At the height of a successful career in the computer industry, Michael Cobb left to pursue more pioneering opportunities in the emerging real estate markets of Latin America. In 1996, he and his business partner formed a company, Exotic Caye International, to provide loans to North Americans purchasing properties in Belize, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica, Argentina, and throughout the region.

ECI is now a multi-country developer with projects in 5 countries of Latin America, and communities are planned in Ecuador and Chile as well. The model pursued is based on the Del Webb Resort communities in the U.S. with a focus on serving these consumers in multiple countries and geographies in the region.

In his spare time, he speaks at dozens of international conferences annually about offshore real estate finance, development, and ownership.