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My accountant tells me that a person with permanent residency must spend SIX months or more in Argentina a year to be taxed on worldwide income. But, as I stated in a previous post that if you ask 10 different professionals you will get 11 different answers. It is very frustrating. I think...

Gouchobob, Can you verify, if you know, that the worldwide tax on permanent residents applies only if you live in Argentina SIX months of the year or more.

Listen to captdave. He is giving you good advice. The market is flooded with available rentals. Tourism is down. There is no need to send money in advance not knowing exactly what you are getting. Pictures on the internet can be deceiving. Also, your location is so important....you want...

Excellent post, gouchobob. It took me several years and many twists and turns to learn all this. Very generous of you to provide the link to this much needed information for all U.S. citizens. You are right. There is alot of bad information out there.

My experience is that if you ask (and pay for the services) of 10 different professionals, you will get 11 different answers. Foreigners are incredibly big business in Argentina. Even your own will take advantage of you. They learn to do this over time and for reasons of survival and/or...

Soulskier, I read your wife's article and it seems to me that she contradicts some of the comments that you have made. Even if I am mistaken, it seems that you guys are in the business of "helping foreigners" with all their needs from title, to visas, lawyers, notaries, etc. That is why you...

Soulskier, Give it up! Prices are falling all over Argentina just as they are worldwide. And, my guess is that prices will go down more over the next year. But, never lose hope!:) It is all cyclical and prices eventually will rebound.

Soulskier, I do not read Escape Artist and I have never even heard of Douglas Harris. I think that you are a bit obsessed with me because on some level you know that I know what I am talking about. Anyone who wants to thank you for your great advice hasn't gotten very far yet. You troll...

Good catch, Pericles! Since when does buying land in Patagonia have anything to do with renting a house for vacation. At any rate, for anyone wanting to roll the dice, wait another year. Prices are coming down significantly.

Gates, You will notice as you read all of the various postings from people who have applied for residency and other things in Argentina that everyone has a different story of what they had to do. This is part of the insanity. There are no clear cut rules. Actually, there are rules but the...

If you admit that caution is paramount then, how do you suggest the potential buyer use caution? One should NEVER attempt to buy too close to the border with Chile. Perhaps, this changes a bit in Rio Negro. I am not sure. But, I have heard of lots of foreigners who did buy in Rio Negro and...

Lucas, With all due respect, many foreigners have purchased land in the area that you are talking about only to lose their money. It is very difficult for foreigners to get TITLE in certain areas. Much caution is needed for any foreigner.

Fair enough. But, it is just my experience that practically everyone that I have met who works for an international company in Buenos Aires and has been relocated to Buenos Aires from some other place has EVERYTHING paid for. They don't deal with residency issues, accountants, taxes...

What????? Aren't you the guy who just last week was complaining because you found out that your portero was using your apartment as a love nest when you are not in town, and, as a result, you installed a camera system, etc. to keep an eye on your apartment when you are not there. If I am not...

Good for you! There is no such thing as a silly or irrelevant question. And, how rude and obnoxious of anyone to put someone down for asking something that apparently is important to them.

It is not just the age thing. I have been to a couple of expat luncheons. All of the women that I met in their 50's and 60's who had lived so extensively around the world were the wives of husbands that work for international corporations. Why is this important? Because, people who are here...

Holier than thou? I doubt it. Judgmental? Not overly so. Although I do think that people with REAL MONEY don't flaunt it in a city such as Buenos Aires. On the contrary, they play it down. And, of course, people with CLASS never feel the need to make themselves appear superior anyway...

Boy have you had DUMB luck! Many people are foolish and brazen enough to think that if something hasn't happened to them then it just really does not exist. I forgot to mention an incident when I was trampled on at a shopping mall and no one bothered to help me up including the person who...

This is a great story. However, it is a highly unique story and not typical of life in Argentina. I suspect there is more to this story than what is included in the article. From my own experience in Buenos Aires I have been lied to, cheated, scammed, deceived, seduced (this is a skill)...

Pericles, You really are such a deep soul................ The article reminded me of my own love/hate relationship with Buenos Aires. "She had discovered her worth, how much money she could actually make by selling her body to the new, growing line of international clients, but had lost a...