You have to watch these shows with a bit of skeptical eye. I remember looking at a property in Belize that was featured on a similar show and some nitwit actually bought a condo in the same building I walked through. Located on a spit of sand off the coast Ambergris Caye no more than 3 feet above the high tide line - not where I'd want to be or have my things when a hurricane blows through. Electricity was supplied by generator while waiting for power to be run from a nearby island.
Was very expansive in that all units were 400-500 thousand US dollars. Not a year later the developer went out of business and the lone sales model building was left on that same spit of sand with no power, no water and no maintenance - and less than zero resale value. I always felt kinda sorry for that women who bought one of the units on the TV show.
In this case - Vermont to Santo Domingo? Where's Dad? Single Mom, limited Spanish ouch. Oh well, Mom seemed happy as the credits scrolled by. Those in SD, if anyone bumps into her in Mirador Park, it would be interesting to hear what she has to say now.