allenjohnston
American looking for information about Dominican Republic
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Registration: 02 October 2021
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Buying property or a home in DR by K Johnson III
So I was reading the topic ( how to obtain a bank account) if you don’t have a back account, how can or what is the process to purchase a home or property??? Cash . Lol cashier check please inform me
Willie has correct. You'll need to Read More
Becoming a Snowbird! by zoramcintyre
Hi everyone! My parents are looking to retire in the beautiful DR and I am in the process of sourcing / investigating building or buying them a home… we’re from Toronto, canada and have had about enough of long cold winters! My ...
We purchased last October in Seahorse Ranch in east Sosua. Not being exposed to noise was at the top of the list. Our home is across the street from oceanfront homes so we are less than a two minute walk to the beach but not paying ... Read More
I'm a swimmer, pool by hwaters25
can you pay most hotels a fee just to let you swim in their pool?
What city do you live in? We just had our pool rebuilt by a great contractor in the Sosúa / CABARETE area. He probably works in Porta Plata as well. Good work and reasonable prices. If you’re in the area, let me know and I’ll send ... Read More
Air Conditioner by Gman123
I need to buy 3 ductless air conditioners for the house I am going to rent. 2 small ones for the bedrooms and a larger one for the main living room. What brands would you recommend keeping in mind price is an issue?
just replaced all 4 split systems last month plus added a 5th. House had LG units - more than 20 years old. We went with all KTC brand inverter units. Great product and the biggest reason we went with this brand is: 1. cost - we paid $6800 ... Read More
Leaseback program in Casa Linda Sosua/Cabarete by LiveLife4U
I have recently visited the Casa Linda community in Sosua/Cabarete área. I plan on moving to the Dominican Republic but wasn’t too sure where? I’ve been to Punta Cana and Cap Cana, which I like because I’m from the United ...
we have a very similar story. Decided to purchase a second home in the DR. Reading a LOT about the DR and what fit our lifestyle (early 60's, prefer quiet and smaller community) led us to the north coast. Visited Sosua in August, looked at 12 ... Read More
Electricity from municipality by Meleger
Hello. I wanted to clarify something about electricity prices. If you live in a community or a condo complex they will provide the electricity for you and probably will have back up generators. So this is more expensive. I asked around and seems ...
We are from Johnson City. Seahorse Ranch is on the east side of Sosua. Read More
Electricity from municipality by Meleger
Hello. I wanted to clarify something about electricity prices. If you live in a community or a condo complex they will provide the electricity for you and probably will have back up generators. So this is more expensive. I asked around and seems ...
We just completed our purchase of a home in Seahorse Ranch Friday. SHR has 24/7 electrical service with generator backup and we will be paying about $0.26/kwh. That contrasts with our home in the US where we pay $0.083 (Tennessee). The ability to ... Read More