That's a dynamite post, Chip. My wife took charge of the whole process of having our house built in the DR the Dominican way. She even designed the house and supervised the "maestro". The result is that we now have a beautiful, large two story house that I would never be able to afford here in the US. What's best is that we have no mortgage to pay, though it did take about 4 years for the house to be completely finished.
For foreigners building a house in the DR you had better follow Chips advice to the letter if you don't want to get ripped off. It's best to have a trusted local do all the negotiations.
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