real estate

Expat Rehabs Cabrera Vacation – Retirement Home At Fraction Of US Prices – Part 2

Barry asked me to share our real life experience as we rehabbed a fixer-upper villa in Cabrera, just to give you an idea what it is like for a gringo with very little Spanish skills to tackle a fairly involved rehab project down on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.  So here goes. As […]

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Gringo Tackles First Rehab Project In Cabrera

Barry suggested that I share my experience in buying and rehabbing a small villa in Cabrera with you.  Probably, like you, I am new to this whole game of offshore living and owing foreign real estate.  Like many of the Americans and Canadians that visit the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, and Cabrera, we […]

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The Smart Way For Expats To Buy Real Estate On A Tropical Island – It’s All About Family Connections

It seems that the majority of the visitors we have on the DYD Discovery Tours are interested in looking at real estate when they are down here. I understand the urgency. Most of our visitors are forced to “squeeze in” their tours in between everything else going on at home…like work, family, businesses, etc. It […]

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English Expat Discovers The Real Benefits Of Starting A Language School In The Domican Republic

This English expat has discovered that there are some big hidden advantages to starting your own successful language school in the Dominican Republic.  You will meet his star student… and wife, Anna… and will learn how the warm relationships he has made with the families of his many language students has paid off well for […]

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Texas Expats Convinced They Bought The Best Dominican Republic Real Estate

We have to agree that Richard and Judy did pick a prime piece of real estate…. a 3 acre piece that runs along a mountain ridgeline overlooking the ocean and the little village of Cabrera Dominican Republic.  I think you will have to agree that the views are stunning for as far as you can […]

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Texas Expats Share Their Research On Construction Methods

By now you know that Judy and Richard are on track to build their dream retirement home up on the mountain ridge overlooking the ocean in Cabrera Dominican Republic.  Before retiring, Richard was and engineer by training and has begun his investigation of construction practices and methods in the Dominican Republic.  As Richard points out […]

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Self Sustainable Farming For Expats In Cabrera Dominican Republic

Hi guys.  Barry in DR.  It is interesting how many people on the free Discovery Tour have shown some interest in buying a little land so that they can have a small family farm once they retire here.  I think I understand that, given the fact that the two key staples of life, food and […]

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Expats Explain Why They Settled in Cabrera and Show The Land They Purchased

Hi Guys.  Barry in DR again.  As I talk to people all over the world about Cabrera Dominican Republic one of the most common questions I hear is “What is it really like for expats in Cabrera”.  In one way, our entire blog reflects what life here is like here for us, but I thought […]

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