Exodus in Cabarete?

[jackieboo]

Yet another thread screaming at the top of it's pathetic lungs 'the sky is falling'!!!!!

Why don't a few of you look at the facts:

1. The real estate market on the north coast has not seen a dip in over 30 years.

2. During those 30 years there have been several fiscal recessions in this country.

3. Although we would like to believe that the government is retarded all the time, even these folks have a savant moment every now and then.

The real issue here is that as cities grow so does their crime rate. This happens in every town, in every country, period. Is there crime in Cabarete? Yes. Is there more crime now than 30 years ago? Yes (well, cabarete wasn't there 30 years ago)

Many of the members will tell you the same thing, get a really big dog or two. And the most important thing, get to know your neighbors, if you don't want to know them then there's a good chance you're living in the wrong house.

Sadly, many of the ex-pats come here entirely unprepared and most of that is due to bad planning. If you find a house you like go there during all hours of the day and night before putting in an offer. Trust your gut feelings as they generally are the best guide.

[NALs]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Some people say the RE is about to crash horribly,

The biggest mistake any person can ever make is to assume, even for a short moment, that everything moves in a linear fashion.

Originally Posted by Taylor

One thing is certain, it brings out the `passion` in everyone.

Eh...

-NALs

[jackieboo]

My contention has and always will be that as long as Cabarete and Sosua promote sex tourism there can not be a solution to the problem of crime.

I've also suggested openly on the board that if the expat community is that concerned about crime then they need to a) hire their own police force or b) pay the police more than the drug lords. Of course everyone will say that they'll just take the money and still do nothing. I say, how do you know if you haven't tried.

I made a point of getting to know the chief of the national police shortly after I arrived. I took him and his wife out to dinner and now have his personal cell phone number just in case. I'm not paying him, but I did let him know that if there was anything I could do for him to just give me a call.

When I decided to move here I understood that I was moving to a developing nation. I took in to account that no matter how modest I believe my income to be I will be perceived as the rich american and a target. I also took as many precautions as I possibly could to insure my families security.

The reality though is that I still feel safer here than I did in america. Why? Probably because there is actually less crime here than there is in Phoenix, Arizona. There certainly are less murders and I would imagine less home invasions as well.

I still hold to the 'sky is falling' mentality of the board. My experience over the last year (the time I've been active on this board) is that no one steps up and does anything. They love to type about how ****ed up things are but action, well that's someone elses job.

This little island is like the wild american west of the 1880's, either you have to have the balls to make it your home or you need to move back east........ me I'm staying no matter what, I love it here!

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by jackieboo

....This little island is like the wild american west of the 1880's, either you have to have the balls to make it your home or you need to move back east....

Maybe too many cowboys make so many Dominicans move east... in 'yolas' to Puerto Rico...

m'frog

[johne]

Yipee i cowboy!! Heck, it just don't seem right saying "move those doggies up North" East or west is a hell of a lot more romantic.

[Ladybird]

The real estate market on the north coast has not seen a dip in over 30 years. ??????
so so misinformed!!!!!! so the one bedroom apartments right on the beach in Cabarete 4 years ago that dropped to $18,000 were a figment of my imagination, as were all the deserted hotels and apartment blocks that stood empty for a very long time?????

Never mind I expect you get all this info from your important Police "Friend"

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by johne

Yipee i cowboy!! Heck, it just don't seem right saying "move those doggies up North" East or west is a hell of a lot more romantic.

TX or NY I presume...
If the latter, you moving east is all right....

m'frog

[gary short]

Originally Posted by mountainfrog

TX or NY I presume...
If the latter, you moving east is all right....

m'frog

Nantucket ??????

[mountainfrog]

Originally Posted by gary short

Nantucket ??????

Tuckernuck or Muskeget ????

m'frog

[jackieboo]

Originally Posted by Ladybird

The real estate market on the north coast has not seen a dip in over 30 years. ??????
so so misinformed!!!!!! so the one bedroom apartments right on the beach in Cabarete 4 years ago that dropped to $18,000 were a figment of my imagination, as were all the deserted hotels and apartment blocks that stood empty for a very long time?????

Never mind I expect you get all this info from your important Police "Friend"

Sorry to burst your negative parade there Ladyfinger, but get your information straight before going all ballistic. And how much are those apartments now?

Since you obviously are a supreme expert on the subject please wow us with your statistics. We're all waiting to see how incredibly superior you are to all of us idiots.

I'm also sure that all of those abandoned buildings were the result of a market flux and had nothing to do with over zealous builders that ran out of money.