It's a pleasure to "virtually" meet you as well! I hope to get to know you along with the rest of the group much better in time. The villa is located between Sosua and Cabarete about one minute's walk to the beach. I've communicated with a number of different realtors in DR and this area seems to be pretty nice, from what I can tell. Someone who doesn't have a vested interest in my arrival would probably be able to provide better "intel".
With that said, the villa is very large, 7000-8000 sq ft, pool, hot tub, ocean view, daily maid service, gardener, gated community with good security etc. My intention is to have plenty of room for friends and family to come visit whenever they want and I also want to feel like I'm on vacation for the next 12 months!
This place is supposed to be within a 10 minute drive to groceries and other things to do. I'm not looking for seclusion but I am looking for quiet, peace and tranquility, at least until I feel like I want to go out and get into "mischief"...lol
Feel free to provide comments and feedback. I'm not locked into this place yet so if anyone has other suggestions, I'm all ears!