@Dream City Resort
American expat in Dominican Republic
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Lives in Sosúa, Puerto Plata
Registration: 28 December 2017
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Buying apartments for the purpose of renting it out. by RamirezStærkebyMøller
Hello everyone ! I was hoping someone could help me with something i wish to know. Me and my husband (my husband is dominican/norwegian) was thinking about buying some properties/houses/apartments for the purpose of renting them out. I was ...
On the original question, yes, you can buy a small studio or 1 bedroom unit (probably even 2) for that money and have an income to live on. Caribe Campo, Las Canas have units for 60,000-70,000 USD and even less. An average rental costs 400-600 USD ... Read More
Buying apartments for the purpose of renting it out. by RamirezStærkebyMøller
Hello everyone ! I was hoping someone could help me with something i wish to know. Me and my husband (my husband is dominican/norwegian) was thinking about buying some properties/houses/apartments for the purpose of renting them out. I was ...
Thanks for clarifying! Where I live, in Santo Domingo, there are 3 bedroom apartments for sale for about 3 million pesos. Current rent on one of these units, unfurnished, is 19,000 rd monthly. I know of small apartments on the north coast ... Read More
Trip to Sousa, Cabarete for househunting from STI by AnellyM
Hi - We are married couple in our 50's from Tampa, FL. We are planning on visiting Sousa/Cabarete area for the first time to look into a house purchase (under $200K) I have several ?'s..... -we can only fly into Santiago airport. The flights ...
Talking about flights to POP, there are some good news. Allegiant Air will perform a direct weekly Friday flight from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to POP starting from this month. Also the low cost carrier Jetairfly is now connecting Brussels in ... Read More
Dating and finding love as an expat in Dominican Republic by Priscilla
Hello, With cultural barriers and different dating norms, finding love as an expat abroad can be exciting and challenging at the same time. Is it easy to meet other fellow single people in Dominican Republic? How do you go about meeting ...
Talking about dating apps, I've been successfully using Tinder where one can get to know people from those social groups with 'no access'. Besides, it gives you an idea of what kind of person you are dealing with so you only connect with ... Read More
Dating and finding love as an expat in Dominican Republic by Priscilla
Hello, With cultural barriers and different dating norms, finding love as an expat abroad can be exciting and challenging at the same time. Is it easy to meet other fellow single people in Dominican Republic? How do you go about meeting ...
True about tourist areas but still even in tourist areas there are Dominicans who own restaurants and other local companies, who are doctors, lawyers, accountants and other similar professions who can offer quality interaction. But in this ... Read More
Real Estate by jws1270
There doesn't seem to be a MLS for Dominican Republic properties preferably the Sosua area. I was wondering if one RE company can sell other RE companies' listings?
Real Estate in DR, especially in tourist areas, and its differences from the USA is a whole big topic. To answer your question, no, there are no RE companies selling the listings of other companies. MLS here works differently. In the USA, a ... Read More
Dating and finding love as an expat in Dominican Republic by Priscilla
Hello, With cultural barriers and different dating norms, finding love as an expat abroad can be exciting and challenging at the same time. Is it easy to meet other fellow single people in Dominican Republic? How do you go about meeting ...
People are more likely to find their love, if they look for it among their equals in the same social class. There are other social classes in DR than sanky pankies and chapiadoras. Expats just need to look for matches in the similar Dominican social ... Read More
Getting to know the expat community by GuestPoster8927
Me and my wife are from Wisconsin in the US and would like to move to the DR for five months in the winter. Won't be doing it for another five years but want to purchase a house not a condo before that. We thought it would be a good idea to ...
Can I get a rental right out of the airport? And will Google maps help me find locations? Thank you, BruceThe Puerto Plata Airport has a lot of car rental offices where you can get your car such as Avis, Alamo, EuropCar, etc. You can pre-order ... Read More
Trip to Sousa, Cabarete for househunting from STI by AnellyM
Hi - We are married couple in our 50's from Tampa, FL. We are planning on visiting Sousa/Cabarete area for the first time to look into a house purchase (under $200K) I have several ?'s..... -we can only fly into Santiago airport. The flights ...
Flights to STI can be a good option if the arrival and departure time is during the day. Metro Tours and Caribe Tours Buses that go from Santiago to Sosua are really cheap (about 5 USD) and comfortable. Read More
Getting to know the expat community by GuestPoster8927
Me and my wife are from Wisconsin in the US and would like to move to the DR for five months in the winter. Won't be doing it for another five years but want to purchase a house not a condo before that. We thought it would be a good idea to ...
Hi Bruce and Kim, you're very right that you need to figure out for yourself what area and town works better for you. And it's great that you're starting your moving process with much anticipation taking time to educate yourself and get ... Read More
Trip to Sousa, Cabarete for househunting from STI by AnellyM
Hi - We are married couple in our 50's from Tampa, FL. We are planning on visiting Sousa/Cabarete area for the first time to look into a house purchase (under $200K) I have several ?'s..... -we can only fly into Santiago airport. The flights ...
thanks so much for all the great information. STI is the only direct flight I can find in Florida. If we fly out of Tampa we need to go to New York or San Juan to get into Puerto Plata. We are using Amex membership miles for our trip. We are ... Read More
Trip to Sousa, Cabarete for househunting from STI by AnellyM
Hi - We are married couple in our 50's from Tampa, FL. We are planning on visiting Sousa/Cabarete area for the first time to look into a house purchase (under $200K) I have several ?'s..... -we can only fly into Santiago airport. The flights ...
There are several things ...... You never buy quickly anywhere where u do not the the Territory ( THERE ARE MANY UNSAFE FOR EXPATS ) .... You need to get to know locals that u may consider buying in and trusted realtors ( there are few ) you need ... Read More
Next north coast Meetup by planner
Tinker wants a meet up. So Tinker gets one. Saturday Sept 15th at 2pm until you all leave. Tinker will tell us where - 3 minutes from his house in Sosua !!! Anyone who wants to spend a couple hours at the beach first let me know!!! Please join ...
The place is just between the Europa hotel and Club Residencial, the same side of the road. Just a bit further after the Europa Hotel intersection. Read More
Schools in Sosua area by mutantbee
Looks like there are two main choices for private schools. Either the International School or ISLA Academy. We have a 10 year old Dominican boy we want to put into school. Any recommendations on either? Pros/Cons? Thanks!
There is also Garden Kids school. It's cheaper than the International School and also offers tuition in English. ISLA Academy is a very non-traditional school as far as I know. The teaching methods are all based on games with no conventional ... Read More
Next north coast Meetup by planner
Tinker wants a meet up. So Tinker gets one. Saturday Sept 15th at 2pm until you all leave. Tinker will tell us where - 3 minutes from his house in Sosua !!! Anyone who wants to spend a couple hours at the beach first let me know!!! Please join ...
So the meet-up is tomorrow at PLAN"B", Bar/ restaurant on Pedro Clisante from 3:00? Just confirming Read More