by Chad Wallace | Nov 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
you’ve hiked our ridge lately, you’ve probably noticed two things: the views keep sneaking up on you, and our roads crews drink an impressive amount of coffee. Both are good signs. And here’s an even better one: the entire Wallace family will be on the farm for...
by Chad Wallace | Oct 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dear Friends and Family, Krista and I want to begin by saying thank you — truly — for joining us on this remarkable journey of building community at Spirit Mountain. Whether you’ve been with us since the early days (back when Manabao didn’t even have...
by Chad Wallace | Sep 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
In many U.S. real estate markets today, high entry prices, rising borrowing costs, andcompressed cap rates make new investments difficult to justify. In contrast, the DominicanRepublic (DR) offers a compelling counterpoint: a stable investment climate, strong...
by Chad Wallace | Aug 14, 2025 | Uncategorized
As Estancia Natura at Spirit Mountain moves from dream to dirt, from concept to reality, I’ve realized just how challenging—sometimes downright impossible—it can be to explain something that is layered with history, depth, and complexity. Some of you “get us.” You’ve...
by Chad Wallace | Jul 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
There are more than a couple of ways to judge a book….by its cover, by a quick skim of the content…some people only read the first and last chapters then review the table of contents. You can actually sit down and read a book as it was intentionally deigned to...
by Chad Wallace | Jun 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
Some people dream of white picket fences and HOA meetings.We dream of mountain mist, papagayos, tree frogs, and Grant making a surprisingly terrible pun before handing you the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had. That’s just the kind of place Estancia Natura is...
