Just to give you some background on my situation: I am in mid 40's, US born and raised. I speak pretty good Spanish.
My wife is in her late 20's. Colombiana from Barranquilla. We have a 3 1/2 year old son. I have a 15 year old son who lives
with us too. My 8 year old daughter visits us frequently. We currently live in San Diego, CA. The lifestyle here is pretty good
but hectic, the ocean water is cold, and it is very expensive and depends on us driving a lot. We are getting hit hard by
Obamacare and will be paying around $950/month for a crappy health plan here. None of us have any real medical issues
. We all exercise frequently, eat well, and don't want to pay that much for insurance which will probably rarely be used.
We traveled to Sosua for a very short trip last year. We loved the water, beach, seafood, prices, music, and international
community. But it was a little rough around the edges for family life.
What other options might be good for us based on the information provided? We want to vacation there for a month
or so first, then possibly relocate there full time in 2 years when my oldest son hits college. We have several rentals here
in San Diego which will provide some income and I have a couple other income producing investments which combined with the rentals
would bring us up to maybe $4,000/month.
We would be traveling back to San Diego at least once a year. And having the kids travel down to see us at least 2 times a year. So a total
of about 8 round trip tickets from San Diego to DR. Keep that in mind when giving some options.
I know there are a lot of variables that cannot be figured, but just wanted some input which might give us a little more
insight as where to start our research.
Oh, and if you have experience living in other tropical, lower cost countries, feel free to mention them as well.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
My wife is in her late 20's. Colombiana from Barranquilla. We have a 3 1/2 year old son. I have a 15 year old son who lives
with us too. My 8 year old daughter visits us frequently. We currently live in San Diego, CA. The lifestyle here is pretty good
but hectic, the ocean water is cold, and it is very expensive and depends on us driving a lot. We are getting hit hard by
Obamacare and will be paying around $950/month for a crappy health plan here. None of us have any real medical issues
. We all exercise frequently, eat well, and don't want to pay that much for insurance which will probably rarely be used.
We traveled to Sosua for a very short trip last year. We loved the water, beach, seafood, prices, music, and international
community. But it was a little rough around the edges for family life.
What other options might be good for us based on the information provided? We want to vacation there for a month
or so first, then possibly relocate there full time in 2 years when my oldest son hits college. We have several rentals here
in San Diego which will provide some income and I have a couple other income producing investments which combined with the rentals
would bring us up to maybe $4,000/month.
We would be traveling back to San Diego at least once a year. And having the kids travel down to see us at least 2 times a year. So a total
of about 8 round trip tickets from San Diego to DR. Keep that in mind when giving some options.
I know there are a lot of variables that cannot be figured, but just wanted some input which might give us a little more
insight as where to start our research.
Oh, and if you have experience living in other tropical, lower cost countries, feel free to mention them as well.
Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.