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    Cabarete Property Demolition - followup

    I haven't seen any posts on the properties that were demolished on the Cabarete/Sosua road lately. I see that barbed wire fence is now erected on much of that property. So even though most people have said that someone mistakenly bullldozed many of the properties down, this same person has...
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    Visiting Sosua next week!

    Ok...I'm coming again for my 2nd of 3 trips planned for this year to Sosua. Arriving on Sept 11 and wanted to check if there are any DR1 gatherings planned....festivals....parties I can get myself invited too (Escott's the guy to know in this case, right?) Anyways...I'm down checking on some...
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    Bank Recommendations

    Which bank is the best to deal with in Sosua/Cabarete? I've read enough horror stories about Banco Popular to think that might not be the best one to deal with. I do some business in the DR and would need a bank account there for convenience. I know I might get recommendations not to set one...
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    Building in Cabarete

    I just bought a small lot near Cabarete that I want to build a small vacation home on. I am hearing that in order to get a decent quality house, I need to spend $500 USD per sq meter. For a 200 square meter house, this is $100K....quite a bit when you factor in DR wages at $100-$500 per month...