S1 We bought a house in the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴
We just purchased a villa located in Casa Linda - Sosua Dominican Republic. If you have ever dreamed of owning a villa in the Caribbean, this video series is for you! Follow along on our journey of purchasing and remolding a dream home in Sosua. This is episode 1 of many to come. Subscribe, like, comment and enjoy. ( Big shout out and "Thank You" to Tay and Phil @DRPropertyGuys - be sure to check out their channel)
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Danny thank you very much for the kind words - you have been a stellar client, everything you said you would do, you did and it has been an absolute pleasure working with you. We look forward to "smashing" a few beers on that terrace very soon! Cheers mate!
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
smashing another case of beer - fixed it!
Buying a home or building one is actually cheaper when it’s from the owner and your Dominican yourself. I learned that they over charge foreigners a crazy amount. I’m trying to buy land in Samana
@neysi06jimenez43
Жыл бұрын
Wow me too I been looking to buy a house in Samana because of the beaches and rivers, or Barahona ❤ Good Luck sister! You will get it for for it 👏
I’m so happy for you .,enjoy the beautiful house . I’m from Dominican and l love it went l see people From another country’s buying properties in my country congrats 🍾
@eoiffoe1980
2 жыл бұрын
Brother You are great sir being a blessed person of god while living a peaceful life with your family, hoping and expecting peaceful life ahead. But, brother I have very bad life having lost my job due to covid pandemic now I am struggling with another phase of life if you help me Financially I can start myself a new. Thanks
Love your videos. We are getting ready to purchase a house in the DR. Thanks for your great commentary.
Congratulations….it has a nice flow, great curb appeal in a wonderful neighborhood…and the backyard is nice. Should provide years of enjoyment. Awesome video!
Iam Dominican and I want to tell you that you can put permanent hot water ,installing the new system of solar panel and that won’t cost you any monthly spends penny
The thing with many "professionals" "burning" you is not just in real estate, it's in EVERYTHING. If you need a plummer, you go to their place and ask, and they'll say a specific day and time they WILL show up, does not happen. I've had so called professional plummers, electricians you name it say they will fix come and fix a certain issue, and never show up. Being here for 10 years, have taught me that if you can do it yourself, DO IT YOURSELF,. You will only get frustrated by having broken things that nobody cares about fixing or that you have to spend months of trying to get a "serious" person that actually shows up when they say they will. So if you are planning on living here for a long time, be aware of that, NEVER expect people to hold up their end of the deal.
I'm excited to see this series play out. Good luck I'm sure you will find some surprises once you start opening things up.
Danny hope you enjoy your life style in Dominican republic, I wish you the best.
Yes! I can't wait to see your remodel project 😍 ☺
Looking forward to watching the improvements, headaches, maybe even costs, etc. Great content to come I'm sure. Thank you.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
I'll be adding the costs in the video descriptions :)
Cannot wait to see it after the remodel!
If you don't like living in DR why living there? You can't go to the DR with an American mentality! Enjoy life as it is, embrace it... That's why people LOVE DR because it is different, and people there are the happiest! Do yourself a favor and change your approach so you can live a long happy life! BTW you can't buy materials in the US to build over there that's when staff starts deteriorating. We have good quality craftsmanship just depending on your bank account and wallet! Friendly reminder BE HAPPY! FYI....
@haydeenegron4858
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking.
@arelifitzgerald2770
2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@elenarotestan5823
2 жыл бұрын
Right? a lot of foreigners move down there and keep complaining, like duh, do your research or stay where you come from, it's so annoying.
Dan the laundry room is on blocks because it floods!
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
We can do better than old cement blocks jajajaja
Congratulations! The house is beautiful!
Another great informative video , Can't wait to see the house after you finish the upgrade, Oh by the way change the floor tiles.
Congrats My Friends!!!🍾🥂
Great info. First time watching one of your video's. Your friggin funny and provided great info. Just subscribed. Thanks and take care Karen from Canada.
CONGRATULATIONS DANNY 🎊🎊🎈THE HOUSE IS BIG ✨HUGE BACKYARD WITH POOL 🌴🌴 I LIKE WHERE THE PLACE THE LAUNDRY ROOM 🌴NICE AND CLEAN NEIGHBORHOOD 🌴I THINK THE HOUSE NEED RENOVATION 🌴🌴
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Lots of renovation, we already started
Good for you Danny 👍🏿 👏🏿 CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE! Let us know how things went.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
episode two coming in a few days!
I can’t wait to see the reno’s! We are visiting Casa Linda in February. We are definitely planning to visit Malibus Beach bar. Maybe we will get to meet you! My husband really wants to retire in the DR. Your videos have been so helpful.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Leanne, see ya in Feb
Great video good job can't wait to see more content
Informative video and congratulations on your purchase. Looking forward to seeing the transformations you make
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Danny big congrats on your house. The next time Dwayne and I come over, we would love to see your update renovations. It was nice to meet you and tell Polo I said hello! Cheers again on house🥃🥃
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Open invite buddy!
Dude. You are awesome man! Hell yeah!
Danny a water softener and filtration unit will solve the rooting water fixture.
love this video!!
This is gonna be fun!
Thanks Danny for the great information!
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
you are very welcome, thank you for watching
I'm glad my KZread algorithm suggested watching this video. Keep up the great content. Subscribed
Please, please I hope you do a renovation. As someone who usually watch renovation house videos from USA, would be amazing how you do it here in DR as we certainly don't have so many good hardware/furnishing options as in the states. Awesome video
@arelifitzgerald2770
2 жыл бұрын
Where do you live there? Or is a $ issue?
Congrats! Love the video
Happy for you Danny...going to stop by and say hi at your bar....
Can't wait to follow this journey!
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
It should be good!
Congratz buddy 👌
Excellent!
Very good channel. New dominican suscriber. Greetings from Santiago, RD. Blessings 🙏
Good video people like you make my country great keep up the good work God bless
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much!
I like how you narrate your videos. Nice job👍👍👍Very Informative
Good luck with that!!! Go for a walk around 10pm,,
Congrats I’m from Dominican republic the house just needs some TLC I’m glad for you that you Invest in Dr that’s awesome .that is so true houses are in cement extras plus
Great video looking toward to more!
Thanks for posting. I enjoyed Sosua when I visited on last week I had the please of visiting Seahorse Ranch, and meeting the people very nice and friendly
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Did you go horseback riding on the beach?
@lavondawilson6315
2 жыл бұрын
@@WhiskeynRum yes, I did it was fun and l was little nervous first-time on a horse. The traffic was crazy, but we made through
Good shout Danny - Caveat Emptor!
Congrats on the house. Guess with all the refurbishing projects you will tackle to bring it up to a standard you're satisfied with, your time at the bar will be cut back quite a bit so you can be on site to keep an eye on the work being done. But hopefully those of us who enjoy coming down to your spot will be able to have a beer or two with you from time to time.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
It's settling down now, I'll be at the bar most days now going forward. We'll have plenty of beers, probably too many jajaja
I have known Tay for a long time. A true professional
Loved 🥰
Congrats Danny !
Danny, Ed here. Great buy, good to see you got it. I got 624a a couple of homes from you, available for sale ( 4bed). So great to see you`re part of DR, now as owner :))
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ed, I appreciate it.
Great informative video thank you
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Small bit of advice, reno one room at a time or you'll get overwhelmed and after a while you'll pump a fortune in you home. Major expenses are the plumbing and electrical. Lots of hidden surprises with older homes especially ex rentals where the owners didn't give a shit. Good luck.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Great advice!
good to know, I would like to find a condo when I'm there for the superbowl. thanks
i glad i ran across this. i have been looking for homes there and seeing what is needed
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help. That's the entire reason I do these videos.
Very nice house!!
I’m a few minutes into the video 👍👍. Any thoughts on the prices compared to other tropical places? 🇩🇲 vs 🇨🇷 vs Ecuador 🇪🇨?
I just bought a house in puerto plata and the first thing was to replace the 1960 tile , when they attempted to take up the tile they found it was cemented in to place so the Concrete had to come out , just as well because there wasn’t any Rebar in the floor and it was sinking in spots ….. good luck
I love that house.
Congratulations I stopped by the bar and you were out. I would like to catch up with you some time. I have been following you for about 6 months now. We moved here in we live in POP
Great video,
Totally love this house!!! Congrats. I understand that you want all the same amenities that we have in USA but I don’t think the electricity can handle all of it. Also, I think it’s insane that the HOA dues are same as in the states. Definitely want to see the upgraded version.
Where will you buy your large appliances and building materials? Very informative video.
Congratulations. You have a lot of work ahead of you! hahah but obviously you know that. Sounds like your realtors are good guys.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Very good guys and a lot of fun to have a few beers with also
Congrats Danny!!!
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@bluesmoke2
2 жыл бұрын
@@WhiskeynRum I'll see you at Malibu in January!!!!
The commentary is ELITE!! Lol
well done danny,,,. saludos from belfast
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍
Hi.. Congrats on the house. Im looking to buy in DR. First time I see ur vids. How did you funded the purchase? Cash or Loan. If loan where did you get it from and where do u recommend to check for loans if thats an option. This is probably a dumb question but do u happen to know if any intstitutions in the US will fund a purchase in DR? Sorry for the 30 questions and thanks for the info.
Love your videos
I’ve been watching your videos, even on the Patreon App!!! I would love to have some conversation and a few drinks to discuss life on the island and real estate I’m coming down to Sousa in April. Hopefully we can meet dude!! Hasta Pronto!!!
@WhiskeynRum
Жыл бұрын
Hit me up via the contact form on the W&R website.
Hey Danny, Congratulations! I really thought you would have chosen a closer area to your business, like in Residencial Hispaniola. The same guys that sold you this house, I also saw them selling villa 99 in Residencial Hispaniola, and I believe it's in better condition. Wish you would have moved there. We would have been neighbors! LOL! But I wish you the very best to you and your family!!
Those cabinets 11:11 - They look like good, solid quality. Just need to take the doors off and sand and refinish everything... add new knobs/pulls. If you don't like the natural mahogany look (I do!) you can use a stain to change the appearance.... a light coat of semi-transparent stain (light or dark depending on what you want) where you can still see some wood grain could look fantastic. Would be an easy job for a decent cabinet guy and not even hard for a DIY. It would be a shame to trash those mahogany cabinets. Edit: Haha... now that I finished the video I see you are going to re-do the whole kitchen. Oh well! 2nd Edit: A general word on Dominican kitchen cabinets.... I would only contract new kitchen cabinets there until seeing a couple examples of the builder's work. Kitchen cabinets are not the same skillset as building shelves for behind the bar. I've seen a few new kitchen DR jobs where a year later some of the doors are so warped you cant close them. And these were not cheap kitchen remodels. What I would be cautious in avoiding is cabinet frames and boxes built of pine. Many are there. That's one thing about mahogany -- it's very stable.
@idontfukncareabout
2 жыл бұрын
Those mahoganny can last forever
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Joel started digging in to find that most of the internal wood was partial board 😳 - we are ripping it all out
@festerofest4374
2 жыл бұрын
@@WhiskeynRum There you go! No regrets at all then!
I just learned a lot
Liking and subscribing. Good job
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
You are the man, honestly you are very refreshing and I love your personality and your content… Thinking of retirement in the DR, not sure if it’s possible… What are your thoughts??? Is retirement a possible and affordable…??? I’m worried about crime and the true cost of living there… thank you for your insight… Keep it coming… Hope to hear from you…
Would love if you can show the renovation and prices.
Congratulations on your house bro
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Newton, hope all is well
Curious about the windows. I have replaced the windows in my home at considerable cost ( here in USA). Are they insulated? Not so much from cold, lol, but will they retain a/c?
Great buy! Like the casa linda properties. When I used to live in my puerto plata city I was visiting there once. Congratz and hope you can remo the house with your own taste.
Bravo!
You should tell what you are disposing or sell, and I may need it for my beach house in Juan Dolio. please respond
Deff gotta reno it to american Style🍺
Congrats on the house. What are the companies u mention that ships Amazon packages to the 🇩🇴
I live in this country they are some beautiful places here
New sub, excited to see the changes
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the sub. We’ll work hard for ya
How to address your hot water issue: The answer is a propane tankless water heater. Turn on hot water and get instant hot water from any faucet inside the house.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Gary - brilliant advice, watch the next video
Congratulations
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks
congratulation an dominican fron new jersey. US.
How much did it cost? How far are you from stores, hospital?
Nice but you have to change the tile
Nice home! Minor cosmetic issues that can be fixed🤷🏽♀️
@WhiskeynRum
Жыл бұрын
Definitely!!
Hey, we are neighbours and actually rent an exact same house as yours. Just in a different section. The house needs some work, but it's a nice home overall, hope you will enjoy it. Your property has more shade than ours, so you are at an advantage lol
@WhiskeynRum
Жыл бұрын
Hi Neighbors 👋 welcome to Casa Linda. 🍺
There is a MILLION things WRONG with the Houses they Sell in the USA too, including the NEW ONES.!!!
@Jess3965
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!!
I once spent 5 days there with a young woman who swore she loved me and wanted to marry me,it was hard to leave her there but I don’t fall in love easily due to my pass now I’m retired and from time to time I think of her , I hope she’s well,and hope she found what she was looking for,
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Love is a fickle thing
Good video excellent Presentation Like to know How much was the re sale price going for this kind of houses. I have been there met with Steve. HOA is the issue for me. But still looking. I'm interested in re sale buying. Old phases has nice land and tree's. Can you recommend a realtor.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Prem - talk to Tay and Phil @drpropertyguys. I TRUST them completely and they give very good advice. Tell them that gave you the Danny referral .
Are you concerned at all about the structural condition of the property? (In other words, enough rebar and correctly tied together on the corners, etc) Considering the possibility of seismic events throughout the Caribbean I wonder if it is not better to supervise construction and make sure a home is seismically stable.
@WhiskeynRum
2 жыл бұрын
Very concerned. That's why I picked this house. Older construction when concrete and rebar were super cheap. I don't know if I would do a new build here right now..
Omg I wish to be there
You should take a look at the house on a rainy day 👍 not a fan of the roof design 🤔
Oh please
call Plan Project for the kitchen
Overall, nice house 🏠 👌 price range??
Very very nice 🌹🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥
@WhiskeynRum
Жыл бұрын
Gracias 🙏🏻