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Thank you Frank. I wasn't aware that construction contracts were denominated in dollars. I was under the impression that labor and material "stages" would be quoted in pesos as one stage progressed to the next. Stages for example being: paperwork (architecture, permits etc.), the land prep...

Howdy folks, I've been curious about the economics of buying vs building a home, which varies greatly depending on the costs and, for those of us earning in dollars, can in turn vary greatly on the brecha cambiaria. The debate of these two options reminds me a lot of the debate between buying...

A family or friend to be the account owner and your name to be an additional business name? I noticed on my virtual mailbox (different agency) that business names don't require extra documentation like owner names do.

Howdy Plumerian, It's hard to know where to begin with your post and It's hard to tell what your situation is. Here's a few tips: 1) There's probably a few, they will come out of the woodwork with time. There are a few in Bariloche for sure. 2) Depends on many things. Perhaps with a 6 month...

Welcome Mondongo! What brought you back to CABA?

"So far, talks on a new (IMF) programme haven’t moved forward in concrete terms while Milei maintains currency controls on a peso that Argentines see as overvalued." I've read this phrase in so many places and I still can't figure out what it means. Who are all these argentines that think it's...

Mandating insurance is a very slippery slope. Obamacare for example was incredibly contentious. Many sick low income earning patients that were essentially uninsurable were now a heavy burden on insurance companies. Moreover many cheaper, deemed "junk plans" that only covered serious injuries...

Your own car insurance can cover uninsured motorists or not. You can also choose your liability limits. The point of deregulation is to provide the market with choice. Deregulation also removes the hurdles that prevent new businesses from competing. By making the market entry cost punitive, only...

We started here renting a furnished 2 bedroom at the Garden Inn tower for a while, which although small for us, is as luxurious as they get. The contract was dollarized (adjusted monthly). The most difficult aspect for us was qualifying for an unfurnished home rental. Many of the real estate...

While Zonaprop will have many listings, however not all of them make it there. Unfortunately, that means you have to dig in a lot of places. What I recommend is that you note down who the listing contact agency is for the various Zonaprop listing you see. Then go directly to the agent's website...

Howdy Cruz, I've been settled here in Nqn Capital for over a year now. How are you searching for listings?

Take a deep breath VFL, it's not so much that you are a target, but part of being in a new country involves a lot of second guessing, which can be mentally exhausting until you "learn the ropes". I too have been frustrated...a lot...by the wild price variances down here. For example, in Texas...

I haven't traveled much in Chile, but Viña del Mar is a good mix of city/beach. It does get touristy in the summer and a lot of the folks from Valparaíso come to the beach there.

There are a few factors to check. I assume you have a dual sim phone. Or at least one of your sims is an E-Sim. You will need to go your connection settings, and select which Sim you want to be your primary for data and which is your primary for calls. You may have your Argentina sim set...

1) What would a life in Buenos Aires be like on, say, $1500-$2000/month? This depends entirely on what location you want and the rent in that location. It's doable with careful planning. 2) Are there other places in Latin America that might be a better fit for what I'm looking for? Chile...

A very interesting comment. While the prices of built houses stays fixed (priced in dollars), you can get around this by building new when the brecha is large. A shame I wasn't around to take more advantage of that during Alberto's administration. With the brecha so small, better to wait on...

From what little I've read the only downside is the restrictions of certain investments such as mutual funds. Every brokerage house is different, some allow account holders moving abroad to keep their legacy investments (but not purchase additional restricted vehicles), other require holders...

Welcome Vfl! Regarding your feeling of in-between, I call that being "international". It's a lonely title culturally but not many have the privilege to experience it. I was born in Denmark, but I'm not Danish. My citizenship was Belgian, but my native tongue was English. When we moved to...

Thank you Pulgas, this is very helpful!