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Economic Times
15-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
'Dad found it on Instagram...': How a 24-year-old bought a Rs 1.9 crore flat in Bengaluru
TIL Creatives Representative AI Image When a young techie in Bengaluru posted on r/bangalore that he had bought his own flat for ₹1.22 crore, it did not stay unnoticed. Titled 24M bought my own place in Bangalore!!, the thread quickly drew thousands of likes and comments. Alongside photos of a furnished bedroom and a home loan screenshot from ICICI Bank, he wrote, 'Two months since I started paying my home loan. 35% cash, 65% loan. And yes, parents did help me a bit with the upfront cost, but the rest and the EMI now is on me.' While the original Reddit post was later deleted, one line from his post got people apartment, a 2BHK, cost around ₹1.9 crore in total. He put down 35 per cent in cash and took a sanctioned loan for the rest. The twist? His father first found the listing on he explained, 'My dad found this on Instagram. Brokers and real estate agencies have moved onto Instagram as well. There are quite a few good listings out there.' His story underlines a shift in how people find homes. Traditionally, buyers depended on newspapers or local agents. Now, brokers are using Instagram to post high-quality photos, video tours and reels to catch the eye of young buyers.'My dad found this on Instagram,' he explained. 'Brokers and real-estate agencies have moved onto Instagram as well. There are quite a few good listings out there.'To buy the flat, he put down 35 per cent of the total cost in cash with some help from his parents. The remaining ₹1,22,75,000 came through a home loan. He said this made more sense than continuing to pay rent every month.'I used to pay a lot as rent; from an investment perspective, buying a flat made more sense,' he said. The location also works in his favour. 'The location is near a tech park, so even if I don't live there, I could rent it out and cover half of the EMI through that easily.'When asked about his income streams, he listed trading, passive income from physical assets and freelancing in influencer the post went up on 13 July, Redditors flooded him with questions. Some just congratulated him. Many wanted details. One user asked, 'Hey OP, if you don't mind, what skills should I learn to achieve this kind of success?'He didn't hold back about starting young. 'It's going well now. I'll be turning 18 in a few days, and I plan to focus more on investing. I hope I can build good capital.' He credited his father's early push, despite both not knowing much about investing when they question poked into his earnings. He replied, 'Trading, passive income from a few physical assets, and freelancing for influencer marketing-related work.'Someone wanted more than numbers. A full house tour, to be exact. He obliged, posting fresh snaps from different corners of the flat. The response was commenter @Haunting_Finding_894 said, 'Bhai, it is so beautiful. So good! I'd definitely wanna live in a house like that. Looks so cozy as well. Congratulations, OP!'Another, @SignificantYouth915, wrote, 'Congratulations, Bro, it looks so beautiful at just 24, you bought your own home, that too in Bangalore. Something you should be proud of.'Not all were starry-eyed though. A user, @BERSERK_KNIGHT_666, warned, 'EMI huh? Everyone seems to advise against it. People say you become a slave to banks if you buy stuff on EMI.'Some wondered why he didn't just keep renting. He explained his maths. 'I used to pay a lot as a rent, from a investment perspective buying a flat made more sense. The location is near a tech park, so even if I don't live there I could rent it out and cover half of the EMI through that easily.'His post sparked a larger chat about Bengaluru's rising housing costs and the trade-offs that young earners face. High rents push many to think about home loans early, but debt has its original thread has since been deleted but screenshots and quotes keep popping up. For many, this was not just a post about a house. It was a peek into how young Indians weigh family help, side gigs and the promise of owning something they can call their one 24-year-old, at least, that door is already open. (Disclaimer: This article is based on a user-generated post on Reddit. has not independently verified the claims made in the post and does not vouch for their accuracy. The views expressed are those of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views of Reader discretion is advised.)
Sky News AU
08-07-2025
- Climate
- Sky News AU
Haunting photo shows Camp Mystic campers just days before every girl was swept away by Texas floods
The girls in the 'Bubble Inn' cabin started June 29 at Camp Mystic with great-big smiles. A photo shows all 13 girls and two counselors in spotless white dresses and skirts and white sneakers, beaming at the camera. Less than five days later every person in the photo was swept away by the Texas flash floods. Tragedy began around 4 a.m. Friday as the girls were sleeping just a few hundred feet from the Guadalupe River. The bodies of 10 of the girls, ages 8 and 9, have been recovered, along with counselor Chloe Childress, 18. Three girls and counselor Katherine Ferruzzo, 19, have not been found. The rising third and fourth graders, as the youngest campers, were housed in the flatlands — closest to the river, with some cabins just 225 feet from the bank. The older girls stayed on higher ground on 'Senior Hill.' After a freak rain storm dumped a month's worth of rain on the Texas Hill Country in just two hours, the Guadalupe rose 20 feet in a matter of minutes, cresting upstream in Hunt, Texas around 6:30 a.m. The camp with 750 girls — a storied Christian sleep-away destination for some of Texas' most elite families in Houston, Dallas and Austin — now counts 27 victims dead, with 10 girls, plus Ferruzzo, missing. Most victims are young girls from the flatlands cabins. Photos of inside a nearby cabin, the Handy Hut, shows the water rose nearly to the top of the door frame before receding. In all, more than 100 people have been confirmed dead in the flash flooding that terrorized Kerr County over the weekend, with the statewide death toll hitting 95. Among the dead at Camp Mystic is the camp's owner, Richard 'Dick' Eastland. He tried to rescue the campers at Bubble Inn, his son told the Washington Post, but waters from the river and another creek rushed in from both sides, leaving no escape for anyone. Searchers found Eastland's body along with the remains of three girls inside a black SUV. 'It made like a swirl right around those cabins like a toilet bowl,' camp employee Craig Althaus told the outlet. Camp counselor Childress also died while desperately trying to rescue the girls in her care. She upheld a 'selfless and fierce commitment to others,' Jonathan Eades, head of school at Kinkaid School in Houston, from which Chloe had just graduated, wrote in a statement. Tragedy in the Bubble Inn cabin Found dead: Margaret Bellows, 8 Lila Bonner, 9 Janie Hunt, 9 Lainey Landry Sarah Marsh, 8 Linnie McCown, 8 Wynne Naylor, 8 Eloise Peck, 9 Renee Smajstria, 9 Mary Stevens, 8 Chloe Childress, 18 Still missing: Molly DeWitt, 9 Ellen Getten, 8 Abby Pohl Katherine Ferruzzo, 19 Originally published as Haunting photo shows Camp Mystic campers just days before every girl was swept away by Texas floods
