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    Banking What is going on with the Blue dollar? Why is it going down?

    I asked my friend that very question there in BA and they said always hang on to dear dollars and not speculate. Unfortunately they are having to sell off their dollar savings to live.
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    Delicious Sushi Handrolls in Colegiales at Norimoto

    Prices don't look too bad. How was it? Was the restaurant busy? I thought the seafood and fish sucked in BA!
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    My questions before heading to Buenos Aires

    That is my experience. Many owners are totally flaky on Airbnb. I tried to ask owners to do a deal outside of Airbnb and Airbnb immediately sent me an email saying it would kick me off their platform if I broke the rules. I guess AI is helping them immediately spot when people are trying to do...
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    Argentina is not expensive in US$, is expensive in TAXES.

    That is what I can't get over. I didn't think the people were as friendly as other places in Latin America I visited. Food was overrated. I kept going back to the same places that were great. I usually never repeat meals in a city while on vacation. Real estate has to be the best deal. I was...
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    My questions before heading to Buenos Aires

    What was idiotic about his post? I thought kind of the same as him. It was hyped up. The restaurants and food weren't all that great (I posted while I was there). I thought the girls were nothing to write home about and the people aren't nearly as friendly as in other parts of Latin America.
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    Argentine Leader Draws Fire After Cratering of Crypto Coin He Promoted - New York Times

    I'm still seeing articles about this stupid move. This was in Fortune Magazine. https://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2025/04/21/javier-mileis-black-swan-moment-the-libra-crypto-scandal/
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    Ah yeah that is a good point. I didn't think of it like that. I just think 25% is a lot and I would think you would want to load up on properties because it is like owning 1/4 of a property without paying a penny for it!
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    End of Currency controls and the Cepo in Argentina

    Is that true across the board? @GlasgowJohn, @earlyretirement @Wally @Avocado or any of you that live there or have employees? Are salaries beating inflation?
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    Real Estate Sales Great New Construction For Sale that is going to be Completed by August 2024 - Meet Palermo

    Nuts that they are charging 25% management fees and still turning down business! I would think they would want to take on as many properties as possible. Wonder why they don't want more properties? It is common for a big company to buy a successful company and then run it into the ground. Many...
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    Economy The 3 reasons that pushed the MEP dollar below $1,200 for the first time in four months - Infobae

    20% of listing price? That sounds ridiculous! The government has to have a way to red flag transactions that are so off. Maybe Mendoza is different but my realtor in BA told me that when people list to sell their house it is registered with ARCA and they monitor and eventually look in the...
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    Do Buenos Aires expats easily get scammed and gullible?

    If dude is searching online in google searches for where to invest money then that is his first problem. Wost yet is he claims to be a consultant himself! Probably not a good one.
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    What happens if Argentina gets too expensive? What are alternative cities/countries to move to when it's overpriced in Argentina?

    I remember that post too Larry. Sounds like he is flip flopping. Even with the devaluation that didn't help him. That should have hurt him as the blue dollar was higher. No expat is paying anything with official dollars. If anything it sounds like things are going to go up not down for a...
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    End of Currency controls and the Cepo in Argentina

    Gotta give Milei credit for trying this before the elections! Maybe he can get things back on track but you never know with Trump! Trump's antics probably have more to do if this will work or not creating chaos in the global markets.
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    I don't care what they say about me as long as they spell the name of the country Argentina right.

    Crazy crazy cray that they are doing almost the same thing as they did in 2018! That newspaper is crazy. Sounds like tried doing exactly the same thing.
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    Citizenship rejected!

    What can you do? Sounds like in the end you will have to hire a lawyer anyway. Wouldn't it have been easier to just hired one before? Why do you think they rejected you @Jakoval? What did your wife/husband say about it? Did you get to go in front of the judge or do they rule without you...
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