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Rosey,

The closest and only real practical airport for Cabarete is POP Puerto Plata. Travel in and out of it is pricey.. would expect same for private.

Well, not sure about your financial status but buying or renting a home here is certainly cheaper. Operating it - may not be - electricity, water operations, maintenance(salt spray etc). Some food and entertainment are less others are not.

Interest rates on CD's here are certainly higher than the US but remember you are in a 2nd world country with its own economic risks. You will find some international banks here that are good - ScotiaBank for an example.

It is a great, unique, fun, frustrating, infuriating, outrageous and adventurous place to live 97.896% of the time.

Ask anything you want. Will try to help. Midwesterner here as well...

Look in the Rio San Juan or Cabrera area, much better real estate prices, plenty of land and not that far from cabarete...geez you can buy a farm and have an airstrip here for not that much... watch out for the Citations dropping deliveries from Colombia thought !!

Oh boy, ure own private plane.....
Cant help u out, we dont live in the same world.....

private jet????????????????????????????,

letyoursoulshine said:

My name is Rosey, my husband and I are looking to purchase a home in Cabarete. We are from Texas, not sure if this will be a vacation home or full time. A couple questions... We have our on private plane, is their a local airport with possibly hangar space? What are the long term financial benefits to living in the DR?

Thank You

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Rosey:

Why Cabarate? Have you checked out other areas of the country?

LTSTeve

Private plane ??? I don't even have a private car !
Don't think we play in the same pool....

We have some posters on DR1 that used to work at the POP airport. Perhaps they can help about the private plane question.

I know of several families from Texas that relocated to the north coast to live in retirement.

Derfish said:

I remember seeing a grass strip off near Luperon. A grass strip and a windsock. Maybe something more amenable to private planes than Puerto Plata's POP. Can't remember exactly where, but you should be able to bring up a chart on your computer showing it.

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Another valuable Fishcake post!
I am surprised you did not suggest Route 5 as a landing strip @ night, it's quite popular amongst narcotrafficantes. POP is fine, not cheap, but I get the sense The OP is not concerned about being frugal, or is a SOCK.

A, "SILK, Sock" that is!!!!!
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