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March 07, 2008
A week of nomad’s life?
I have got a new house – for rent of course. I saw only 2 houses, and finalized the first one. I should thank God for providing me a house without the involvement of the Social Criminals – precisely the house brokers – who happen to be the main cause for rising the real estate values just for the sake of one month rent they acquire from the new tenants. In fact I also have to thank Sulekha.com classifieds for making the house search a mere cakewalk. I will keep the description of the house for later.
My house owner wanted me to vacate the present house this Saturday i.e., tomorrow, and the new house is ready to occupy only on 15th. And there are 7 days in between!
My sister has got a house in Chennai, but taking all the furniture to her house and stacking it there would be a problem I thought. And I didn’t know anyone who could be of any help – both for my furniture and family. My sister and me were thinking what to do next? And we thought of typing Sulekha.com again.
This time we were searching for warehouses and godowns that could probably agree to keep my furniture for a week or so. Family wasn’t a problem – we can stay anywhere. Godowns and warehouses didn’t seem feasible. We called one of our friends and he said any packers and movers services have this facility of keeping your furniture for days together, and they charge Rs 100 per day.
We typed Sulekha.com again, and entered my name, phone number, and email ID. And with in 5 minutes we got calls from 5 Packers and Movers service. We bargained for the rates, and a representative reached my house in 30 mns! The deal was good – picking from the old house, stacking it in their godown for a week and then dropping the same at the new house came to around 3k.
The furniture is taken care of now. And for us as a family we don’t have a house to reside! The present scenario looks challenging, and I think this is the first time in my life I have had a situation where in I don’t have a house to live. I will keep you updated about what my family and I did in these 7 days of nomadic life!
Posted by Kenni at March 7, 2008 07:12 AM
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