Grim reality in the hunt for a rental in Qld [Video]

They are listed as some of Queensland’s cheapest ‘rentals’ but there is a catch.

You can’t actually live in some of them, and others may require you to share a room with a backpacker.

Social media is full of desperate tenants trying to put a roof over their heads, including some who have resorted to living in tents, but a search of real estate portals makes for grim reading.

At a time when finding an affordable place to live is paramount, tenants are navigating rental listings that are more akin to those suited to commercial, sharehouse and holiday booking sites.

For $59 a week, a storage shed at Kippa-Ring is listed as a “house” and is the cheapest so-called rental that comes up for tenants looking for a place to live.

Another storage shed in Allenstown is also listed …