Recent content by EMR

Well, my last comments on this issue, Steve, I agree with you on the buying versus renting for living and that is a smart thing to do. With regards to investments outside of your primary residence, I think it is up to each person, certain investments are better for certain people and it all...

You know, every time I look at this board, I am amazed at the negativity on every subject. Too many really bitter people. I will say this, for those who bitch about everything and think Argentina is doomed etc, just leave the country and go somewhere else, why continue to vent on this forum. For...

Fred, You do not need to defend yourself. Unfortunately there are many people on this board that feel that the only criteria in life is to pay as little as possible for everything regardless of value. In other words, they would argue that a great restaurant that is high priced but has great...

blow me jackass

I find it incredible that people would see any type of legal or tax advice from some expat board. You would think maybe contacting professionals for that advice would be the right thing to do

You can 100% sell your property to someone and have it paid outside of Argentina and legally. The issue is not the payment but the escritura and you have to pay the taxes on the transfer of title. Both buyer and seller have approx 2 to 2.5% of the purchase price that has to be paid at time of...

If you convert dollars to pesos at amex they give you the days interbank rate which is in between the normal buy sell. But you do not have to get pesos. I use schwab to get pesos out of the atm because there are no fees but if I need dollars, I go to AMEX. Amex will give you dollars, I have...

Steve is correct on Schwab, I have their account also and they reimburse all ATM fees worldwide. He is wrong on American Express. Their office is on Arenales in front of Plaza San Martin, if you have a Platinum or Centurion card they will give you 5000 dollars per month on a cashed check from a...

I find it ironic and very full of karma that Argentina is getting some of the worst of the swine flu after their very ill-advised and stupid political move when they suspended flights to-from Mexico and made a ton of noise about Mexico's handling of the problem. Just another reason we are all...

I would only say as Warren Buffet, Benjamin Graham, and John Templeton said " sell at the peak of optimism and buy at the peak of pessimism" Nothing else to respond to, people here love demagoguery and to hear themselves talk, in the end the results for each individual is all that matters...

Well, I disagree completely and actually feel this is the perfect time to invest in Argentina. I have a finance background and all I can say is there are always opposite points of view and that is what makes markets. Time will tell.

Look, I do not think there is any hard and fast rule, it all depends on what you find and your negotiating skills. Yes, I do think if you prepay the 6 months you can get 10-15% off and what that starting point is depends on your skills. A friend of mine told someone they had 12 apartments to see...

Stingy, I would like to comment on this as 2 of my nieces just moved to BA and I was helping them find housing. I see on this site constantly the issue of rents etc and the pricing being high so I was expecting that to be the case but it is not. When I began to look for places for them, I...

You cannot compare the two economies.

I just went through this myself, had personal for years and always felt it was a rip off on prepaid. Changed to movistar and it is great, lots more credit, great promos and it is way cheaper. I looked into contract and they all wanted DNI or a CUIT if you had a company, I do and thought about a...