Santa Samana weekend fiesta

Santa Samana weekend fiesta

Watching Whales

Where else in the world can you have tropical breezes while watching whales from your property?

Las Terrenas gets paved!!!

Mar 15, 2008
by DanDannyDaniel Hussmann
Bailla en La Calle – people were actually dancing in the streets as we FINALLY get paved roads!

Horses downtown Las Terrenas

1950´s re-lived again.

Happy buyers John and Barbara Irving of Myrtle Beach Florida

Happy buyers John and Barbara Irving of Myrtle Beach Florida
Las Terrenas, Samana, Dominican Republic – Mar 15, 2008
by DanDannyDaniel Hussmann
Bought 3 bedroom unit in Paraiso Las Terrenas

Another Fine Catch

Tourism going strong

Tourism Minister Felix Jimenez says Dominican Republic Tourism could surpass 2007’s awesome figures in 2008. In January and February of this year, a total of 725,238 people visited Republica Dominica. This represents a  9.14% boost in tourists as compared to the January and February of 2007.
Senor Jimenez pointed out  that figures from Central Bank specify that in February alone 372,002 visitors traveled to the DR, which represents a 12.74% increase on last year. For the period of the first two months of the year Canadians comprised the greatest amount of visitors with 13.9%. This was closely followed by US visitors at 10%,  Europeans made up 2.12%. Russians, 9.3%, people from Belgium, 7.2, then Great Britain with 2.7%.
The Tourism Minister also said this swell in travel was perpetuated by the Dominican government’s improved spending on promotion. He added that throughout the past three years the normal spending on tourism advertising came to about US$23.3 million.

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Happy Buyers and Seller

Happy buyers Joseph and Joan Supino of Canada celebrate their closing with seller Kathy Rich of Las Terrenas.

Subject: LT 745 property

Subject: LT 745  http://www.drparadise.com/detail/sale/s745.html
 
 
Hi Danny,
Thanks for your info.
Is LT 745 in a gated community?
[DL Hussmann] LT 745 is not in a gated community in the traditional sense. It is in a relatively high traffic area. The road in is a dead end so there is only one way in and out. There are two other large homes behind it so any outlaws would have to enter, cross two other homes…do their nefarious deed and then escape carrying their ill-gotten gains all the way back through two yards complete with 8 foot walls and lights etc. Owner told me just yesterday when we showed it to this couple from South Carolina that they had never had any trouble. Owners have security lighting at each corner, the windows are all barred with the ornate iron work, the doors all have locking-latching mechanisms that would make it virtually impossible to penetrate without a tank. I would leave my 6-year old alone in this house!
 
 Do you have photos of 745 lot / garden area and any photos of nearby homes and beach area?
[DL Hussmann] I have many photos of the lot…night time too…will forward. No photos of nearby homes but they are really nice – the beach has typical Las Terrenas beauty and with over 14 kilometers of beach to choose from you can pick open and busy to private and secluded. I will get some photos of both of these. Please allow a little time as we are in our High Season here. Actually sold 2 this week!
Are there any health spas, clubs with pools and movie theaters and in this town?
[DL Hussmann] There is a gym. There are many hotels with pools and they are lenient about usage. There are a couple spas. All these things are in the works! More and more things coming online every month. No “Real” movie theatre here but there is one restaurant that has a screen set up on the beach and every night he shows different movies, or maybe 1980’s MTV (imaging Boy George, Cindy Lauper, Big Hair and biker shorts! It’s a hoot!)
I hope to be coming around March if I can get away.
[DL Hussmann] Come on down!
 
What is the difference between the two areas? and how do beaches differ between where you are and Bavaro?
[DL Hussmann] I’ll let Andy tell you that since I have never been to Bavaro.
Sand beaches in Las Terrenas area seems to be more brown colored than Punta Cana & Bavaro beaches which are white…Is this so?
Our beaches range from nearly white like in the Playa Rincon area to a pretty Honey-color. They are spectacular.

Respectfully yours,
DanDannyDaniel Hussmann
1-829-644-8094

purchase of property in the Dominican Republic

Thank you for your interest in our services. We would be more than happy to assist you in the purchase of property in the Dominican Republic. For general information on buying real estate in the Dominican Republic, please refer to our articles on that subject found in our website www.drlawyer.com . You may go directly to them by clicking here: http://www.drlawyer.com/txt/articlesreal.html .
 
As an initial advice we recommend all of our clients to not have any monies wired to the seller before our attorneys have either conducted the due diligence on the property and/or a promise of sale has been signed conditioning the final sale to the due diligence findings. Please obtain a copy of the Certificate of Title from the seller in order for us to begin the title investigation.
 
As for fees, our standard fixed fee for real estate purchases ranges from 0.1% to 1.0% of the gross purchase price, depending on the value of the transaction. Our fees for purchases below $500,000 US is 1% with a minimum fee of US$850 for cash purchases requiring only one contract and US$1500 for purchases requiring more than one contract. The fixed fee covers the following: (a) title investigation and due diligence, (b) negotiation, preparation, authentication and recording of the deed of sale, (c) short-term escrow services and (d) obtaining from the Internal Revenue Department an appraisal of the property purchased in order to ascertain the amount of transfer taxes to be paid, (e) payment of taxes, (f) recording of the deed of sale at the Registry of Titles, and (g) obtaining the Certificate of Title in the name of the buyer.
 
Not included in the fixed fee are transfer taxes (approx. 3.1% of appraised value), surveyor’s fees ($150+ depending on the size of the property) incorporation costs ($1400 + depending on the capitalization), fees and expenses related to the representation of the client by power of attorney in case the client will not be present at closing ($250). We strongly recommend using a corporation for the purchase for the reasons found in our website article. Legal fees in the Dominican Republic are subject to a 16% service tax. 
 
Finally, we would be most grateful, if you could take a second of your time and fill out this quick four-question Prospective Client Survey by clicking on the following link or pasting it on your browser’s address bar.

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Respectfully yours,
DanDannyDaniel Hussmann
1-829-644-8094
www.drparadise.com
Skype Address – dlhussmann
Las Terrenas, Samana, Dominican Republic