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Hola! Welcome to Paradise. My name is Michael Simons, the Owner of Tres Amigos Realty, established in 2003, with offices in Playa Hermosa, Playas del Coco and Playa Panama.

The majority of people interested in buying real estate in Costa Rica tend to have many of the same questions so I took the time to answer them in detail here in a fun and informative way. This site contains a tremendous amount of information for you and allows me to express my views and pass along wisdom gained while living and doing business in the tropics. Hope you can join us. Pura Vida!

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It doesn’t get any better than this – Why Costa Rica is such a happy and successful country

Written by Michael Simons on May 4, 2020. Posted in Costa Rica Living, Costa Rica Medical Care, Costa Rica Politics, Investing in Costa Rica, Newsletters

It doesn’t get any better than this – Why Costa Rica is such a happy and successful country and why has it become a model country for the rest of the developing world.

Good morning. I hope everyone is safe and healthy. I have been overwhelmed with the hundreds of emails and phone calls from so many around the globe, who are determined to make Costa Rica their home as soon as these challenging times are over.

The Big Goose Egg – Costa Rica, Guanacaste Covid-19 Update

Written by Michael Simons on April 27, 2020. Posted in Costa Rica Living, EX PATS in Costa Rica, Guanacaste Tourism, Newsletters

The Big Goose Egg

COVID-19 update Costa Rica, Guanacaste.

The most pathetic word in the English language is Zero. It means you accomplished nothing. As a sales guy, that is the worst word known to mankind. It means I didn’t sell anything. I made no money. I suck. I failed. Zero is not a word I have ever experienced. I have been selling my entire life, and I have always been at the top of the heap. Even when I sold pots and pans, door to door in 1984, I closed 4 times as many units as the average sales person across the country. And I have been very blessed to be as successful as I have, in the real estate industry in Costa Rica. Well my attitude has changed. Zero is now my new favorite number.