I personally know 6 expats that went down the sanky/ panky path. None of them ended well for the guys. The chicas, putas or whatever you want to call them all did well. 2 are living in the US and 1 in Canada. All 3 without thier guys now as all they ever wanted was out of here. I'm sure the other 3 have moved on to a new guy.I married many, many years ago, but it was a different DR back then. If younger and had to do it all over again I would definitely be cautious in this day in age. I know of many success stories, but I also know of some horror stories too. Common sense and if something does not feel right/true, it probably isn't.
The other 3 guys are all still here but a lot wiser and a lot poorer. A life rule should be "never marry your favorite hooker".