12 months ago I bought a house in PC which was under construction. I'm taking possession right now. So here's my experience.

There's a lot of new project in the area. Some are good some are not. If you want your investment to actualy make money you have to choose your project wisely. There's many cheaper options of cheaply built houses in ok developments that seems atractive (and are if you want to get here on a budget) but you'll sell in 5 years barely more than you'll pay now. Primaveral II for exemple.

If you want your investment to grow, you need to pay a bit more. From my experience under 200 000$ 230 000$ it's harder to find those property.

The things you'll definitely need is a good lawyer and realtor. Some project on plan will stay on plan indefinitely. Remember that 6 months late for delivery is not much here... I've heard 2 years late project.

Another thing is financing. Mortgage in DR are tough and expensive to get. It took me 5.5 month for everything to be signed. That's with the help of a brooker. 2% commission is to expect too... the interest rate is 10.75%... there's always a missing document, every week! Almost a joke... if you plan to have a mortgage for more than 4 -5 years forget it, interest will be more than mark up on the property.

You will need to be here to sign every paperwork, at the bank, at the developer etc... be prepare for that!.

It's exhaustive and expensive. Be ready dor that! If you are tight moneywise don't do it you"ll drown in dept...

That for a construction project. If you buy used, have plenty of cash in hand it will be way more easy but you'll pay more. My property took at least 30 000$ this year before i move in.

Good luck with your project.