I was recently chatting with a friend and customer of Select Caribbean Properties. During our conversation, the subject of his first visits to the Dominican Republic came up and he told me a brief story about his new life on the Caribbean Island.

“I came here to the Dominican Republic at the invitation of a friend who owned a house in Cabrera, about an hour east of Cabarete. It was to be a short visit of one week, as I was anxious to return to my cruising sailboat which was berthed in the British Virgin Islands.

I had spent years sailing in and around the Caribbean and thought I had seen it all, but within hours of my arrival, I knew I had landed somewhere special. The green hills and beautiful beaches appealed to me and seeing some of the residential communities on the north coast, I realized that one could build here to a very high standard and at a cost considerably less than anywhere else in the Caribbean or as an alternative buying a condo either in Sosua or Cabaret.

Hispaniola Residential Sosua Dominican Republic

Beautiful home with ocean views in residential community in Sosua

But one thing remained…I love to sail and needed access to the sea. On the recommendation of a friend, I visited Cabarete and walked into the Carib Wind Center. My eyes bugged out, for I found myself surrounded with Lasers and Hobbie Cats, windsurfers, and inflatable crash boats. I had landed in the midst of preparation for the Caribbean Laser Midwinters, a great regatta sponsored and run by Carib Wind’s owners, MJ and Ari Barshi. I had a lot of questions about buying real estate in the Dominican Republic and all of them got answered.

After hours of immersion in the medium I love, I was invited to join Ari at the on-site bar/restaurant known as EZE bar. They offered cold Presidente and a wonderful selection of wraps and salads. Those hours in Cabarete convinced me that I had found my new home. I bought land through the real estate company Select Caribbean Properties, built a villa and started a small business.

Life is good!”

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Sabine A. Mertes-UrbahnSabine A Mertes-Urbahn
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Over 10 years of experience selling properties in Cabarete, Sosua, Puerto Plata and Cabrera.

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