that includes weekends. :-)

30 hours is not that much really...perhaps lucky to get that many hours as an english teacher in Vietnam...when the average is less than that. I live and work in Canada...have 2 full time jobs work approx 90 to 110 hours per week...i also pay less rent living in Canada $700 for a 2 bedroom.

In Vietnam 30 hours a week is alot..i would love to work 30 hours a week

Don't exaggerate. You do realize you need to work almost 16 hours every day to come at 110.

Vince Pham really? I don't know that. I just never see anyone works less than 40 hours a week around me here in Sai Gon. What kind of job did you do?

Hi John! A hẻm is an alley in Vietnamese. The ones we live in are all interconnected and have complete neighborhoods built into them. :-)

Learn something every day ....

Breck, we work with teachers coming from many different backgrounds (including older ages and non-degree holders). It really comes down to a case-by-case basis depending on your background and qualifications. If you want to head over to www.ninjateacher.com and click "Apply now," I'll chat with you to determine if it might be a good option for you!

This is what Miranda told me: Phu Nhuan but we are right on this corner of it that is two blocks away from Tan Binh district and literally across the canal is District 3. We're in sort of the geographical center of the city.

There are many canals (built off of the river) in Saigon, and our apartment is located next to one of them.

Phu Nhuan! My grandparents used to live there...and when I went back to Vietnam in 1993, I stayed in their flat. Gosh, things have gotten quite developed. I remember the canals--they were kind of stinky...though I'm sure they've been all cleaned up.

Hi Alex, please give me the address for this aparment. Thanks you

I am finding an apartment for my family.

John Alexander Not too much if you know how much they paid to buy that apartment. If you don’t have at least 150,000 USD (cash), it’d be hard to buy anything in the city, even a trash place.

Alex Jones these people are hurting the economy on prices. This apartment is more like 500.

In Cali, Colombia, it is a $400 apartment.

How can we get the good prices before we get there?

Minh Do I’m Vietnamese too. 500$ is for a room, dude.

@Lenny Molnar real estate in Asia is a lot crazier than in America. China has similar amount of land compared to USA but 5 times in population. Vietnam is like Florida with 100 million people Japan and Korea are the same. In Ho Chi Minh city, we hardly can buy any house for 100,000$. Yes with $100k, you can buy a low-end 2 bedroom condo (not luxury ones)

Why? Vietnamese people don't have any hatred feelings against Americans in particular.