Monk & Bear

Save Brokerage! Lower Your House Rent

Find Your Next House on Rent From Houses Directly Listed by All the Rentees Like You

  • World's 1st Rentee-to-Rentee house search portal
  • See homes that fellow rentees are willing to leave Grab one of them as your next rental house Only after you get your next rental house, your current rental house will also become available for fellow rentees to book
  • Standardised, smooth & safe process from Monk & Bear
  • No calls or messages between rentees
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2000+ Happy rentees

Join Rentees and Kickstart Your House Search -

Try Visiting-On Way -

  • Are you sure to find a new house in 1-2 months? Are you ready for house visits? If yes, go for this option
  • Get access to houses listed by trustworthy rentees
  • Visit as many houses as you want
  • M&B will negotiate for you
  • List your current rental house in < 2 min and join like-minded rentees
  • See Benefits or Doubt Clearing for more info
  • Always wanted to change house. Found house on Day 16, then notified my owner. — Sameer, Pune
    Notified my owner first. Joined Visiting-On. I was among the first to see the house — picked the one that felt right. — Raghav, Pune

Try Visiting-Off Way -

  • Unsure about changing home?
    Or not yet ready for house visits?
  • Owner asked you to leave – selling house, owner moving in, etc.?
    Do not worry, you are covered. Go ahead with this option.  know more
  • Get access to rentee-listings & discover homes.
    Feel assured that you will save brokerage
  • List your current rental house in 1 min.
    Address will be kept hidden
  • No house visits
  • When ready for visits, switch to visiting-on
  • See Benefits or Doubt Clearing for more info
  • Didn’t have a timeline. Visiting-Off helped me figure things out at my pace. — Anuja, Pune
Rahul from Pune, 35 years old
Priya from Pune, 30 years old
  • I listed in 80 seconds. No calls, no stress. — Rahul, Pune
  • On Day 7, I began visits. Found my house by Day 18. — Priya, Pune

Owners & Flatmates

Owners

  • Zero Effort on House Visits
  • Zero Brokerage
  • No Subscription Fees
  • Avoid Vacancy Losses
  • Free Listing
  • Find a New Tenant Even Before the Current One Leaves. Zero Brokerage. No Hidden Fees
  • Option 1 - List & Manage Visits
    • List your house for free
    • Free visibility - Listing appears before tenants
    • Tenants get your contact number
    • Manage house visits yourself
    • List in < 2 min
  • Option 2 - Zero Effort on House Visits
    • Ask your current tenant who is leaving to use Monk & Bear
    • Monk & Bear - Here tenants list the houses that they are leaving and find next one from the houses listed by other fellow rentees like them
    • Your current tenant (if they join Monk & Bear) lists your house, handles house visits through our structured system. They also find a new rental house without brokerage. Win-win
    • Monk & Bear will negotiate deal with you on tenant’s behalf
    • WhatsApp Your Tenant

Flatmates

  • Find a Room Quickly
  • Find a Roommate Quickly
  • Zero Brokerage
  • No random callers — connect only with verified rentees like you
  • Free listing.
  • No hidden subscription or upgrade fees
  • Change or remove your listing anytime. No pressure
  • List or Find a Room Now

Benefits

See What You Get With Monk & Bear–

With skyrocketing rents, tenants need a process that really avoids brokerage. What if the process is in the hands of tenants/rentees?

Don’t Pay Brokerage Fees

  • You join trustworthy rentees

  • All rentees willing to change rental house, list their current rental houses on M&B and find next one from houses listed by all other rentees like them

  • Save money with real rentees & reals houses

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You Can Lower Your Rent. Try This

  • Ever notice someone paying less for a similar house in the same society or nearby?

  • Start with Visiting-Off

  • Find a new home with lower rent nearby

  • Or use this information to renegotiate rent with your current home owner

  • Discovered a house in the same society, lower rent, no brokerage! — Neha, Pune

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No Upfront Fees

  • First book a new rental house. Then only pay us our fees

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Discover Homes Directly Listed by Rentees Like You

  • Rentees join like-minded rentees on M&B

  • M&B is first such portal in the world

  • You can see owner listings as well with no extra cost

  • Saw a 2BHK listed by a fellow rentee. Visited, loved it, booked it. — Alok, Pune

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Many Owners Can’t List. But Their Rentees Can

  • Many owners can’t manage house visits themselves, they live away from rental house. They have to rely on brokers.

  • But their rentees do join M&B and list here

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Customer Support Every Step of the Way

  • From your first search to move-in day, we’re here to help

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Only on M&B: Get Insider Information from Rentees

  • We collect below information from previous rentees of the house that you book and pass it on to you-
  • House owner’s behavior, useful info on society, neighborhoo

  • Contacts of trusted doctors, electricians, plumbers etc. they used

  • Good schools, shops, market, mandi etc. nearby

  • The previous rentee shared how the owner cut her deposit — I added those points in the agreement. — Mitali, Pune

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We Handle Negotiations for You

  • M&B will talk to the owner and negotiate the best deal for the house you choose

  • We’ll secure the best rent and deposit terms for you

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HOW IT WORKS?

Three Easy Steps

Discover a revolutionary Monk & Bear way to find your next home.

List Your Current Rental House & Join Rentees

  • List quickly in < 2 min

  • Choose Visiting-On for convenient house visits

  • Opt for Visiting-Off if not yet ready for visits

  • You get access to rentee-listings as well as owner-listings

Don’t Worry:

  • We make sure you secure a new rental house first. Only after that, your current rental house will be made available to fellow rentees - otherwise it won’t be

  • You’re free to remove your listing whenever you want

  • Know more - Visiting-On or Visiting-Off

I thought it was too new. But everything was clear — I took the first step. — Ravi, Pune

Visit Houses

Visiting Guidelines –

    Rentee-2-Rentee:
  • You can visit rentee-listed houses and in return fellow rentees will also visit your listed house

    Your Availability:
  • Take out just 10 min in a week - 10 min on Saturday or 10 min on Sunday etc.

  • Allow fellow rentees to visit your listed house during these 10 min. No visits are permitted outside this time frame

  • You can change you availability as per your convenience

  • If visits on your listed house occur for 2 weeks, you will dedicate 20 min (10 X 2) only. In return, you can also visit your shortlisted houses

    Visit Time:
  • You will get visit time for your shortlisted houses. You also visit during that time frame only

  • No calls or messages between rentees

    Show Your ID Card:
  • All rentees are verified. Show your ID card during the house visits

I visited 4 houses, and 2 people visited mine. It was structured, silent, and felt totally safe. — Kavita, Pune

Negotiate:

  • Select your favorite house for booking

  • Ask Monk & Bear to negotiate for you

  • We’ll handle the rent, deposit and terms directly with the owner

  • Rentee of the house you want to book should have found a new home for themselves. Otherwise, we need to wait till they find one or you can move on and select another house

Grab the Deal:

  • Happy with the deal? Go ahead and book it

  • Pay a small service fee of ₹2499 + GST

  • We’ll help you create the rental agreement

The owner asked for ₹28k. M&B got it down to ₹26k. They even handled the paperwork. — Sagar, Pune
List Early. Get Ahead.

Get 10% off on ₹2,499 success fee

List 30+ days before moving to see listings first, visit before others, book early

What the Journey Looks Like

  • Day 1 You join and list your house
  • Day 1–20 Explore listings at your pace
  • Day 10–25 Start visiting shortlisted homes
  • Day 15–30 Book your next home

DOUBTS?

Still Nervous About Listing Your Rental House?

It’s natural — we’re new to many, but trusted by more. Here’s why you can feel confident about our process.

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Listing Your House Doesn’t Mean You Lose It — Don’t Worry

  • By listing you join fellow rentees & see their listings
  • We make sure you book a new rental house first. Only after that, your current rental house will be made available to fellow rentees
  • Otherwise, your listed house won’t be made available to other rentees
  • Was skeptical at first. But listing didn’t make me lose anything. I just got access to homes! — Ankit, Pune

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Not Yet Informed Your House Owner? Make a Start.

  • Explore rentee-listings without visits. Your address is hidden
  • Feel assured that you will save brokerage
  • Switch to Visiting-On after you notify your owner about leaving the rental house
  • OR, Begin with Visiting-On, find new rental house and then notify your landlord

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Stop Visits to Your Listed House Whenever You Want

  • Switch to Visiting-Off & no rentee can visit your listed house
  • You can change your availability to allow other rentees to visit your listed house

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You Can Keep Your Address Hidden

  • Go for Visiting-Off
  • Your address will be hidden
  • You can explore listings
  • When you want to start visiting, switch to Visiting-On

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We Verify Every Rentee for Your Safety

  • Every verified rentee shows ID when they visit — adding a layer of trust
  • For families, we recommend that couples visit together for smoother experience

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Visits to Your Home – Convenience Guaranteed, Always

  • Silent visits - No calls, messages or any talk between rentees
  • Just 10 min a week is enough for visits — e.g. 10 min on Saturday
  • Change your 10 min slot, stop visits anytime
  • Verified rentees finish visits in 2-4 min
  • Just gave 20 min in two weeks (10 min slots for 2 weeks) for rentees to visit my house. In return, visited 6 houses. Picked one. — Priyansh, Pune

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You’re in Control — Remove Your Listing Anytime

  • Easily delete your listing at any time
  • Plans changed? No longer finding house? You can remove your listing anytime

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We Keep Brokers Away

  • Tenants failing verification are excluded from the system
  • Suspicious, flagged individuals are also barred from the system

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Quick Listing in < 2 Minutes

  • Our experts have designed quick and easy listing form
  • Listing takes < 2 minutes for Visiting-On
  • Less than 1 minute for Visiting-Off

Summary

Select One Of These Two Options-

We have created these two options based on the feedback from rentees. Select what is better for you.

VISITING - OFF

Discover Houses Without Visits

  • List in 1 min & join like-minded rentees
  • Access rentee-listings & owner-listings
  • Discover house availability
  • Receive notification of new listings
  • Keep your address hidden
  • No house visits to your listed house
  • No house visits by you
  • No calls or messages between rentees
  • Flexibility to remove your listing
  • No upfront fees
  • Want to visit? Switch to ‘Visiting-On’
Join Like-Minded Rentees

VISITING - ON

Discover, Visit & Book

  • Access rentee-listings & owner-listings
  • Receive instant notification of new listings
  • No limit on house visits, verified rentees
  • We Handle Negotiations for You
  • Get insider info on your booked house
  • Cusromer support available
  • Flexibility to remove your listing
  • No calls or messages between rentees
  • Only after booking a new home, pay us fees
  • Get a home on first come first serve basis
  • List in < 2 min & join rentees
Join Like-Minded Rentees
Priya from Pune, 30 years old
Rahul from Pune, 35 years old
  • Started with visiting-off to plan ahead. No pressure — explored listings at my pace. — Priya, Pune
  • Joined visiting-on, requested a few to start visits. Visited early — booked a house within 3 weeks. — Rahul, Pune

What’s the Right Option For Me?

Situation What You Can Do with Monk & Bear Recommended Option
My lease is ending soon List your current house and start visiting new ones Visiting-On
My landlord asked me to vacate Secure your next home before your move-out deadline Visiting-On
I want to move but haven’t told my landlord yet Browse quietly and switch when ready to visit
Or, start visiting, find new house and then notify
Visiting-Off On
I’m just checking what homes are available See listings without starting visits Visiting-Off
I’m upgrading — bigger flat, better society or area Start visiting houses that suit your new goals Visiting-On
I’m expecting a job transfer or city change Explore options in new areas in advance. Start visits. Visiting-Off On
I want to avoid brokers and save on costs Use Monk & Bear way to skip brokerage completely Visiting-On
I’m newly married / relocating after marriage Search and book your next home ahead of time Visiting-On
I’ve already booked my next house Help someone else by listing your current house Visiting-On

Why chase owners or brokers out there,
When rentees like you are everywhere?

You Are in Control

List, unlist anytime. Your terms.
Owners too relying on their rentees

Join the Rentee Community

Thousands trust Monk & Bear to find and share listings.

Relax, Set, Go

Give atleast 2–4 weeks to find your desired house.

TESTIMONIALS

Hear From Our Rentees

Many rentees provided feedback to us. Sharing some of them with you.

Shweta Pune, Maharashtra
Was hesitant to let strangers visit. But the fixed 10-min slots and verified visitors made it feel structured and safe. In return, I visited 6 houses and picked 1.
Prerana Pune, Maharashtra
I visited 3 flats, 2 people visited mine — silent, structured, safe. Booked one, then told my owner.
Madhura Pune, Maharashtra
I saved ₹30,000 in broker fees. Instead, I used that money for my deposit and new furniture!
Akanksha Pune, Maharashtra
Listing before browsing made sense — it kept brokers out and made everything feel smoother and more trustworthy.
Harsh & Anushka Pune, Maharashtra
We needed a bigger house fast. Within 10 days we visited 4, shortlisted 2, and booked one. Broker-free and fast.
Dhananjay Pune, Maharashtra
I didn’t want to commit too soon. But Monk & Bear let me explore without pressure. That helped me decide.
Anil, Owner Pune, Maharashtra
I didn’t live near my rental flat, so visits were always a headache. My tenant used Monk & Bear and handled everything. I just got the new tenant details at the end — hassle-free.
Meera, Owner Pune, Maharashtra
Earlier, my flats stayed vacant for weeks between tenants. Now, leaving tenant listed early on Monk & Bear, and got the next one almost immediately. No broker, no gap.
Sangeetha & Nakul Pune, Maharashtra
We visited 3 houses together, quietly. The process was simple and secure. Landed a peaceful 2BHK within 2 weeks.
Mohita Mumbai, Maharashtra
Safety mattered most. I met only verified renters. Quiet and structured. I felt in control.
Nakul Pune, Maharashtra
Got transferred from Hyderabad to Pune. Didn’t want hotels or chaos. Used Visiting-Off. When the date was final, I switched to On and booked.
Gaurav Pune, Maharashtra
Every house felt real. No shady agents, no runarounds. It’s renters helping renters — simple and solid.
Sharmila Pune, Maharashtra
I’m not that tech-savvy, but the process was easy. Found a place that felt right in 15 days.
AmitKumar Pune, Maharashtra
I liked the structure. 10-minute visits. No spammy calls. The owner knew I came through Monk & Bear.
Masnoon Pune, Maharashtra
The person leaving the flat told everything via M&B — even tips about schools and a good child doctor nearby.
Nilesh Pune, Maharashtra
I listed 45 days in advance. Got early access to listings, visited calmly, and picked the best.

Owner Moving in, Selling House?

Owner asked you to leave? No worries

Start with visiting-off

List & join rentees
Explore listings without visits

M&B confirms owner story

Ask M&B to confirm owner story

Start visits

If owner story is false, start visits to find new house

Get free access

If owner story is true, get free access to visits. Delete your listing

Monk & Bear Way

This is Monk & Bear Way

We invented the Rentee-to-Rentee way. It’s called the Monk & Bear Way. Curious to know more? Watch the videos below.

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Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs

Can I list even if I haven’t told my landlord I’m moving?

Yes. Use Visiting-Off mode. No address shown. No visits scheduled. You can explore listings safely & quietly and plan at your own pace.

Or, you can start with visiting-on, find a new house first and then inforrm your owner. Whichever suits you best.

Will listing make my current house visible to others?

No. In Visiting-Off, your house address remain private. Only when you’re ready and switch to Visiting-On will it be available for visits.

Do I have to talk to rentees?

No. Everything works silently — no phone calls or messages are required between rentees.

How does Monk & Bear save my brokerage?

All houses are listed by fellow rentees or owners. You interact directly through the platform, so there’s no need for a broker.

What if I change my mind?

No problem. You can remove your listing anytime in one click — no charges or penalties.

Is it safe? How do I know it’s not a scam?

All rentees are verified with ID. Visits require ID cards. No payment is taken until you're ready to book a house.

How long does it usually take to find a house?

Most rentees find a house within 2–4 weeks. It depends on how actively you explore and how flexible your requirements are.