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Vista Cana vs Cana Rock by karedcycling
Hey everyone! Found this forum and am excited to learn more about the area to help me with my decision. I am planning on buying a property in Punta Cana, both for pleasure and for investment/Airbnb throughout the year. I have some friends that just ...
Yep, that was my experience also....I decided it was not worth it. Read More
Obtaining a cedula by ramfampartyof5
hi! Ill be traveling to santo domingo to have our closing in the ext few days while there id like to do a few important things one is obtaining a cedula. Where shoud i start?
get a lawyer Read More
Macao Hills Phase 2 by mills2912
Anyone here purchasing in Macao Hills? My Husband and I just made our downpayment. Excited to get to know our neighbors and to have resources of knowledge throughout the process of development.
My experience so far is that the construction projects (eg Mcao Hillls etc) insist on terms that favour them and lock you into terms whereby the buyer bears all the risk. I tried to negotiate more balanced terms but they were unwilling to adopt any ... Read More
advice on the buying a home by MyGenieintheBottle
Hello to everyone! Thank you for this great forum, it is so needed! I travel to DR a few times a year and now I am buying a home there and wanted advice on the buying process there. The owner accepted my offer, but only wanted me to fund the ...
@TippiRecovery of the reservation fee is included in the lawyers fee paid so I do not really need to how they will do it. They have already contacted the developer and since I backed out early in the process(pre contract stage), I should also get a ... Read More
advice on the buying a home by MyGenieintheBottle
Hello to everyone! Thank you for this great forum, it is so needed! I travel to DR a few times a year and now I am buying a home there and wanted advice on the buying process there. The owner accepted my offer, but only wanted me to fund the ...
@TippjThat is correct for non developer purchases but where the payment is approved by your lawyer regarding developer purchases, the lawyer is responsible for getting the reservation fee back. It may take a little longer but the lawyer should ... Read More
Any info would be great! by Mdcf5
Hi, We are in the process of buying a house in DR and am being told by our realtor that the 10% deposits are normally non refundable and we are reading different online as we wanted a financing contingency as well as the inspection contingency just ...
That is so depressing.....how can they expect to do business that way. Hopefully there are exceptions. Read More
advice on the buying a home by MyGenieintheBottle
Hello to everyone! Thank you for this great forum, it is so needed! I travel to DR a few times a year and now I am buying a home there and wanted advice on the buying process there. The owner accepted my offer, but only wanted me to fund the ...
Purchasing a home in DR can be difficult....I had to back out of a purchase having paid the reservation fee of a $1000 USD. I am not sure now whether I will get it back, but the payment was approved by my lawyers Guzman and accordingly I should ... Read More
e visa for Dominican by elizabethhubley
Is the 72 hour window still in effect for e visa for Dominican?聽 I have tried many times but keep getting incorrect passport# or application code. I have tried with new application codes and get same message.
I had problems using Mozilla browser and switched to Microsoft Edge, then it worked. it could be the browser you are using. Read More
Macao Hills Phase 2 by mills2912
Anyone here purchasing in Macao Hills? My Husband and I just made our downpayment. Excited to get to know our neighbors and to have resources of knowledge throughout the process of development.
@@paradiselife: Yes that would be very helpful to me. Where is Macao Hills by the way and I will be interested in purchasing a 3 bedroom house. Read More
Macao Hills Phase 2 by mills2912
Anyone here purchasing in Macao Hills? My Husband and I just made our downpayment. Excited to get to know our neighbors and to have resources of knowledge throughout the process of development.
I am currently using one of the best lawyer firms in DR, but they say pre construction projects are funded by purchasers. That is not right, as it places all the risk o the purchaser.For my part I have instructed them that am not prepared to take ... Read More
New members of the Dominican Republic forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Dominican Republic forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your 暗网禁区 story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more ...
Hi, my name is Ray and I waiting to sign a contract for my property purchase, construction of which will be cmpleted mid 2025 in Bavaro. Read More
Real Estate Lawyer in Punta Cana by vbizDR
Looking for suggestions for real estate law firm in Punta Cana. Also would appreciate any clarifications on the process of opening up DR holding Company and opening up banking account. Anybody here had experience with that?
I am currently using Guzman too for a property purchase in Bavaro...as well a my residence renewal. I agree that a little more moola is worth it for a good quality service. Read More
Pros and Cons between Scotiabank and Banco Popular? by Gylla
I am opening a bank account here in DR. I have heard mixed reviews about both banks. I was thinking about opening a Banco Popular account because their offices are everywhere. But a friend advised me that Scotia follows international banking laws ...
I am having a difficult time with Banco Santa Cruz regarding charges levied on my account. They took away my online access and then charged me for not managing the account. They are not very forthcoming on information on their bank accounts and ... Read More