I was only commenting on avoiding Bytargentina, not suggesting that people do not rent apartments. There are many reputable firms, ApartmentsBA, Temporary Apartments, Reynolds (argentinahomes.com) Buenos Aires Habitat just to name a few. ApartmentsBa and Reynolds in my opinion have the best reputations in the city.

As for specifics about ByT it seems the most common complaint has been that the apartments do not turn out to be as shown on their web site. Photos show a well furnished, well maintained apartment and renters arrive to find barely furnished, mattress on the floor, malfunctioning plumbing, internet connections promised but never provided, etc. Other complaints that seem regular are bait and switch...people reserve one apartment and just prior to arrival are notified that it is no longer available and are promised a "nicer" apartment which turns out to be a total dump. Another typical complaint is that some of their owners "claim" missing or soiled items and keep a large portion of the deposit even when such items were not on the inventory list and ByT supports the owners. I am sure every rental agent has had some complaints but they seem to rack up far more than any other agency in town.

Thanks - far more informative. I have always inspected the property before signing on the dotted line. Surely anybody with any sense would do the same. I do find their website very easy to use. Some of the ones you recommend have fairly average websites.