Man uses AI to tackle Bengaluru house hunt: ‘It felt like a full-time job’

A man in Bengaluru has turned to artificial intelligence to simplify the city’s notoriously difficult house hunting process, and his approach has now caught the attention of social media users. Taking to X, Sunal Sood shared how he relied on an AI tool to filter property lings and streamline his search for a home.A Bengaluru man turned to AI for house hunting, filtering lings to find a suitable home quickly. (X/@sunalsood)(Also read: ‘Missing simple Bengaluru life’: Resident regrets moving to Bellandur from Basavanagudi)“House hunting in Bengaluru is a full time job, so I hired an AI,” he wrote, before detailing his workflow and encouraging others to try it themselves.According to his post, the process began with opening multiple Facebook flat and flatmates groups. He then used an AI tool named Comet, feeding it detailed prompts about the type of house and locality he was looking for. The system scanned various groups, including older posts from the previous month as well as recent lings.The AI filtered results keeping only no brokerage posts, removing spam, fake or irrelevant leads, and checking travel time to places that mattered to him. It also generated tappable links with contact details and presented everything in a clean, easy to read summary.From dozens of leads to one final homeSunal shared that the AI significantly reduced his workload. “Output: 20 leads, 4 visits, 1 finalised,” he noted, highlighting how the process helped him narrow down options efficiently.Take a look here at the post:His post quickly gained traction, garnering over 8,000 views and sparking conversations around the growing role of AI in everyday tasks, especially in cities like Bengaluru where finding accommodation can be time consuming and stressful.Internet reacts to ‘smart’ house hunting hackSeveral users praised the innovative use of AI, calling it both practical and impressive. One user wrote, “This is the best use of AI,” while another commented, “Mannn! Great find.”Others congratulated him on securing a home, with one saying, “Beautiful house finalised. All the very best with the new stint, god bless.” Another user reacted with, “Damn crazy home,” while someone else simply remarked, “This is so cool.”(Disclaimer: This report is based on user-generated content from social media. HT.com has not independently verified the claims and does not endorse them.)