Uvita Property Management Team
Osa Property Management and our Uvita Property Management, Dominical Property Management and Quepos Property Management teams offer clients in Tarcoles, Jaco, Manuel Antonio, Quepos, Ojochal, Uvita, Dominical, Ballena, Tres Rios, San Buenaventura, and Chontales all the services needed for Homeowners and Guests.
The Team
Nick Halverson
CEO
Nick Halverson is a Permanent Resident of Costa Rica and has over 19 years of Costa Rica real estate development experience and over 15 years of managing vacation rental properties in this region of Costa Rica. He has attended and received his certification from the CCCBR real estate training in San Jose, Costa Rica, to learn about the proper way to buy, sell and own real estate in Costa Rica.
He is an active member in the vacation rental management industry and has attended several VRMA International Conferences, as the only person from the entire country of Costa Rica in attendance. He has been a panelist at several international vacation rental/short-term rental conferences including the 2022 VRMA International Conference (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA), 2023 Executive VRMA Conference, 2023 International VRMA Conference (Orlando, FL) and 2023 IMN Short Term Rental Forum (Austin, TX).
Nick is the majority owner of Villas San Buenas, a 150-acre real estate development located in San Buenaventura de Osa, Costa Rica. It is adjacent to San Buenas Golf Resort.
He earned his Applied Economics and Management degree from Cornell University and his MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Management.
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Abigail Vargas
General Manager
Abigail Vargas is Osa Property Management’s General Manager and was the first employee at the company. She is bilingual (Spanish and English) oversees all day-to-day operations of the company.
Her love of the community is recognized throughout the region as she was asked to be a founding member of the Camara de Comercio y Turismo de Bahía Ballena (a community non-profit focused on the commercial and tourism sectors in the region), and she is a Board Member and Secretary.
Abigail travels to the USA to international vacation rental conferences and has become a leader in the industry.
Abigail was born in Ojochal and has lived in Uvita, Coronado and Ojochal. She has first-hand experience and knowledge of everything about this beautiful region of Costa Rica.
She studied English at “Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano” and at “Instituto de Lenguas y Tecnologia.”
+506.7100.1006
Hanz Cruz
Development Consulting Services
Hanz Cruz was born and raised in San Isidro del General, Perez Zeledon, and is a key member of our Uvita Property Management Team. He has over 15 years of government and entrepreneurial experience in the San Isidro region.
Hanz was Vice Mayor of Perez Zeledon for 12 years and is currently President of the Perez Zeledon City Council.
In addition to his civic work, Hanz has owned El Tenedor restaurant in San Isidro for over 20 years.
Hanz’s knowledge of laws, regulations, permits, and land development, make him one of the most knowledgeable and experienced consultants in all of Costa Rica.
Emmanuel Rojas Mata
Administration
Emmanuel has spent his entire professional career in customer service or hospitality. He has nearly three years experience with Osa Property Management and is based out of our Dominical office. He plays an integral role in connecting all of our administration, operations and Owner needs.
His previous work experience is valuable as it includes working for a car rental company and a local hotel.
Emmanuel grew up in San Isidro del General.
+506.7100.1006
Henry Rodriguez
Property Manager
Manuel Antonio
Henry has almost 30 years of property management and maintenance experience. He has managed his own properties previously and understands all sides of the property management and hospitality industry. He oversees many of the repairs and maintenance issues in the Quepos and Manuel Antonio area.
Henry lives minutes from Quepos central business district.
Katherine Gutierrez Vasquez
Accountant
Katherine oversees all corporate accounting for the company as well as for the Homeowners accounts.
Katherine lives in Perez Zeledon.
Our Promise
The Uvita Property Management Team is committed to hiring the best employees based on our Uvita Property Management services’ following characteristics.
Integrity
Our employees are honest and constantly work to make the right decisions. We always do what is right and what is fair to the customers. We manage homeowner’s homes, finances, credit card numbers, assets, and other valuable items.
Customers trust us based on our performance. We provide honest feedback – not always feedback homeowners want to hear. It is the foundation of our company.
Commitment
All of Osa Property Management employees are committed to our homeowners. Our employees are committed to getting the job done. They are committed to ensuring the homeowners and visitors have a wonderful experience in Costa Rica.
Problem Solvers
We never only point out a problem or an issue. We always immediately follow it up with the recommended ‘next steps’ and solutions.
Experience
We like to hire employees with experience in several industries to provide the best cross-functional solution to our homeowners. We have employees with experience in:
- Launching and operating a multi-national company in a new country.
- Working at an investment bank
- Local real estate experience
- Working at an ASADA to know the laws and regulations of water concessions
- Building homes
- Repair work including construction, painting, electrical and plumbing
- Hospitality experience at exclusive resorts
- Trip planning, customer interaction, traveling
Integrity
Uvita Property Management Team members perform over 95% of all work performed on our homeowner customers’ homes. The advantages of this include:
- Accountability. When a maintenance or routine job must be performed on your property, we will know and inform the homeowner when the work is completed. We don’t have to wait to hear back from a 3rd party vendor, which can be very time-consuming.
- Warranty issues. If we perform the work, and an issue arises due to our work, we will cover the cost.
- Trusted people in and around your home. It can be very nerve-wracking to have strangers in your home – and that uneasiness only intensifies when the home is in another country. We never allow 3rd party members into your home without an escort (or unless ordered by the homeowner). Since we perform most of the repairs and work on the homes we manage, we can assure you that nothing will be broken, stolen, or missing from your home by our employees.
