Es posible comprar una casita en el campo por 10,000 dolares or 333,300 pesos?
Are you kidding?$10,000 USD can get you a nice sized home in the campos yes, i am familiar with the campos in San Cristobal: Najayo, Yaguate, La Loma and you can get yourself a nice piece of land and build from the ground up [block walls and tin roof] for a little under that amount. 3 BR 2 car garage, not a bad deal...i am looking to build myself soon! peace and quiet...
Are you kidding?
$10k US to buy the land and build a 3 BR, 2 car garage house out of block?
Am I in the twilight Zone?
Heck of a deal.no my friend, i am serious as can be....campos of najayo a small solar and all the supplies you need, pretty basic construction, nothing elaborate. if i remember correctly the expensive cost of building a home was the 'fee' charged by the architect and cost of labor. other than that the rest was cheap. if this is the twilight zone then i must be in there too! LOL - J
In a barrio I was visiting I saw many houses for sale. Most were smaller, probably 2 or maybe 3 small bedroom, some with a carport. They all had a concrete roof, not tin, and the gringo price given to me was about 300,000 pesos.
When I asked about building my own the price was a bit higher as the price of land was not included. Also I suspect that they anticipated that a gringo would want to plan things differently, and that gringos often want more, and more expensive, stuff than the bare basics seen in most barrio houses. In my limited experience anyway.
i agree, not to offend anyone, but i do believe they quote higher prices to non natives...LOL I am Ecuadorian and am married to a Dominican from the campos of Najayo. She has family building there right now and I kid you not that material alone was about $200,000 RD. They got a lot of help from family and locals to help build the house to save some on labor costs....but all in all this house should be at or around the $300,000 RD. all cinder block, typical tile nothing fancy and a tin roof. Even I am shocked! I am thinking about building on TOP of that house and have a place of my own there! I have no idea what that would cost me but I would gladly spend $10k USD for a nice sized 2nd floor on a nice piece of land in the campo! :squareeye
In a barrio I was visiting I saw many houses for sale. Most were smaller, probably 2 or maybe 3 small bedroom, some with a carport. They all had a concrete roof, not tin, and the gringo price given to me was about 300,000 pesos.
These were houses down muddy, dirt roads not on the main road. It wouldn't be where I would choose to live. Properties on the main road main command a much higher price, as they should.
When I asked about building my own the price was a bit higher as the price of land was not included. Also I suspect that they anticipated that a gringo would want to plan things differently, and that gringos often want more, and more expensive, stuff than the bare basics seen in most barrio houses. In my limited experience anyway.
interesting point you bring up! the roads werent dirt as per say in this campo but they arent the greatest. i will give you that. i did do some research while there and agree with you that homes or properties in a nicer area i.e. Yaguate where there are more roads, streets, stores do cost more. homes there are running in the $50k area i believe....im not too sure. i will be back there in the summer and am looking to see where would be a nice place to get a home. then again properties in these small towns dont come with a nice sized piece of land like the campos! :ermm:
Do these cheap 300,000 pesos houses have running water? Oh by the way people dont need to worry about security in the campos! lol..people sleep with their doors opened there..what are people gonna steal? chickens? If youre gonna buy a house in the campo its best to start getting used to a simple life.
...I know people and have read of others, gringos, with homes in the campo that have been robbed at gunpoint despite security measures.
... If I were to buy a house in the campo will my life be in danger?
I am not a gringa I was born in Dominican Republic but raised in the USA and know perfect Spanish...I don't even plan to have electronics or have anything of value in my house....so If I were to buy a house in the campo will my life be in danger?
Words of wisdom to live by.Your life would be in no more in danger than if you bought a house in the Bronx. Make friends with your neighbors and you will be fine.
I'd like to thank you Jalencastro for your courteous elaborate accurate replies.no my friend, i am serious as can be....campos of najayo a small solar and all the supplies you need, pretty basic construction, nothing elaborate. if i remember correctly the expensive cost of building a home was the 'fee' charged by the architect and cost of labor. other than that the rest was cheap. if this is the twilight zone then i must be in there too! LOL - J