Buying Property in Casa de Campo
The path to owning inside the resort — brief, touring, offer, independent due diligence and closing — guided by an advisor who knows Casa de Campo firsthand and sits on your side of the table.
The Brief Comes Before the Listings
The most productive searches here begin with a clear brief rather than a favourite listing: how you will use the home, how much of the year you will spend in it, whether it has to work for a family, and whether it will be let or closed up while you are away.
Settle those points and the resort narrows quickly. The villa that suits a couple for six weeks a year is rarely the one a family needs as a full-time residence, and neither may be the right choice for the managed rental programme.
Below is the path a purchase here usually follows. The national framework — law, taxes, residency and financing — is covered in our Buyer's & Investor's Guide.
From Brief to Keys
How often you will be here, who the home has to serve and whether it should earn rental income. Every later decision follows from these answers.
An apartment, a homesite to build on, a villa or an estate — then the part of the resort that suits it. Our neighborhoods guide compares the residential areas, and living in Casa de Campo shows how daily life changes from one to the next.
Public listings are one part of the picture. Oscar also represents off-market, pre-launch and developer-direct opportunities inside the resort, and a precise brief is often answered there.
One visit that takes in two or three areas tells you more than a dozen listing sheets. Each tour is planned around your brief, including parts of the resort you may not have thought to consider.
Here Oscar acts for you: framing the offer, managing the seller's side and advising on terms as the negotiation moves forward.
Your own lawyer leads this stage, reviewing title, the property's legal standing and everything that sits behind the sale. Instruct qualified, independent counsel: this judgement should never rest with anyone who has an interest in the transaction, your agent included.
Your counsel, the seller's side and the resort each have a part to play before closing. Oscar keeps them moving together and raises open points early, so nothing surfaces late.
The handover and the introductions a new owner needs. If you want the villa let while you are away, it can join the resort's managed rental programme, with the resort taking care of bookings, maintenance and guest services.
Independent advice. This guide describes how a purchase is usually approached. It is not legal, tax or financial advice and should not be relied on as such. Before you commit, take independent advice from qualified legal and tax professionals in the Dominican Republic and in your own country of residence.
On Your Side of the Table
Oscar Lauzardo, Managing Director, The Agency La Romana, represents buyers in Casa de Campo, his home market, and across the wider Dominican Republic. Most listings here are public. What an experienced advisor adds is knowing what matters about a particular villa in a particular part of the resort.
Add to that the part of the market that never reaches a portal.
A negotiation conducted for you, never for the seller.
Resort opportunities offered privately, away from the public listings.
The same point of contact, well after the transaction closes.
More on Casa de Campo
What is for sale now, how the property categories break down, the master plan and the resort's investment case.
AreasCasa de Campo NeighborhoodsGolf-front, marina, hillside and interior — what sets each residential zone apart, and how to weigh one against another.
LifestyleLiving in Casa de CampoGolf, the marina, dining, beaches, security, family life and what living here full time involves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not at first. Oscar can take your brief and build a shortlist remotely before you travel. That list nearly always changes once you have seen two or three areas in person, so most purchases involve at least one visit.
Yes. Oscar represents off-market, pre-launch and developer-direct opportunities inside the resort that are not advertised. If nothing on the public market fits your brief, raise it with him directly.
Yes. Retain qualified, independent legal counsel and your own tax adviser. The Agency Dominican Republic represents you in the transaction but does not give legal or tax advice, and nothing on this website should be relied on as such.
Oscar stays your point of contact. Many owners then place the villa in the resort's managed rental programme, where the resort takes care of bookings, maintenance and guest services.
Start With the Brief
Share how you plan to use the home, and Oscar will build your shortlist from both the public listings and the off-market.