Overview

• Redditor @RichBadPoorDad posted a screenshot showing a Delhi property broker quoting ₹80,000 per month for a 2BHK in Defence Colony against his ₹45,000 budget.
• The broker told the prospective tenant that he did not handle “low-budget areas” and suggested more affordable neighbourhoods such as Lajpat Nagar and Kalkaji.
• Online reactions ranged from sympathy and practical housing tips to criticism of brokers’ exclusivity rhetoric and dismissal of a ₹45,000 budget as misleading.
• Several commenters pointed out that ₹45,000 is a substantial rent budget and offered alternative areas including Saket and Neb Sarai.
• At least one news outlet reported it could not independently verify the authenticity of the original Reddit screenshot.