well, getting closer and closer to my dream year of moving down to the DR . But am unsure if i should buy a small place or simply rent it till i know where I stand. I repeatedly go back to the north, I love the campo , but am unsure how I ll feel living rigth there after a month or two. I need something more , but hopefully without losing the charm and wholesomeness of the campo life...maybe Villa Gonzales close to Santiago? But should I rent? or buy outright? I hate to pay rent, money down the drain, but it would be a bigger loss to buy and need to move....to rent. would I need to be a resident of the DR? Can I become one, also being an American , fairly easily?I m single, can live fairly frugaly, have friends in the campo , how much am I looking at monthly for a small place one bedroom is fine, say in Villa Gonzales..I ve a good idea of the food costs already having shopped at the almacens and Jumbo, but i m lost on cable and water bills.....and the like....I wont need a car.