Build!!!!!!!!!!
Properties are valued at "what I want for my house" rather than what they're worth. You'll be better off purchasing some land and creating the home of your dreams, albeit you need to do your homework regarding the location. LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! It's everything when it comes to real estate. When you find a spot you think could be ideal, try and visit the place at night and other times. That would give you a better idea of how ideal the spot is.
Good Places? That depends on where in the DR you want to build your home.
Let me put it this way:
Properties in large are billed at three times and more than their actual building cost value.
But if you need your nest in a more timely fashion, then maybe, just maybe you should consider purchasing an already built home.
Just remember that manual labor in the DR is very inexpensive and homes are built almost 99% by hand tools not so much with machinery...:rambo: