Comments on: How to rent an apartment in India without going crazy http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: chaya http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-15376 chaya Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:02:55 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-15376 Hi Neo! I'm a writer living in Mumbai and doing a piece for OPEN Magazine on crazy landlords. Somehow, I'm having a hard time finding sources. Do you have any interesting/weird/quirky/certifiably insane landlord stories? Or anyone you know? Let me know :) Thank you!! Chaya Hi Neo! I’m a writer living in Mumbai and doing a piece for OPEN Magazine on crazy landlords. Somehow, I’m having a hard time finding sources. Do you have any interesting/weird/quirky/certifiably insane landlord stories? Or anyone you know? Let me know :) Thank you!!

Chaya

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]]> By: Raju http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-8787 Raju Tue, 16 Feb 2010 07:18:51 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-8787 I am one of the four people that doesn't own a flat in India. This is good advice! Thank you. I am one of the four people that doesn’t own a flat in India. This is good advice! Thank you.

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]]> By: Rave http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-1292 Rave Fri, 01 May 2009 16:53:16 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-1292 ROFL at >> And I never figured out precisely what 200,000 per month gets you (maybe the maid swims behind you even when you’re in the pool, in case you need something?) >> ROFL at
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And I never figured out precisely what 200,000 per month gets you (maybe the maid swims behind you even when you’re in the pool, in case you need something?)
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]]> By: Roshni http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-728 Roshni Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:37:40 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-728 @neo.... heheheh! No assurances forthcoming! @neo…. heheheh! No assurances forthcoming!

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-406 neo Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:34:35 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-406 @Easily I spilled a mouthful of low-fat yoghurt when I read "Bangaluru". That word conjures up many images - a city is not one of them. Deposits are usually 10 months (!!) of rent. If you bargain really hard, and you bring something else to the table (e.g. your vegetarianism, or your "family-orientedness") you can bring it down to 6 months. Shorter term leases are generally offered only to companies, afaik. Serviced apartments are a big scam. Pretty much anything from "a maid visits whenever she feels like" to "there's five people running around your house at all times" is called a serviced apartment. The rents vary between Rs. 40,000 per month to as much as Rs. 200,000 per month. And I never figured out precisely what 200,000 per month gets you (maybe the maid swims behind you even when you're in the pool, in case you need something?) @Easily

I spilled a mouthful of low-fat yoghurt when I read “Bangaluru”. That word conjures up many images – a city is not one of them.

Deposits are usually 10 months (!!) of rent. If you bargain really hard, and you bring something else to the table (e.g. your vegetarianism, or your “family-orientedness”) you can bring it down to 6 months.

Shorter term leases are generally offered only to companies, afaik.

Serviced apartments are a big scam. Pretty much anything from “a maid visits whenever she feels like” to “there’s five people running around your house at all times” is called a serviced apartment. The rents vary between Rs. 40,000 per month to as much as Rs. 200,000 per month. And I never figured out precisely what 200,000 per month gets you (maybe the maid swims behind you even when you’re in the pool, in case you need something?)

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]]> By: Easily Amused http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-403 Easily Amused Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:15:55 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-403 Hey Bro.. So, I'm not the only one who sat out the Bangalore (sorry, Bangaluru is it?) boom.. but I did join a quixotic group of *NRIs* and their grandiose schemes of acquiring land to build their very own enclave / township / community... Need less to say.. a combination of endless bickering, inertia and the sellers (villagers) constant price hikes mercifully killed it - another bullet dodged. So what's the deposit like? How much do "serviced" apartments run you up? Are there any worth while short term or month to month leases? I'd love to winter in a "ghost" complex.. nothing like having the swimming pool or the Gym to yourself... ;-) Hey Bro.. So, I’m not the only one who sat out the Bangalore (sorry, Bangaluru is it?) boom.. but I did join a quixotic group of *NRIs* and their grandiose schemes of acquiring land to build their very own enclave / township / community… Need less to say.. a combination of endless bickering, inertia and the sellers (villagers) constant price hikes mercifully killed it – another bullet dodged.

So what’s the deposit like? How much do “serviced” apartments run you up? Are there any worth while short term or month to month leases?

I’d love to winter in a “ghost” complex.. nothing like having the swimming pool or the Gym to yourself… ;-)

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-400 neo Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:42:14 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-400 @Roshni ROFL - Although, I have met so many scary landlords in the last one year, that for a second I actually believed you painted the apartment black. You didn't right ? @Roshni

ROFL – Although, I have met so many scary landlords in the last one year, that for a second I actually believed you painted the apartment black. You didn’t right ?

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]]> By: Roshni http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-399 Roshni Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:27:45 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-399 of course, we rented it out! Who's gonna pay the mortgage, eh?!! We painted everything black so there won't be any question of them dirtying the paint! So, they'll just be spending a ton on electricity trying to make their way thru the apt!! :P of course, we rented it out! Who’s gonna pay the mortgage, eh?!!
We painted everything black so there won’t be any question of them dirtying the paint! So, they’ll just be spending a ton on electricity trying to make their way thru the apt!! :P

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]]> By: neo http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-389 neo Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:21:02 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-389 @Roshni Is the apartment empty or are you one of those finicky landlords who complains about tenants spoiling their "oil distemper paints" or whatever (what is it with the obsession with expensive paint in India - why not make everything off-white and be done with it?) @Roshni Is the apartment empty or are you one of those finicky landlords who complains about tenants spoiling their “oil distemper paints” or whatever (what is it with the obsession with expensive paint in India – why not make everything off-white and be done with it?)

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]]> By: Roshni http://neoindian.org/2009/04/01/how-to-rent-an-apartment-in-india-without-going-crazy/#comment-387 Roshni Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:52:31 +0000 http://neoindian.org/?p=605#comment-387 Cool info! ... though we already got our Hyderabad apartment.. hehehe!! So basically, no internet browsing possible.. curses!! I really like the sale knockdown price from 149 to 148.99!! What a bargain!! Cool info! … though we already got our Hyderabad apartment.. hehehe!! So basically, no internet browsing possible.. curses!!

I really like the sale knockdown price from 149 to 148.99!! What a bargain!!

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