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Many people, who have lived as tenants in metro cities like Bengaluru, say it’s difficult to look for a rented house as landlords ask too many questions and have unreasonable demands. A man said that a prospective landlord in Bengaluru asked him for his LinkedIn profile and requested that he share a write-up about him.
On Twitter, Goutham shared screenshots of WhatsApp conversations that he had with a person from Indiranagar. After sharing photos of the flat and quoting the rent, the dealer told him he would have to share his LinkedIn profile with the owner. The dealer also asked him if he could share a small write-up about him. “Day 12 of house hunting Indiranagar,” Goutham said in the tweet as he tagged @peakbengaluru, a Twitter account famous for showcasing Bengaluru’s start-up culture.
Many netizens said they could relate to him and shared their experiences. “This is happening quite a lot in bengaluru, I know a couple of my friends who are ready to pay a good amount for rent but they’re asked a lot of questions with and then the rent is quoted again with an increased price… They’re still hunting for a house,” commented a user.
“I came to Hyderabad in 2003, stayed in 8 apartments so far on rent, in bachelor time, live-in time, and married time combined. I never had to give my profile, and never had to pay the advance for more than two months. Currently staying in a high rise society at a reasonable rate,” shared another.
“I heard it was filtering mechanism as demand is high and supply is insanely low,” Goutham said in another tweet. “In Bengaluru after cracking the job interview, you also need to crack the house interview!” he expressed sarcastically in another tweet in the thread.
