FinallyRetired
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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- Aug 1, 2002
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REWahoo,
So much for DR advertising, huh?
Well, here's some DR advertising. If you put in "dominican republic real estate" into google, you'll get a lot of web sites. I looked around for cheap homes with acreage and here's an example. It's been sold, but it's 4BR on 2.25 acres 3 miles from the beach for $99k. Of course, this may have been his neighbor's house he sold There are others even cheaper with larger lots.
Dominican Republic Real Estate Sosua Area : Farmlot 9,000 m2 House + 4 bedrooms Guesthouse 99,000 US $
As far as living in a 3rd world country, it's not for us. I admire D0ug's adventuresome spirit, but not many people can live that disconnected with the culture in which they were raised for longer than a few months. Heck, we really enjoy our condo in Puerto Rico, but after a few months we're ready to go back to the dreary skies, the cold, the I95 traffic jams, and the pollen... really sick, if you ask me.
If we did live in a 3rd world country, it would be in a gringo enclave, but that's too much like living on base, those of you who are military know what I mean. In fact, we did live in a 3rd world country while in the military and enjoyed it but after a while we wanted to get back to the land of the big PX. And it's not just about the 3rd world. We also lived in a modern northern European country for three years and loved it, but were ready to return at the end of that time.
There are gringo enclaves in the DR, around Punta Cana, but they're as expensive as everywhere else.
BTW, as far as advertising, we put up with all kinds of crap ads on the top of the page, so even if he was advertising (which I doubt), at least it's about a retirement topic.