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Dominican Republic property is attracting masses of media attention at the moment along with several other Caribbean islands and sun-drenched coastal locations around the world that offer similarly affordable properties. A recent DSR release announced that the Dominican Republic had retaken the top spot of having the most affordable Caribbean properties, and focussed on that point, without giving any real details of the bargain property.

The apartment-hotel complex offers studio apartments from £24,000 in Sosua, one of the Dominican Republic's most popular areas with tourists. The complex, only a five minute walk from the beach is a long-standing, reputable and extremely popular resort, which readily enjoys occupancy rates of 80% and above.

Taking that with a pinch of salt as reader probably will, even with only 50% occupancy and at below the going rate for rentals on similar properties in the area, a rental yield of 12% is easily attainable for pure investors. Holiday home investors should still be able to take an 8% yield, obviously depending on how many weeks of the year they use it themselves, or offer it to friends etc.

The Dominican Republic is definitely a rising star, with low living costs it offers the opportunity of a cheap Caribbean holiday, and with major operators like Thomsons opening new Dominican Republic packages, serving their platinum range no less, global tourist are quickly cottoning on to Dominican charm and tourism is rising quickly.

Emerging markets where growth is fuelled by massively rising tourism numbers tend to be best for short-term investment, because people who fall in love with a place tend to buy resale properties in their favourite spots, with cost often coming as a second consideration. This is great news for the investors who get in early, as strong demand in the resale market makes it easier for them to collect the return on their investment. Not to mention tourism demand pushing up rental yields.

Of course business fuelled markets have the same benefits of affluence spreading through the communities, who then have money to spend on their own homes, but this process takes longer, and that is why these markets tend to be suggested for long-term investment.

Dominican Republic is showing all the right signs of being incredibly profitable for short-term investment, but is also suitable for long-term investors, who will collect healthy rental yields for as long as they choose before reselling.

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