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Andres Henfling

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Agent's Company: ABC Real Estate
Agent City: Heredia
Neighborhood: Heredia
About this Agent: Andres is Costarican born and raised and as his father started GoDutch Realty many years ago, real estate runs in his veins. Andres also lives in Heredia. Andres is learning to be a real estate agent by doing all the due diligence issues like getting surveys from the Public Register, doing title searches, changing the names of ownership for the public utilities after purchase and also the day to day issues for property management like plumbers, roofers, carpet cleaners and all that is needed to be done to take care of those properties that we do property management for absentee owners. Andres also takes care of taking the pictures and movies of the properties and makes the slide shows. If you need taken care of your rentals and property management, that’s also Andres’s part of the business and he’ll do all he can to make your investment a safe one. As you see, he’s a pretty busy kid and he likes that. Andres likes what he does every day and recently started doing residential rentals and commercial rentals specializing in Call Centers. He is a people's person and very likeable as he’ll go out of his way to make you happy.

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Brooke Bishop

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Agent's Company: GoDutch Realty
Agent City: Naranjo, Grecia, Sarchi
Neighborhood: Naranjo, Grecia, Sarchi
About this Agent: I first came to Costa Rica in 1999 as a volunteer with an organization aimed at reforesting old coffee plantations. I fell in love with the country and the area. Since I have lived in the Naranjo/Grecia area for many years, I can help you find the perfect climate, and the perfect property in one of these coffee towns. I am fluent in English and Spanish. I am happy to help with all of your relocation questions and issues. Please contact me for more information about this area.

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Michael Newhouse

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Agent's Company: ABC Real Estate
Agent City: Santa Ana or Ciudad Colon
Neighborhood: Santa Ana or Ciudad Colon
About this Agent: Michael Newhouse first visited the country in 2000 and decided the climate and cost of living here was an ideal place to call home. Having lived in Colorado Springs for the last 20 years, fighting the cold weather and snow he chose to close his Jewelry Store and move to the slower pace of life. Michael has lots of experience dealing with foreigners and looks like a good fit for the real estate business in Costa Rica. He worked for TWA Airlines 15 years and was stationed in Saudi Arabia 5 of those years. He traveled almost the entire world with exception of a few countries. Before TWA he was in the military stationed in Korea, Japan and Thailand. After TWA he lived and worked in England for 3 years where he owned a consulting business. He communicates with people well and has a good understanding of sales as he owned a jewelry store for 15 years in Colorado Springs, CO. He was employed here Costa Rica for four and a half years on a construction project that has built 28 North American style homes. In this position he administrated and organized the entire project and was involved in the sales of the homes. The project is now completed and he has chosen to work in real estate since having last worked in the construction area. His past experience of living in seven different countries has also enabled him to communicate well with foreigners who are now looking to move or invest in this beautiful Costa Rica. With his experience in Costa Rican real estate, Michael is happy to help locate the perfect Costa Rica property for you in Santa Ana or Ciudad Colon, and help you with all aspects of Costa Rica retirement and relocation.

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Isabelle Jones

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Agent's Company: ABC Real Estate
Agent City: Atenas
Neighborhood: Atenas
About this Agent: Your Atenas and La Garita real estate Specialists Howard and Isabelle Jones We are Isabelle and Howard Jones and we fell in love with Costa Rica and Atenas in particular when we first visited the country in 1991. We fulfilled our dream/goal by moving to beautiful Atenas in January, 2003 from Colorado, U.S.A. When we looked to buy property in Atenas we quickly found that a full service professional realtor for the Atenas area was really the only thing missing to make their move easier. After searching for the right way for over a year, we decided to become the GoDutch Realty franchisee for the Atenas area, since that would give us the opportunity to master the difficulties of real estate in this beautiful country. We have over 15 years of property/casualty insurance and computer sales. We speak English, Polish and handle ourselves well in Spanish. Of course we are supported by the other GoDutch Realty offices for anything we (or our) might need. We not only sell properties in Atenas. We show our clients everything that is needed to know to be able to live in Atenas. We will show you the restaurants in Atenas and will tell you which one serves the best food. We will also show you where the best shopping in Atenas is and where to find a real estate attorney in Atenas. Living in Atenas is awesome. We can say so because we live in Atenas ourselves and are very happy here. Our main job is to make you feel at home in Atenas and surrounding areas. We’ll be there for you long after the closing on your property. And if you ever plan to leave, we will with pleasure help you with the sale of your property in Atenas. If you need to look around for a while, we can also help you to look for a house for rent in Atenas. Isabelle and Howard expect to go the extra mile for all of those who plan to make Atenas and surrounding areas their new home. Howard & Isabelle Jones

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Ivo Henfling

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Agent's Company: GoDutch Realty
Agent City: Escazu
Neighborhood: Escazu
About this Agent: If you are looking to buy a home in Costa Rica or invest in a condo anywhere in the central Valley, or looking for any property for sale in Escazu, you need to call me. I have been doing real estate in Escazu for over 20 years and can show you hundreds of happy buyers of real estate in Escazu and other areas. To me, a deal is not a good deal unless both buyer and seller are happy. I was born in Holland (so I’m Dutch) and I came to Costa Rica in 1980 looking for new horizons. I have had many businesses over the years and have found out first hand how difficult it is to learn to adapt to a new country with a different language and a different culture. Of course in the 80’s almost no one spoke any English and even less Dutch, so I had to learn the language as soon and as best as I could. Over the years, I have had several businesses: a window cleaning company, fishing boats, a supply delivery company for beach hotels and a spice wholesale company. After living a few years in this beautiful country, the real estate deals began coming up. Countrymen and friends of all kinds of nationalities, who were transferred or wanted to leave the country, asked me to take care of their properties or help him sell them. In 1997, I decided to sell and shut down all my companies and started working full time in real estate and founded GoDutch Realty in the same year. Now, with several offices nationwide, GoDutch realty is one of the largest real estate companies in Costa Rica. This success is based on watching out for our customers, and making sure that all our agents are well trained and offer you the best available service, seriousness and punctuality all clients deserve. In 1999 I felt that, since we had no MLS here, there was a definite need for real estate agents to work together, so with two other realtor we founded the American European Real estate Group (AE Costa Rica – Easy Properties), which was one of the very first mini MLS in Costa Rica where you can find properties offered by over 50 real estate agents in Costa Rica, all well trained and living up to high standards set by the group. I am fluent in English, Spanish and Dutch. So give me a call or send me an email if you are looking for a trustworthy real estate agent who is a go-getter and enjoys good people, a serious buyer and finding you the right property. Ivo Henfling Telephone (506) 2289-5125 Cell phone 8834-4515 USA & Canada Toll-Free: 18669788315/18669787604 Email ivo@godutchrealty.com

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Rudy Matthews

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Agent's Company: ABC Real Estate
Agent City: Central Valley
Neighborhood: Central Valley
About this Agent: Your GoDutch Realty Home Specialist Rudy Matthews If you do not know what part of Costa Rica you would like to live, I am your man. My name is Rudy Matthews and I am GoDutch Realty’s only agent who is NOT an area specialist. I know a little bit of everything and know how to use the knowledge of each of the GoDutch realty agents to get you where you belong. For a Central Valley real estate agent, call me, I am the man you’re looking for. For many years, I have worked side to side with Christopher Howard, who does retirement tours for Costa Rica and wrote the book the new golden door to retirement. Together, we have made many happy customers. Because of my experience of making newcomers to Costa Rica comfortable in their new environment and because of my exceptional way of treating those who are looking for a property in Costa Rica or a condo where they can retire to, GoDutch Realty was more than happy to make me part of their team and I love it. I am a former Tampa, Florida resident with a vast and varied experience in real estate. Therefore I am GoDutch’s primary Home Specialist and will provide you with an excellent perspective of "Quality Lifestyle Communities". My in depth background in real estate will be very helpful to you in identifying sound and safe opportunities here in Costa Rica. I am a low key consummate professional and many satisfied clients appreciate my straightforwardness and honesty. My stated objective is for clients to have an exceptional buying experience in Costa Rica. Besides the Lifestyle Communities I will show you, there are wide and comprehensive listings readily available to you from GoDutch Realtors and the AE Real Estate Group. No other real estate company can provide such an extensive offer of listings giving you so many options to choose from. Even though I am your Home Specialist and I work a lot, I always make time for my son enjoying the nature of Costa Rica . I live in Heredia and enjoy the relaxed, uncomplicated lifestyle Costa Rica offers. Rudy Matthews

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Shell Johanson

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Agent's Company: ABC Real Estate
About this Agent: Your Belen and Cariari real estate and Golf Properties Specialist Hi, my name is Shell Johanson and I am your real estate agent for the Cariari - Belen area. Cariari is famous for the Cariari Country club and its golf course. It would be my pleasure to show you this section of Costa Rica as a wonderful place to live and play. I specialize in Costa Rica golf properties. I was born in Sweden, grew up in Peru, went to college and lived nearly 30 years in Canada and I have lived in Costa Rica since 2001. My background makes me fluently trilingual and gives me an in-depth knowledge of Costa Rica and the Latin culture. I have lived in the Cariari - Belen area for eight years and know it intimately. I have been a member of the lovely Cariari Golf and Country Club for nearly 15 years and I enjoy playing there as much today as I did the first time. It is a machiavellian Tom Fazio designed 18 holes that will test all your skills as a golfer. Are you looking to play golf in Costa Rica and move to a very nice are, check out Cariari real estate with me, I am sure we will find the right property for you. I am your Cariari and Los Arcos Real Estate specialist and I know all the homes on the golf course in Cariari for sale, all the restaurants in Cariari area, I can find you the office space you are looking for in Cariari and San Antonio de Belen and I will help you with your real estate attorney when you buy with real estate in Cariari or in Belen through GoDutch Realty. Let me show you around. You can even be my guest for a round of golf. You will quickly understand why this area was selected by the leading newspaper of the country La Nacion as the best place to live in Costa Rica. I will go the extra mile for all of those who are interested in golf in Costa Rica and buy real estate in Cariari to relocate and who plan to make Cariari their new home. If you are looking to invest in property or looking at property for sale in Cariari, Los Arcos or Belen, give me a call or send me an email now.

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Tony Warren

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Agent's Company: ABC Real Estate
About this Agent: What I like about Los Santos, Costa Rica My name is Tony Warren and my wife and I live in the area of Los Santos. I am the GoDutch Realty Los Santos real estate agent. Please allow me to write a bit about living in Los Santos and tell you some of the reasons why I love to live here. One of my neighbors just stopped by to bring me some homemade cheese; we talked awhile and made plans to go trout fishing next weekend in the river below town. Los Santos is old-time Costa Rica at its best. Neighbors still have time to visit and when needed lend a helping hand. The air is clean, the streams are crystal clear and birds start singing at daybreak each morning. I haven’t seen a traffic jam since last time I was in San Jose. Los Santos isn’t for everyone. We don’t have too many ocean views, but I love the views of the mountains from my garden behind my house. Some don’t like the cool evenings, but I enjoy sitting by the fire and reading a book. Some think it’s to quiet, but I enjoy the croak of the frogs and the early morning songs of the birds. Others may feel it’s too dark at night, but I love to look up at the myriads of stars in the sky. I like that the girl at the grocery store knows be by name and asks how my family is doing. I like sharing a beer at the pub with some of the old-timers and hear their stories. I like taking long walks in the woods and seeing the birds and animals. I enjoy helping a neighbor pick strawberries that he will take to the farmers market. I like stopping by another neighbor to see his new hydroponics system for growing lettuce and celery. And I enjoy putting into practice some of things I learned in my own garden. I enjoy watching Abuelo work his oxen to plow a field on the side of a hill. Every day there is always something new to enjoy. Los Santos is a large area that covers the cantons of Dota, Tarrazu and Leon Cortez and is part of the province of San Jose. There are several large towns (though none large enough to have a traffic light) and nearly a hundred smaller towns and communities. It is a bit south of San Jose and it usually entered from the Pan American highway between Cartago and San Isidro. Weather can be quite cool in the higher mountains (where I live) or warmer in the lower valleys. Agriculture is the main production of the area though there is also a growing number of tourists that visit the area, especially the national parks and forests that are in the area. If you are thinking of a move to Costa Rica and like the country life-style then you really should check out Los Santos, you won’t be disappointed. Give me a call or shoot me an email, I promise you’ll be in for a good time. Tony Warren

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