posted by Charles H. Russo on Oct 15
Anyone knows that dealing with real-estate agents for rentals can be a headache, and even more so when attempting to short-term rent an apartment in a foreign city. Most intelligent, well-organized people will settle their accommodations well in advance of arriving in a foreign city. However, since I am neither intelligent nor well-organized, I left the task of finding an apartment in Buenos Aires until I had already landed in the beautiful city. The upside of this is that you get to research good spots to live before settling into an area. The downside is that you are in limbo land for a few days, which is not something that time-sensitive travellers are willing to risk.
I had a few friends in Buenos Aires, and within two days of landing, I decided that Palermo Viejo or Recoleta would be great areas to rent for a month. The plan was to learn some Spanish and to get to know the Buenos Aires’ nightlife intimately.
The most logical place to begin a search for accommodations (short-term or long-term) is, naturally, a real-estate agent. And lo and behold, there are several scattered about the streets of Palermo Viejo with appealing photos of apartments on their windows. I am adept at dealing with real estate agents in my home country (I believe that the attitude
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