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5-bedroom house in Oranjestad, Aruba, fixer-up

Available on request

The brief

The reason to consider it.

Fixer-up family house near downtown Oranjestad, close to schools, supermarkets and shopping.

Property overview: 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, built 2001. The house has a 164 m² built area on a 467 m² lot. The front yard includes a planted garden and the backyard patio provides a lounging area.

Location: About 5 minutes from the airport and about 10 minutes from Aruba’s main beaches.

Features: Sold furnished, air conditioning installed, covered parking for vehicles. The listing text also included the phrase “New construction” while the year built is shown as 2001.

Last confirmed

Year built
2001
Type
House
Land
5,027 ft²

What this listing includes

  • Air conditioning
  • Furnished
  • Parking
  • Garden
  • Terrace

What people say about Aruba

Sources agree that foreigners can buy property in Aruba on the same footing as locals, with no nationality restriction.

  • Positive Foreigners may own property with no nationality restriction; same process as locals
  • Mixed Freehold (eigendom) and long lease (erfpacht, usually government land, often 60 years) both exist; leasehold is tradeable and mortgageable
  • Mixed Transfer tax rate is described inconsistently: tiered 3%/6% (law firm) vs flat 6% (expo article)
  • Mixed Owning does not give residency; non-resident stay limit reported as 180 days by one source, forum member asks if it fell to 90

Read what people say, based on 13 sources

Cost of entry

The asking price is not what it costs.

What completing costs

US dollars

Who bears the transfer cost is market practice, not law