Step 5 of 8: Check the location
Judging a location
How to compare Bangalore micromarkets, infrastructure promises, water and flood risk, rent and commute.
This step shows how to judge a location for a new flat in Bangalore. It starts with five tests for any area: the commute, the water source, flood risk, the price against the guidance value, and the new supply nearby. The infrastructure guide shows how to check a claim about the Peripheral Ring Road or a metro station, and how to tell a planned project from an open one. The lake buffer guide explains the size-based buffers that Karnataka set in 2026, and the drain buffers. The rental yield guide gives the gross and net yield formulas, the costs to deduct and the tax on rent. The last guide shows how to time your commute from the project gate at the hours you travel. Each guide gives the source for every rule, and labels any fact that comes only from a news report. Use this step to compare two locations on the same tests, before you visit a sales office.
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- 5.1 Bangalore micromarkets: how to compare them
A way to compare Bangalore micromarkets on price, access and supply.
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- 5.2 Infrastructure timelines: metro, roads, how often they slip
How to read promised metro and road timelines, and how often they slip.
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- 5.3 Water, flooding, lake buffer zones
How to check water supply, flood risk and lake buffer zones for a project.
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- 5.4 Rental yield and future resale liquidity
How to estimate rental yield and how easy the flat will be to sell later.
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- 5.5 Commute math: the peak-hour test drive
How to test the real commute from a project at peak hour.
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