Background
Twenty years on one peninsula.
Sebastian Rodríguez began working in Dominican real estate in 2006. He chose the Cabrera area for the same reasons that bring clients here today: a working coastal town with year-round climate, dramatic terrain, real community, and enough distance from the resort corridors to retain its own character.
Nearly two decades later, the practice has closed more than 110 transactions across the Cabrera, Río San Juan, Abreu, and La Catalina markets — land, villas, condos, working farms, and commercial property.
He and his wife Jessica raised their two boys in the area. Their sons were born in the Dominican Republic, attended local schools, and grew up between two cultures and three languages. Sebastian still lives within a fifteen-minute drive of most of the properties he represents.
The approach
Deliberate restraint.
The practice is intentionally small. No call centers. No lead routing. No junior agents handling the early calls before passing along to closing. Every relationship is direct.
This is a design choice with real tradeoffs. The high-volume Caribbean real estate model — large brokerages with dozens of agents and hundreds of listings — has commercial logic behind it. It is not, however, the model that serves a serious buyer making a six- or seven-figure decision in an unfamiliar market.
01 — Direct relationship.
The person you speak with on the first call is the person who shows you properties, runs the math, negotiates the offer, and stays involved after closing.
02 — Filtered inventory, not full inventory.
Properties shown to each buyer are selected for fit with their stated use case. The full inventory exists; the filtered short list saves time and protects the decision.
03 — Honest evaluation.
Properties are discussed with their problems as well as their strengths. A villa with a stunning view and a failing septic system is described that way, before the inspection.
04 — Local legal and inspection network.
Two decades in this market means established relationships with the attorneys, surveyors, inspectors, and project managers buyers need. Introductions are made, not generic referral lists.
05 — Post-purchase continuity.
Most buyers need help after closing — residency paperwork, utility setup, tax declarations, construction project management referrals. The practice continues after the keys change hands.
Who the practice serves
Buyers from four continents.
The practice serves buyers from:
- North America — primarily United States and Canada, often dual-citizen Dominican-Americans returning to the country, retirees, and investors
- Europe — primarily Germany, France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland
- Latin America — increasingly from Argentina, Venezuela, and Chile
- Dominican Republic — local buyers and members of the diaspora returning home
Sebastian speaks fluent English and Spanish, and moderate French. For French-speaking clients requiring detailed legal or technical discussion in French, the practice arranges bilingual support for those portions of the transaction.
Get in touch
Start with a conversation.
Initial calls run approximately 30 minutes and require no commitment. Sebastian is reachable Monday through Saturday. Evenings work well for U.S. and European buyers; afternoons work for South American time zones.
Sebastian Rodríguez, Principal Broker
Phone: (809) 467-7801
Email: sebastian@drcoastalproperties.com
Location: Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez, Dominican Republic — by appointment