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[Speedy Dolphin]

I have been to the DR 3 times. Love Samana and Sosua area. I will be going again at the end of this year. Exploring the posibilities of moving there.
Have some questions.
Rentals ? Crime ? Cost of living ?
Are gun permits allowed ?

 

[janlindy]

my advice : go back thru the forums and most of your ? will be answered.

 

[SantiagoDR]

Are gun permits allowed ?

For visitors, NO.

No importation of guns or ammunition basically either to anyone.

Permits only to permanent residents and citizens and they are very difficult to get now.

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

I have been to the DR 3 times. Love Samana and Sosua area. I will be going again at the end of this year. Exploring the posibilities of moving there.
Have some questions.
Rentals ? Crime ? Cost of living ?
Are gun permits allowed ?

Yes, yes, yes and no

 

[Speedy Dolphin]

For visitors, NO.

No importation of guns or ammunition basically either to anyone.

Permits only to permanent residents and citizens and they are very difficult to get now.

That takes care of that. Thank you.

 

[El Hijo de Manolo]

That takes care of that. Thank you.

For a single guy or a couple, you can find a decent rental around USD 500. Food (grocery store-wise) is not cheap if you want the products from home, like Hellman's mayo, peanut butter, angus meats, good cold cuts, etc. That's not saying you cant live on the cheap if you wish, rice, beans, eggs, plantains, etc.

 

[JD Jones]

Spend some more time here, post a few times more, then ask questions.

 

[Yourmaninvegas]

I have been to the DR 3 times. Love Samana and Sosua area. I will be going again at the end of this year. Exploring the posibilities of moving there.
Have some questions.
Rentals ?

The Dominican Republic is a renters paradise. Decide in advance how you want to live and how much you want to pay.

Crime ?

Plenty of it everywhere you go. Keep your wits about you and your head on a swivel. You have a target on your back always. Remember that and it will serve you well.

Cost of living ?

It is a much or as little as you wish to make it. Lower if you live Dominican style. More expensive if you wish to life the life of the rich, famous or privileged.

Are gun permits allowed ?

For visitors, NO.
No importation of guns or ammunition basically either to anyone.
Permits only to permanent residents and citizens and they are very difficult to get now.

What this guy said.

Do not pay any attention to what people here on DR1 write about different places.
They are WAY too opinionated and biased to base a major decision like where YOU wish to live on anything they have to day.
Schedule a house hunting trip.
But your "collective boots on the ground".
Split your time between both places.
And figure it out for yourselves.

The best advice I have ever received on DR1 was to go (insert inappropriate language of your choice here) when I asked for information on specific questions.
You know what that forced me to do.
Figure it out for myself.
And now I am way better off...

 

[johne]

^^^^^Gospel^^^^^

 

[drstock]

I have been to the DR 3 times. Love Samana and Sosua area. I will be going again at the end of this year. Exploring the posibilities of moving there.
Have some questions.
Rentals ? Crime ? Cost of living ?
Are gun permits allowed ?

I don't know where you come from, but rentals and general cost of living is lower than England, where I come from. Crime? You have to take precautions as burglaries and street crimes do take place, but they do in so many places around the world. Just don't be too flash with the cash.

If you are thinking of moving here, the general advice is to rent a place within your budget and you will get your own answers to the questions. You can then decide whether to move permanently.

 

[nothing to ad]

The Dominican Republic is a renters paradise. Decide in advance how you want to live and how much you want to pay.

Plenty of it everywhere you go. Keep your wits about you and your head on a swivel. You have a target on your back always. Remember that and it will serve you well.

It is a much or as little as you wish to make it. Lower if you live Dominican style. More expensive if you wish to life the life of the rich, famous or privileged.


What this guy said.

Do not pay any attention to what people here on DR1 write about different places.
They are WAY too opinionated and biased to base a major decision like where YOU wish to live on anything they have to day.
Schedule a house hunting trip.
But your "collective boots on the ground".
Split your time between both places.
And figure it out for yourselves.

The best advice I have ever received on DR1 was to go (insert inappropriate language of your choice here) when I asked for information on specific questions.
You know what that forced me to do.
Figure it out for myself.
And now I am way better off...

the only smart thing you have said in many posts

 

[nothing to ad]

everybody has there own opinion about where to live .. just come and look around you know what you want and need nobody else knows what you want by asking questions you will get 10000 different replys

 

[Yourmaninvegas]

the only smart thing you have said in many posts

Remember even a broken clock is right at least two times a day.

They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery...
Glad you have finally recognized my intelligence.
You are way ahead of many others. 🤪

everybody has there own opinion about where to live .. just come and look around you know what you want and need nobody else knows what you want by asking questions you will get 10000 different replys

Pretty much duplicates what I said.

And I would add:

I have been to the DR 3 times. Love Samana and Sosua area.

Both Sosua and Samana are receiving major infrastructure upgrades from GOV🇩🇴 aimed at the privileged.
Both are on the come up.

EASTSIDE!!

 

[Speedy Dolphin]

Spend some more time here, post a few times more, then ask questions.

We're going Jan. for 2 weeks. Looking for Hotels near Cabarete. I played golf in Santiago with a super nice guy who lived there. He was from the OK. This was 8 years ago. I am ashamed I can't remember his name. Met him here on this site. V

 

[Speedy Dolphin]

Graham maybe ? He was an expatriat from the UK . Had a house in Puerto Plata.

 

[william webster]

He died..... read the Lambada thread..... she was his wife

 

[JD Jones]

Graham maybe ? He was an expatriat from the UK . Had a house in Puerto Plata.

Hillbilly/Luis Midence?

 

[william webster]

Hillbilly form the UK ??

Lambada and Graeme lived in Pto Plata

 

[Speedy Dolphin]

He died..... read the Lambada thread..... she was his wife

I'm so sorry to hear that. Thank you.

 

[Speedy Dolphin]

Just read the Lambada thread. I feel a pain in my heart. I visited his house and met his wife. Time passes but good memories stay for ever. Thank you for letting me know..

Matt