₹15K budget vs ₹50K reality: Bengaluru woman’s HSR search exposes sky-high rents and harsh housing reality

A woman from Bengaluru has gone viral after sharing her honest experience of house hunting in the city, highlighting how challenging it is to find an affordable home in HSR Layout within a limited budget.

Struggle to Find a Budget-Friendly Home

Taking to Instagram, Rajeshwari Gupta shared a video explaining her situation. “I have 20 days before my owner kicks me out, so I decided let’s shift closer to my gym in Bangalore. Budget ₹15K, expectation, basic 1BHK,” she said in the video.

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She further revealed the harsh reality of rental prices in the area. “But the reality in HSR starts at ₹25K and casually goes around ₹50K if it's fully furnished for 1BHK. And the deposit, it’s not rent, it’s investment, which will be negative,” she added.

No Broker, Self Search Begins

Frustrated with brokers, she shared her decision to go solo in the search. “The broker says, ‘Mam, it’s very reasonable,’ and then I said to myself, ‘No brokerage, no broker. I will find it myself,’” she said.

House Hunting Turns into a Marathon

She also described the physical toll of the process, revealing how she has been travelling across the locality on her scooter in the heat.

“So here I am on scooty, in Bangalore summer, doing rounds like it’s a marathon I didn’t sign up for. All I want is sunlight, ventilation, and some money left to live, but at this point, I am just doing cardio by travelling,” she said.

Emotional Toll and Online Reactions

Calling the experience exhausting, she added, “Bangalore house hunting is a full-time job with emotional damage. So tell me, HSR people, how are you even surviving?”

Her post resonated with many users online. One user wrote, “HSR rent prices are genuinely shocking.” Another commented, “Deposits in Bengaluru should be illegal at this point.”

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