Property prices in Dominican Republic

There are two prices for everything in this country. The local Dominican to Dominican price from market trinkets to homes and land for sale is one. The second is the "you're a foreigner and have endless supplies of money" price. We chose to live close to where we work in Elías Piña, about an hour away in San Juan DLM. About three hours from the capital. About 1.5 hours from Barahona. There are some beautiful homes in the "barrio americano", or American neighborhood which has very few actual Americans. We found a home in a great neighborhood with local middle to upper middle class Dominicans where the Doctor that we work with in the country lives with his family. The owner originally wanted about 700 a month. After finding out we were missionaries, he came down to our budget of $400 a month! He has been incredibly gracious with his 4bd 4bath single level home on two lots. My suggestion is, send a Dominican in that you trust to make an offer and deal with the owner of a property. If you walk in as an American or expat, th price can triple when they see you. Just my two pesos.