Been here a month Now

[sergio]

Owner of my apartment in Bajo Belgrano wanted $2500USD for a 2 bed apartment.

It’s a big 2 bed with dependencia but still!

insane price!

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Yea and there’s been 2 people round to look at it since I told him I’m moving out.

 

[ventanilla]

Do you have any sense of the rent-price relationship. For example, how much do you think the apartment you are re ring for $550 would sell for? Trying to decide if buying is a good investment

$150,000 maximum. Probably $100,000 more realistically in the current climate. I've seen nice studios in Palermo for $75,000 which seem like a good Airbnb investment since you can get $800+ a month for them from tourists.

 

[perry]

I think the appeal of BA is its 'Europeanness' at a much lower overall cost. Peru may appeal to some but I suspect not a lot of the expats on this site. As Argentina gets more expensive some expats may reconsider where to live.

$150,000 maximum. Probably $100,000 more realistically in the current climate. I've seen nice studios in Palermo for $75,000 which seem like a good Airbnb investment since you can get $800+ a month for them from tourists.

You can buy 3 bedroom apartments in good buildings for Us 100 thousand in Monserrat . This is the better investment than overpriced Palermo

 

[jblaze5779]

I wouldn't buy a new apartment. You need to get one that has been around for 10 years and you know what kind of shape the building will turn out to be. All the new ones I lived in turned out to be pieces of crap after about 6 months.

 

[retiredbanker]

Owner of my apartment in Bajo Belgrano wanted $2500USD for a 2 bed apartment.

It’s a big 2 bed with dependencia but still!

Let the owner learn what it means to want.

 

[Ronnie Hotdogs]

Already has been politely told to stick it

 

[oddDistribution]

That's a ridiculous price unless it is a 3 or 4 bedroom in a luxury tower.

I have never had any trouble finding solid 1 or 2 bedrooms, many of which are very beautiful, for less than $700 a month. My current place which is a very nice 20th floor refurbished furnished 1 bedroom with a balcony and lots of sunlight is $550 a month.

Airbnb is ridiculously overpriced but it is convenient. Even there however there are still options for $700-800 a month.

Where do you look for apartments besides Airbnb?

 

[D.B. Cooper]

Where do you look for apartments besides Airbnb?

Craigslist / Buenos Aires,… reasonable rates.

 

[Aztangogirl]

I think the appeal of BA is its 'Europeanness' at a much lower overall cost. Peru may appeal to some but I suspect not a lot of the expats on this site. As Argentina gets more expensive some expats may reconsider where to live.

Nope. I am here to stay.