Live Abroad, Spend Less, and Build More with Mike Cobb

About this episode

Mike Cobb discusses the benefits of living abroad and community-driven real estate with host Jackson Calame.

Mike Cobb is the founder of ECI Development, a company building lifestyle resort communities for people with an adventurous spirit across Belize, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama, and Portugal. After living in Nicaragua for over 14 years, Mike knows firsthand what it means to trade the rat race for a higher quality of life at a fraction of the cost. In this episode, Mike and Jackson explore why over 20% of Americans are now seriously considering moving abroad, how community-driven real estate is changing lives, and why the biggest barrier to your next big move is simply getting out of analysis paralysis and just doing it. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly entrepreneur interviews and real business strategies. 0:00 - Introduction: meet Mike Cobb, founder of ECI Development 1:00 - Building communities for people with an adventurous spirit 2:00 - Jackson's vision: an entrepreneur hotel in Colombia and Peru 4:00 - Gallup poll: 20% of Americans want to move abroad right now 5:00 - The paradox: higher quality of life costs far less overseas 7:00 - $130/month apartment, $2 burgers, and $16 teeth cleaning 9:00 - Healthcare freedom: house calls, pharmacies, and no red tape 10:00 - Empowering…

People in this episode

Host: Jackson Calame

Guest: Mike Cobb

Topics covered

• living abroad
• real estate
• quality of life
• community-driven development
• entrepreneurship
• analysis paralysis

Keywords

• expat life
• lifestyle design
• invest abroad
• real estate investing
• entrepreneur mindset
• Central America

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ECI Development

Places: Nicaragua, Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Portugal

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