July 21, 2008
Hey, I'm House Huntin Here, Homie.
written by Spencer Alexander on July 21, 2008 at 08:05PM in Traveling
We’ve been hunting apartments for a few days now, and it has been exhausting! Things that I would find quite easy in the States are incredibly difficult here; for instance, the real estate agents are not forward, and are in many cases evasive, about the fees that they charge for their services. None have discussed it with me before viewing houses, and one has even refused to tell me until after viewing the house. I find it a bit… sketchy, but I think it is the norm around here.Also, the working hours of the Argentineans are infuriating. Imagine these business hours: 10am-1pm, 5pm-8pm. Everywhere1. Everyone2. Everything3. It is so hard to get anything done; after waking up, eating breakfast, and running 4, I feel like it is 12pm… and then whenever the Argentineans wake up from their siesta, it is nap time for me!
We’ve been calling every house that is for rent by the owner, and working with real estate agents, neither of which feel like answering their phones on Saturday and Sunday. When we only have a few days to get everything done, and two of those days are Saturday and Sunday, it becomes quite the hassle.
1 Shops, stores, schools, etc.
2 Real estate agents, random people, rastafarians.
3 Even the pets!
4 Which is happening less and less now that I am walking 100 km per day. Okay, that’s a bit of an exaggeration… it’s more like 75 km.
Tags: House Hunting, Real Estate and Argentina
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