Buying Land

Spyderdiaz, I'm sending this post to the legal section where Dr Fabio Guzman will see it. He would give you the best answers.

While you wait, have a look at the overview on this thread. Most of your questions should be answered there.

http://www.dr1.com/forums/showpost.php?p=376495&postcount=1

Be very careful with buying land here, many people like to sell property that they don't own (sometimes several times over), often with the help of your lawyer who gets a kick back or via fake titles from the registry. Make sure you only deal with reputable lawyers like Dr Guzman. Almost anybody can be a lawyer here, so watch out.

Our overview also covers the steps for buying a lot. They are the same as for buying a house or a condo except, in the latter, you have extra items.

Have property laws been updated so that absentee landlords are still protected from squatters and invasores?
I'm told that DR's archaic laws still allows for anyone to keep property if the rightful owner does not filed an eviction petition within a set length of time.
Eventually, I'd like to buy land but not live in it until able to build a nice house and retire there. Comments?