India, March 17 -- A Reddit post describing the struggle of finding a rental home in Bengaluru has caught the internet's attention, with many users saying they are facing similar struggles in the city's expensive and competitive housing market.

In a post titled "Bangalore house hunt reality," the user described how his plan to move closer to his new office near MG Road turned into months of exhausting commutes and unsuccessful house hunting.

"After 3 years of working and living in Electronic City, I changed jobs to a company in MG Road. The joining date was jan 1st. " My plan was simple, travel from my ecity apartment for a month, find a new property, and move in by Feb 1st," the OP shared.

He said that initially, the arrangement felt ...