WHAT WE DO:

Our company caters specifically to North American buyers. Most of our clients fit into the following criteria and personal situation:

• Between 40-60 years of age
• Looking toward retirement, but still working
• Wanting to purchase in the DR to get into the marketplace, but do not place to live here, full or part time, until retirement
• Want to use the property they buy for 2-weeks to 6-months per year
• Would like to have the property generate income, or at least pay for itself, in the periods when they are not in residence (rental)
• Would like the property cared for in their absence (bill payment, cleaning, maintenance, gardening, etc.)

Most people have no idea where to start this process. There is a general discomfort about buying real estate in a foreign country: How does it all work? What are the legal ins and outs? Will my title be owned by me and secure? How stable is the government? How much are taxes?

Owners, Mel and Colleen Valerio, understood these needs all too well, having gone through the buying, living, and renting experience themselves. Several years ago, they started working with North American buyers, providing a specific service to fill the needs of the above items. We Canadians, and understand and speak the language of the Canadian and American buyer. We know how to explain and relate Dominican real estate structure and information in ways that make sense.

We Offer Specific Real Estate
Although we can work with all local real estate companies, we focus on specific villa and condo projects that offer the following:

• All are located in gated, secure subdivisions that offer a true lock-up and leave scenario. Our featured properties offer full management services (bill payment, cleaning, yard maintenance, etc.)
• All properties offer complete rental management services (marketing of the property, check-in and out, supervision of renters, payment, transportation etc.)
• All subdivisions and developers have been properly vetted, are well set financially, and complete their projects as planned.
• We work only with the best property lawyers with trust accounts in the US
• Resale properties must also meet the strict criteria we have set out for North American buyers.

Service, Service, Service
Our service does not stop with the sale. We also help our clients with all the ins and outs of living here and owning property.
We help with furnishings, shopping, banking, lawyers, and general acclimation to the area.

Feeling at home in the DR, whether you spend a few weeks or more than half the year here, is key to long term happiness. This is welcoming community. We also provide a kind of "introduction" service - introducing clients to people that live here, other clients who have purcased, etc. It isn't long before people feel right at home, with a core group to go golfing with, out for dinner, etc. Our clients become friends. It's as simple as that.