Expat Package - What to expect?

[Buen Goro]

Finding a great place can be done, you just have to hunt around a bit. Me and my girlfriend stay in a beautiful 2br furnished apartment for $650 per month, all bills included. After a few days of hunting on craigslist etc you'll get good at filtering 98% of the ripoff rentals they're advertising and find some genuinely good offers, just stick in there.

 

[Silvi]

Secchi,

If your company acts as the guarantor for your apartment rental, then you can rent a nice apartment at local prices. This is usually what is done when a company relocates an employee to another country. The minimum lease in Argentina is a two year contract with the ability to get out of the contract after 6 months, and paying a penalty of one and a half months your rent. You must give a 30-60 notice. If you give up the apartment after one year, you pay one month of your rent as a penalty.

An example of what you could be spending for a one bedroom apartment, unfurnished, in the Palermo, Barrio Norte, or Recoleta neighborhoods: $1700-$2300 pesos

2 bedrooms: $1900-3000 pesos

Furnished apartments would run you a little more, say a 2 bedroom furnished apartment in Palermo and Barrio Norte could run you around $2800-$3500.

If your company is going to act as the guarantor, they may even cover the real estate commissions, etc...real estate fees are usually 2 months of the total two year rent. Most contracts have a 10-20% increase for the second year.

If you need help with this, feel free to contact me. I am a real estate agent with REMAX. Good Luck!