Rodolfo & Molly-Ann
HOUSE FOR RENT
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Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic
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DESCRIPTION OF
HOUSE:
House
is owned by Jehovah's Witnesses and is a simple
Dominican style home with tin roof, fire place,
and a good sized yard. It is in a
quiet area with good neighbours among which are four
witness families. It is only an 18-20 minute walk or
8-minute ride from the Kingdom Hall as well as from town.
A LITTLE ABOUT JARABACOA:
There are two famous expressions about Jarabacoa.
One speaks of its "eterna primavera" or eternal spring.
This explains the other one, "God lives in all parts,
but He sleeps in Jarabacoa." Jarabacoa's year-round
spring-like weather is pleasantly warm in the day and
can range from cool to quite chilly at night.
The little village of
Jarabacoa is a direct 3-hour ride from Santo Domingo and
is located only 45 minutes from the City of Santiago
where large supermarkets & department stores can be
found and where Circuit and District Conventions are
held.
AREA WHERE HOUSE IS LOCATED:
quiet street in an area 18-20 minutes walking from
Kingdom Hall and town. Neighbours are mostly witnesses.
OUTSIDE OF HOUSE & YARD:
large veranda, enclosed carport, large enclosed and secure yard,
INSIDE HOUSE:
living-room and dining room combined - furnished
Furnished bedrooms
Basic kitchen utensils - plates, pots and pans and gas tank
2 bathrooms (1 with shower, 1 with bathtub)
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INCLUDED IN RENTAL: Overhead fans
HOUSE DOES NOT INCLUDE
RENTAL PRICE $425 paid monthly $400 paid 6 months in advance $375 paid 1 year in advance |
Payable by credit card:
Email:
Molly-Ann@usa.net
PRICE COMPARISONS
This is more than what you would pay for an unfurnished house which you can find here in Jarabacoa from anywhere between $5,000 R.D. ($136 U.S.) and $12,000 R.D. ($327 U.S.). The average unfurnished house would be about $7,000 R.D. ($190 U.S.).
On the other hand, you will be immediately set up with all furnishings and not need to purchase them, and these are very expensive here. So, it's definitely a trade-off and both options have their advantages.
A furnished house in this country comes with the following only: bed, fridge, stove and tank, and rudimentary plastic/wood table with chairs. Very rarely would it come with an inverter or hot water heater, and never with extensive dining room/living room furniture, TV, DVD, Wifi, lawn mower, and washing machine. A furnished house with just the basics would start at about $10,000 R.D. ($272 U.S.) and could run as much as $30,000 R.D. ($817 U.S.) and most likely would not include a yard and secure property.
AVAILABILITY:
Presently rented: August 16, 2010 thru February 15, 2011
Becomes available: February 16, 2011.
(Brothers may be waitlisted for future dates as these become available).
CONGREGATIONS:
Jarabacoa has three Spanish congregations, one Haitian
Creole Congregation, one English group and an ASL group.
There is a great need in all of Jarabacoa's
congregations and groups,
particularly at the moment in the English and ASL groups
and in the newly formed Creole congregation.
Meetings for field service are held every morning, and
between all of the language groups meeting sometimes it
looks like an assembly in the mornings!
Email: Molly-Ann@usa.net
(809) 574-6117 or 809-674-3149
USA: Tel: (978) 451-0070
