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Yeah, thats the fun part. The issue is 100% in our unit, it was the main drain pipe in the bathroom which did not impact any other people in the building. She is saying that this pipe is the buildings responsibility, therefore not her issue. However she used to be one of the board members on the...

Rich One, are you the owner or the tenant? If you are the tenant, did your LL offer any type of reduction in the rent?

Nikad, would your reference apply even if the interruption/work required is caused by a building issue, not a fault of the landlord? Her claim is that since the pipe that broke is the buildings responsibility that she should not be liable for any reductions. I am also trying to find out if this...

Hey All, So we had the unfortunate pleasure of a pipe breaking in our bathroom, the water flooded the downstairs bedroom/bathroom and the walls and ceiling now have water damage (plaster/paint etc..) Our landlord had the building plumber come look and in order to find the issue he basically...

Can we please stop posting picture of the burgers... Its depressing and making very hungry at the office. :angry:

I forgot about the Black Label... That is one of my top 3 in NYC... J.G Melons, and the Corner Bistro take the top 2 spots. Yes its rare and stupid expensive, but its made of dry aged Ojo de Bife, dry aged Bife de Chorizo, Entrana and Tapa de Asado (Ribeye, NY Strip, Skirt, Brisket) and the...

Post it here in the classifieds and there is an expat group on Facebook...maybe you get lucky and someone is looking for a place and you can handle the affairs abroad... Probably a win-win for everyone.

Its standard... I have the same in my contract 1 1/2 months penalty if I terminate in year 1, or 1 month if I terminate in year 2 before the end of the full contract period. I think its more than fair... Regardless of how much notice you give the landlord, the only way the are "ahead of the...

good catch... if its Jan 2017, all bets are off... $50K ARS in Jan 2017 will not be close to enough...

Is that $50K Net or Gross? Big difference as you will likely have to pay about 35% of that in taxes and other fees. You are also moving down in 6 months, if this is a deal with your employer you should already be talking about inflation adjustment, as whatever cost assumptions you are making...

I doubt you'll find anyone who needs that many pesos and is willing to get into the wire transfer side of the transaction... there are just too many risks and it would require ALOT of trust on both sides of the deal. If you do find someone, be careful... once they have your pesos there are ways...

When you say they are "taking you to BA" is this a US company with operations in Argentina, or a local Argentine company? If its a US company I assume before you accepted said job you made sure you would: 1. Be paid in USD, hopefully with a local stipend in Pesos as well (or paying for your...

I am involved in the hiring process for over 20 positions a month. I see literally hundreds of resumes each month. In todays world, resumes are screened either by a person, or by computers if they are submitted electronically. Computers will scan for specific keywords and rank all resumes based...

20/20 hindsight is always perfect... my advice based on reading all of your posts is to go back to your boss and try to negotiate a way for the company to pay off your USD loans. In hindsight you should have sat down and did a comparative cost analysis of living/earning in Orlando vs. BA... If...

You are over paying your cleaner!

And if things went the other way and you were overpaying compared to other apartments in the building, do you think they would reduce your rent? The norm is that you signed a contract and you should stick to that. Now, if you love the place and want to extend past your two years, maybe some...

DIRECTV Latin American also had a new satellite on that flight.... looks like some new HD channels should be coming to their lineup! http://www.cnbc.com/id/102095849

You are gonna be hard pressed to find a service that does this, even traditional cuevas stay away from this because it creates a paper trail. Your best bet is to find another expat who you can send dollars to a US account and will give you the pesos here. Its just not always easy finding someone...

In my specific situation, my daughter would literally start school for about 3 months then we would head home to a different school calendar, so its just a pain. She is currently in a number of "classes" and I agree that the immersion, cultural experience, language skills are a huge plus. I...

I think the two links below are interesting (if one-sided) takes on home-schooling. My family is seriously considering home-schooling, one because we have a specific time-frame here in BA so it might make the transition back home easier and two because public education in my country is not the...