OTHER BENEFITS WHEN INVESTING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The investment in real estate is based -like any other investment operation- on knowledge, common sense, and above all analysis and control. These are the reasons why in order to invest successfully in the real estate market it is necessary to select carefully the areas where you want to place your resources. This is especially true when one is working with other people's resources.   

The Dominican Republic represents an immense opportunity because –as it is an island- its space is reduced, but the objective of specialization can be obtained with ease. In addition, there are wonderful unexplored destinies in our island that constitute fabulous opportunities for the eager investor who wants to invest successfully in real estate projects, most of which are located in the tourism sector. One of these destinies is Las Terrenas in the peninsula of Samaná.  

Regarding investing in the Islands, we will mention from author Tyler G. Hicks and his book “How to Make Millions in Real Estate in 3 Years Starting With No Cash”, third edition, the following: “the second home, or vacation home is a big business around the world today. And a second home (or even a first home) on an island is a salable item. By specializing in Islands - with or without homes on them- you can build yourself to big real estate fortune quickly and easily.” 

Investing in the Caribbean, in any case, is a combination of business and pleasure. In general, the investors who we know, once that they have surpassed the barriers of the language and the uncertainty that surrounds all of the investments, they learn to enjoy the beauties of this island and its people. There are investment zones where a great amount of immigrants of diverse countries can be found.  We can mention Cabarete as an example in the North coast of the country, and Samaná, where it is calculated that there are over two thousand French immigrants. As a common fact, our investors come for the money, and they stay to live the Caribbean dream.   

WE CAN LIST THE FOLLOWING THE REASONS FOR INVESTING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:  

	An excellent climate, mostly sunny all around the year.
	Excellent geographic location, proximity with the United States and Central America.
	Advanced legislations that make investment and the laws of promotion and incentives to be a means of reducing considerably the tax burden.
	Moderate taxes, in general very inferior to other islands. In Bahamas the transfer taxes can go up to 10% of the price of the transaction, whereas in the D.R. the total amount of transfer taxes is 5%.
	Control on the capital profits.
	Zero tax on the saving and checking accounts.
	Legislation that allows the investment in dollars to avoid the uncertainty of the exchange rate. In general, almost all the projects have their costs and their prices calculated in U.S. dollars.
	Rights of permanent residency for certain investors.
	Easy registry of the foreign investment.
	Absolute control on the repatriation of capitals.
	Flexible rules for the capital structures and formation of companies, which include low taxes on the sale of corporate assets or the sale of stocks.
	New laws on Social Security.
	Socio-political and macroeconomic stability.