Recent content by JoeCarlo

“The boom, in a way, is a facade. Everyone seems to be having a good time. Yet in much of the country, Argentines are barely surviving and hunger is on the rise. And in the more affluent circles, the fever to go out is a symptom of the decline of the middle class that, unable to afford large...

Can't help imagining this guy arriving as that vulgar gringo at Don Julio "OMG it's soooo cheap, I can literrrrrrally buy everthing on the menu and it is still cheaper than in New York, I like literrrraly own you" until he suddenly felt his real wealth wasn't so great when faced with price tags...

I heard it too on La Nacion+ a short while ago. You can always gauge the informal, unofficial progress/decay on a cryptocurrency exchange site with a USD/ARS pair until/if the official FX returns to trading. (At this moment i'm seeing 443.50 for USDT/ARS)

Maybe not much of a silver lining, but at least when it comes to eating out at restaurants you'll have a "picante" option.

I guess it is possible in Buenos Aires, but you are going to miss a lot of the culture of this wonderful country. I don't know how old are you, but I started studying Spanish in my fifties and now (a few years after) I am reasonably fluent and in general have no problems dealing with...

Ugh. This is my fear so I’m really going back and forth in whether it’s worth it. Are you using a company to manage it? Or friends you said?

Hello all, I have an apartment in Palermo that I’m hoping to list on Airbnb. However, I travel quite a bit so I am in need of a property manager who can manage it from checkin to check out and in between. Does anyone have any recommendations? I’d appreciate any information you can provide. Thanks!

I said to hell with going through the hassle of a 6 April departure from EZE, so I changed my flight to the day before. I'm fortunate that I could change because my ticket is mileage award travel, thus no change fee, etc.

Yep. Just part of the cycle of life in argentina. Alternating periods of expensive and cheap. My utility bills went from $800/ month to $6000 thats a hell of a hit.

ofcourse as a landlord they don't want the bank rate, which really actually isn't the rate. but at the same time for the renter its not fair either! i rent my apartment out and meet in the middle always, but luckily i have an account outside of Argentina so me and the renter have a win, win...

What if you're living with someone else? Not exactly renting it out, since no income, but either letting someone stay there to housesit or a gf/bf that shares the place with you and likes to watch tv? Does the government need to know about your bedroom life as well?