Market updates, neighborhood intel, and honest advice on life in Cabarete.
Honest advice before you move to the Dominican Republic. Why patience, humility, and learning the language matter more than the property you buy.
My honest take after years on the north coast: buy for return on happiness first. The real rental math, the costs nobody mentions, and when it actually works.
An honest, opinionated look at the three main north coast towns from someone who has lived here since 2010: who each one really suits, and the trade-offs.
Everybody thinks the DR is cheap. It's not. Import taxes run around 40 percent, and a bargain listing is usually a cheap build. Here is what things really cost.