Comments on: How to Rent Dirt Cheap Luxury Apartments — Anywhere in the World. http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/ Get the most out of your time, money and mobility. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:26:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kelly http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-4458 Kelly Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:23:03 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-4458 Hi Katie, Check out this website. It actually has travel agents you can work with to book your trips at no extra cost to you. Have a great trip! www.ideservea.rovia.com Hi Katie,
Check out this website. It actually has travel agents you can work with to book your trips at no extra cost to you. Have a great trip!
http://www.ideservea.rovia.com

]]> By: Kelly http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-4457 Kelly Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:15:08 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-4457 I've found great condo deals all around the world at www.ideservea.rovia.com under the Villas/Condo section. It's much easier to just book a condo then attempting to negotiate once you arrive at your destination. A week's rental can be as low at $399 for a week. I've never rented from a VRBO but it seems risky to me, especially when going into a foreign country. Happy Traveling! I’ve found great condo deals all around the world at http://www.ideservea.rovia.com under the Villas/Condo section. It’s much easier to just book a condo then attempting to negotiate once you arrive at your destination. A week’s rental can be as low at $399 for a week. I’ve never rented from a VRBO but it seems risky to me, especially when going into a foreign country. Happy Traveling!

]]> By: SCUZZY, CREEPY DEALS http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-4428 SCUZZY, CREEPY DEALS Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:49:52 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-4428 For a short-term stay in a once-seen-for-ten-minutes rental, there's nothing wiser than handing over a non-refundable wad of cash to a self-interested landlord in a foreign country whose language you do not speak fluently and whose contract law you do not comprehend. The rental has noise and roaches at night? Sorry, Idiot Charlie, try complaining to the staff of the American-brand h0tel whose rate you did not want to pay! Oh, and, there's nothing sweeter than cheap creeps looking for a deal by feigning or playing up common interests and contriving false friendships! Lastly, line up the morons who'd risk the latest fad, couch-surfing. During your theft, vandalism, molestation, and/or murder trial, I want to see you in a foreign court tell the judge, "Yes, I flew to a foreign country to stay on the couch of someone with whom I am familiar only via the Internet." THE ANECDOTAL SUCCESS STORIES ARE THE WORTHLESS CHATTER OF IRRESPONSIBLE IDIOTS. For a short-term stay in a once-seen-for-ten-minutes rental, there’s nothing wiser than handing over a non-refundable wad of cash to a self-interested landlord in a foreign country whose language you do not speak fluently and whose contract law you do not comprehend. The rental has noise and roaches at night? Sorry, Idiot Charlie, try complaining to the staff of the American-brand h0tel whose rate you did not want to pay!

Oh, and, there’s nothing sweeter than cheap creeps looking for a deal by feigning or playing up common interests and contriving false friendships!

Lastly, line up the morons who’d risk the latest fad, couch-surfing. During your theft, vandalism, molestation, and/or murder trial, I want to see you in a foreign court tell the judge, “Yes, I flew to a foreign country to stay on the couch of someone with whom I am familiar only via the Internet.”

THE ANECDOTAL SUCCESS STORIES ARE THE WORTHLESS CHATTER OF IRRESPONSIBLE IDIOTS.

]]> By: Billy http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-4424 Billy Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:08:59 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-4424 Hi Vibey! I was in Buenos Aires last month, I really loved the city the people was so friendly. You may know, but I've rented an apartment with a friend, that was so much cheaper than hotels. We used a service called ForRent Argentina: <a href="http://www.4rentargentina.com" title="Buenos Aires apartments" rel="nofollow">Buenos Aires apartments For Rent</a>. We stayed in Recoleta, near the down town. (really great neighborhood) Well, cheers and Suerte :) Billy Hi Vibey! I was in Buenos Aires last month, I really loved the city the people was so friendly. You may know, but I’ve rented an apartment with a friend, that was so much cheaper than hotels. We used a service called ForRent Argentina: Buenos Aires apartments For Rent. We stayed in Recoleta, near the down town. (really great neighborhood)

Well, cheers and Suerte :)
Billy

]]> By: Terry Freeman http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-3898 Terry Freeman Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:43:04 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-3898 I have used VRBO twice domestically and both times I didn't pay what they asked for. I asked the owners if they still had the $100.00 per night special and they came down $50.00 per night. I just made up the $100.00 special part and they offered me a better deal. I have used VRBO twice domestically and both times I didn’t pay what they asked for. I asked the owners if they still had the $100.00 per night special and they came down $50.00 per night. I just made up the $100.00 special part and they offered me a better deal.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-3152 Nancy Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:32:04 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-3152 Jana, how about teaching English as a foreign language abroad? Jana, how about teaching English as a foreign language abroad?

]]> By: Jana http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-2705 Jana Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:54:32 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-2705 Hi Michael, you've got great experiences traveling with your family and it's nice you share them with others. I'd love to travel with my family as well (2 adults and 5-year old), or live in another country for a while; therefore, would you recommend me some websites where to look for a job in a foreign country (or some American company that hires employees to work abroad)? My husband is a Building Official (can do a Project Manager) and speaks fluently English and Spanish. And about myself, I was raised in the Czech Rep., now living in California and would like to start some career that is wanted abroad. Would you have any advice to which major to pursue in a short-period of time (maybe associate degree or certificate from a community college=I don't have much time to study)? I'd really appreciate your help. Jana Hi Michael,
you’ve got great experiences traveling with your family and it’s nice you share them with others. I’d love to travel with my family as well (2 adults and 5-year old), or live in another country for a while; therefore, would you recommend me some websites where to look for a job in a foreign country (or some American company that hires employees to work abroad)? My husband is a Building Official (can do a Project Manager) and speaks fluently English and Spanish. And about myself, I was raised in the Czech Rep., now living in California and would like to start some career that is wanted abroad. Would you have any advice to which major to pursue in a short-period of time (maybe associate degree or certificate from a community college=I don’t have much time to study)? I’d really appreciate your help.
Jana

]]> By: Mia Smith http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-2690 Mia Smith Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:02:05 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-2690 I agree, renting an apartment is far better than staying at a hotel. You can live like a local, of course you need to make sure that you will have a pleasant stay, otherwise it can be a nightmare. Thanks for the tips! I agree, renting an apartment is far better than staying at a hotel. You can live like a local, of course you need to make sure that you will have a pleasant stay, otherwise it can be a nightmare.
Thanks for the tips!

]]> By: Michael http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-2610 Michael Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:26:01 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-2610 If you really like a place but the price is too high, or is jacked up when you arrive and they see you're gringoes, you can say. "So, you MUST be paying taxes on this place." It worked like a charm when we lived in Mexico as manyowners do not report rental earnings. If you really like a place but the price is too high, or is jacked up when you arrive and they see you’re gringoes, you can say. “So, you MUST be paying taxes on this place.” It worked like a charm when we lived in Mexico as manyowners do not report rental earnings.

]]> By: Kathie http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/comment-page-1/#comment-2387 Kathie Thu, 28 May 2009 14:20:29 +0000 http://www.familyhack.com/2007/08/09/dirt-cheap-luxury-apartments/#comment-2387 Hi Michael! A friend sent me the tip about the drains, but it was by following the other links that I found your other treasures! My husband and I plan to go to Haifa, Israel in Dec., 2010, for 11 days on Baha'i pilgrimage, and wondered if your tips would work there as well? I also wondered if there would be a specific site that would work the best for such an Asian vacation. Thanks so much to anyone who can help. Hi Michael!

A friend sent me the tip about the drains, but it was by following the other links that I found your other treasures!
My husband and I plan to go to Haifa, Israel in Dec., 2010, for 11 days on Baha’i pilgrimage, and wondered if your tips would work there as well? I also wondered if there would be a specific site that would work the best for such an Asian vacation.
Thanks so much to anyone who can help.

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