most profitable neighborhoods for rentals

📰 News

• Higher denomination bills coming soon: The government says the 10,000 and 20,000 peso bills are coming in June. If this is true, it will make dealing with cash transactions here so much easier.

• What will autumn 2024 be like in Argentina (Spanish): while it’s difficult to predict an entire season, we can draw some information from the data. TL;DR? It’ll be a bit warmer than average with slightly more rain.

• Most profitable neighborhoods for rentals (Spanish): ever since the repeal of the Rent Law, the residential property market has improved considerably. Here’s a list of the most profitable barrios and their estimated yields (up to 6.81% per year).

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📅 Events

Thursday 21st

• Nomad Night | Honduras 5608 | 20h | Free | Weekly nomad night event.

• Board game night | Aguirre 938 | 18:30h | ARS 1,000 per hour | No need to bring your own games.

• Spanglish Language Exchange | Rabia bar | 19h | Free | Weekly language exchange event in Palermo.

Friday 22nd

• BURRA bar meetup | Agüero 1586 | 21h | Beers and chatting meetup.

• BA Comedy Lab | La Silla Electrica | 20h | ARS 4,000 | Join the longest-running English-language comedy show in Buenos Aires.

• Mundo Lingo | Olleros 3750 | 21h | Free | Weekly language exchange event in Chacarita.

Saturday 23rd

• Codigo de Vida | CCK | 18:30h | Free | Audiovisual art show.

• Evocaciones | CCK | 20h | Free | live dance performance (tango, contemporary, folklore)

• Carne! Festival de Parillas | Hipodromo | 12h | Free | More than 30 food stands and trucks with the best meat in Argentina.

• Mixed tag rugby game | Parque Berlin | 17h | Free | Beginner-friendly, no-contact game.

• Language exchange party | Cervelar | 19:30h | Free | Language exchange and party social.

• Mundo Lingo | Growlers | 16h | Free | Brazilian sunset party (Portuguese is welcome, but not mandatory)

• Speedfriending | Darwin 1667 | 22h | Free | Final Saturday edition of the Speedfriending event (Tuesday edition will still go on).

Sunday 24th

• Codigo de Vida | CCK | 18:30h | Free | Audiovisual art show.

• Carne! Festival de Parillas | Hipodromo | 12h | Free | More than 30 food stands and trucks with the best meat in Argentina.

🎷 Live Music

Thursday 21st

• Paris Jazz Club | Jazz | Bebop club | 20h | ARS 6,500 and up.

• Corrida de rock | Rock | Salon Pueyrredon | 19h | ARS 4,000.

Friday 22nd

• Bach: Passion, Death, and Resurrection | Classical | Auditorio Nacional | 20h | Free.

• Klauss | Electronic | Auditorio del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes | ARS 6,000.

• Dookie Fest | Rock | The Roxy Live | 19h | ARS 3,000.

Saturday 23rd

• Salute to Satch | Jazz | Thelonius club | 20h | ARS 8,500.

• Satana | Rock | Strummer bar | 23:30h | Free.

• New Wave Party | New Wave | Club V | 22h | Free.

🎤 Expat Interview

Welcome to our expat spotlight section.

This is where we interview both new and long-term expats in Buenos Aires and ask them to share their tips and recommendations.

Here’s the today’s interview:

What’s your name, country of origin, and how long have you been in Buenos Aires?

Milos Zemunovic from Bosnia & Herzegovina. Arrived happily over 2 years ago.

What brought you to Buenos Aires, and how was the initial adjustment process?

Its fame for a slow-paced lifestyle, attractive men, great meat, and being gay-friendly has brought me over!

Initially, in the first weeks during the honeymoon phase, it was awesome. Later more challenging after realizing how things actually work out in the country.

What's been the most challenging aspect of living in Buenos Aires?

With no doubt, the level and quality of services, private or public. There is plenty of space for improvement!!

And what has been the most rewarding aspect of living here?

Plenty, but here are some :)

1. Parks and tree lines everywhere 🌴🌳

2. Vegetable/fruit shops at every corner!!

3. Decent restaurants for everybody's pocket

4. Parties 🍸

What's your favorite local restaurant, bar, or cafe, and why?

Cafe Matteo (Honduras St.) has great avocado toast and the staff is friendly. The second is probably restaurant ROUX (Peña St.) for exceptional service and quality of food.

What hidden gem in Buenos Aires deserves more recognition?

Lago de Regatas isn’t known well enough. Great place to spend Sundays alone or with friends and family.

What advice would you give to new expats in Buenos Aires?

Work on your patience, learn Spanish quickly, and tip waiters and taxi drivers if the service is good, but not always.

Go to late parties sometimes even if it’s bedtime!

Thanks Milos for agreeing to this interview!

P.S. Want a chance to be included in this section? Fill out this form - we are constantly picking our favorite expat stories from this list!

💼 Job Listings

• Remote sales manager: US time zone, car dealership. Fluency in English is essential, and sales experience is desirable.

🏠 Property Listings

• 1 bedroom in Colegiales: $850/month, 24h doorman building. Shorter stays available too.

💡 Did You Know?

Line A of Buenos Aires' subway, opened in 1913, is Latin America's oldest, extending from Plaza de Mayo.

Built with over 31 million bricks, it features historic wooden carriages by La Brugeoise, showcasing early 20th-century craftsmanship.

These carriages, a symbol of the city's transit heritage, offered a nostalgic ride until modernization initiatives began​​​​.

💳 Classifieds

• Empanadas & alfajores cooking class: Want to feel like a proper porteño? Then it’s time to roll up your sleeves and learn how to make empanadas & alfajores in this guided cooking class.

🔍 Interesting Finds

• Home staging (Spanish): for landlords, here’s a technique to “tune” your property to sell or rent it faster.

• Museums of Buenos Aires: There is a reason why Buenos Aires is considered to be the cultural capital of South America. Even if you lived here for years, you’ll still find something interesting in at least one of these twelve museums.

• Restaurant recommendation (Spanish): La Conga - a Peruvian restaurant in Balvanera.