After a few years living in Argentina I wanted to buy a condo. 

I was doing some research online (another post coming on that process) and found one that appeared to be nice so we setup a showing with the real estate agent. 

When I get there he’s waiting out front and we start talking. Eventually the conversation dies down and we’re still just standing there awkwardly so I ask - *Entramos?* - Should we go in?

*No tengo las llaves*. Ah, ok so we wait for the maintenance guy who has the keys. 

The building maintenance shows up – he couldn’t have been taller than 5’4” -  and we head inside the building. When we get to the door the little maintenance guy pulls out a key ring with about 60 keys on it - one for every unit in the place. 

Good time to mention that Argentina uses the skeleton key which make a key ring full of 60 of these babies quite the site. 

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He starts trying the keys in the door … one by one! Haha no way, I'm thinking. 

We wait. 30 keys in, nothing. 50 keys in, nothing. 

Gets to the last key on the ring … moment of truth, right? … it doesn’t work. 

*Y ahora?* What now? I said. 

Well I have another apartment available in this same building on a higher floor. Do you want to check that one out? Sure, I'm already here. 

We go upstairs and out come the keys again. Luckily, this time about 15 keys in – success! The door opens. 

The little maintenance guy goes in 1st followed by me, then the real estate agent. As I walk I'm thinking, that’s odd this one comes fully furnished? 

Then the little maintenance turns around in a panic and says “*che, está ocupado”* - dude, this place is occupied - and he starts sprinting out of the apartment like George Costanza: 
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We quickly leave and close the door. 

We go back outside and the real estate agent says “ok, so we’ll be in touch”. 

Haha yeah right. I'm still renting.