About Us

Hi there!  We are Christina and Yumi - we are best friends that met in Tamarindo, originally from big cities (Christina from New York and Yumi from Toronto).  We found our little haven and paradise, right here in Tamarindo and have been calling this home for more than 15 years combined.  On our free time we love to surf, explore various beaches, and spend quality time with our sons who themselves are best buddies! We have lots in common, but we come from very different backgrounds and complement each other in the best way possible!

Together, we decided to start Outer Reef Properties in 2021 during the COVID pandemic, managing and executing the daily tasks ourselves, now alongside our trusty amazing team! 

Apart from running this business, Christina is an amazing licensed real estate agent. She knows the market inside and out. Furthermore, there is no denying that she hustles and gets things done! She’s extremely creative, outgoing, and definitely has a mind of an entrepreneur.  Yumi, on the other hand, is a board certified emergency physician. You may think how could someone in emergency medicine switch into Property Management – but the ability to think quick under pressure, being able to multitask a million and one things, yet keeping everything calm and organized has served well in this new field.

As we started this business, we recognized that there were no mid-sized property management companies in the area.  This was our goal - to stay small enough to continue to be able to provide personal touches and the direct contact with owners and guests, but large enough that it has its own resources and team to be ale to run properties effectively and support guests throughout their stay.

As this little dream of ours started growing, we had to expand our team to include some amazing, talented and dedicated individuals.  They are the ones who are working hard behind the scenes.  For guests, this means that your selected property is clean, set up appropriately, concierge work done, and any issues are dealt with during your stay.  For owners, it means happy guests, competitive rates, maintained property, and at the end of the day a return on your investment with a peace of mind.

Seeing Outer Reef Properties evolve and grow for us has been one of the biggest accomplishments and we hope you will be part of our ongoing journey!