Left kidney on sale; Bengaluru tenant comes up with creative money-making solutions amid soaring rent

Many of us have considered selling our internal organs as a joke when the item we want is very expensive. But this incident took the joke to a whole other level when a man took to LinkedIn to share images of the alleged organ sale because the donor didn't have enough money for a security deposit.

The post also reiterates how difficult it is to rent a house, especially in cities like Bengaluru, as people deal with soaring rent and unusually high-security deposits.

In the LinkedIn post, the person mentioned the difficulties of finding a place in the Indiranagar area of Bengaluru.


He also shared a few pictures of posters, which read "Left kidney on sale. Need money to fund the security deposit amount landlords are asking for (just kidding), but I need a house in Indiranagar, scan for profile." The poster also had a QR code attached to it.

The post has also managed to connect with other users on the platform who felt strongly about the issue and may have also experienced the same problem at some point in time.

"The only way to find your heaven in Indiranagar is to sell both kidneys," said a user. Another one said, "Then you need to sell the right kidney to pay for the brokerage as well."

While high rent is an important aspect of the house hunting process, many flat owners have also taken to considering other factors like educational details and LinkedIn profiles among other things.

According to recent news report by India Today, a man was recently rejected by a landlord for not have a degree from the IIMs and the IITs in Bengaluru.

The report added that the flat could not be rented out to him because the owner would only give it to people from specific colleges like IIMs, IITs or ISB.

According to a half yearly report (January-June 2022) by No Broker, a property rental and buying portal, showed that on average, rents increased by 12 per cent in most metro cities across the country, mostly fuelled by return to offices forcing relocation. However, rents increased the highest in Bengaluru at 16.7%, it said.

Another report by No Broker in June 2022, claimed rents in gated housing communities like apartments saw a hike in rent by a whopping 40 per cent, The Hindu reported.