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Location: Ambergris Caye, Belize District
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Experience: 27 years
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Specializations: Developer and International Real Estate
At the height of a successful career in the computer industry, Mr. Cobb left to form Exotic Caye International, to provide loans to North Americans purchasing properties throughout Central America. The company was later converted to an international bank under the jurisdiction of Belize. Mr. Cobb and partners created ECI Development a multi-country resort community developer with projects Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Portugal. Communities are planned in Argentina, Ecuador and Chile as well. ECI owns over 5 miles of beachfront property and 4000 acres. ECI is currently building a Marriott Resort in Belize and operates a B&B in the Azores and a Best Western in Belize. Residents at various ECI Resort Communities enjoy a golf course, restaurants, club facilities, pools, tennis courts, and other lifestyle amenities. Cobb speaks at dozens of international conferences annually about offshore real estate, finance, development, and ownership. He was consultant to The Oxford Club, hosted a weekly radio program, contributes to overseas publications, sits on the board of several international companies, and gives counsel to projects throughout Latin America. Mr. Cobb served on the Presidents Advisory Group for the National Association of Realtors (2016), the Board of Directors for the NAR (2017), sat on the Global Business and Alliance Committee for the NAR (2018), and presents at both the national and local level. From 2002 through 2016, Mike, and his family made their home in Central America.