Finding a rental house in a metropolis is not an easy task. A man named Goutham shared a house hunting experience in Bengaluru and shared a screenshot of a WhatsApp chat with a home owner asking him for a LinkedIn profile and a little bit about himself. The recognizable post has created a buzz online. Goutham shared his ‘peak Bengaluru’ moment on Twitter.
“Day 12 of house hunting Indiranagar,” he wrote, adding a screenshot of the WhatsApp chat. The conversation shows how he was asked to share his LinkedIn profile. In a follow-up post, he shared a screenshot with another owner asking the man to share a little bit about himself.
View the tweet here:
Day 12 of house hunting Indiranagar @peakbengalurupic.twitter.com/fsQHGtbsDP
— Goutham (@0xGoutham) March 16, 2023
Since the tweet was posted, it has gone viral and has garnered over 1 lakh views on Twitter so far. Netizens also shared their experience in the comments section. Many other people have faced similar challenges when renting a home.
One user wrote, “This is happening quite a lot in Bengaluru, I know some of my friends who are willing to pay a hefty amount of rent but they are asked a lot of questions and then the rent is quoted again with an increased price. .. They are still on the hunt for a home.”
Another user wrote: “Happening in Gurgaon too. You have to send a profile. If you are not a salaried person you will not get the house. Like people doing startups, they will not get houses.”
The third user wrote, “I came to Hyderabad in 2003, stayed in 8 apartments on rent till now, in bachelor time, live-in time and married time combined. months. Currently residing in a high-rise society at a reasonable rate.”
“Speaked to this uncle today who spent 5 minutes straight talking about what I was building/doing to tell me he doesn’t entertain bachelors,” the fourth user shared.
In response to the comments, Goutham wrote, “In Bengaluru, after the job interview, you also have to crack the house interview!”
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