Landlord’s tenant interview leaves Bengaluru entrepreneur stunned

“My tenant interview was longer and more grueling than my Seed round pitch. I recently started househunting in Bangalore and one owner wanted to interview me before saying yes,” Menta wrote as he shared the first tweet. In the next few ones, he added more about his interaction. “Pre-interview – we had to send out a small list of data points about our background along with my wife and my LinkedIn profiles through the broker. Then once we got shortlisted the broker wanted to set up a call,” he added. He also explained that the landlord asked him about his “ background, family size, etc., then moved to my startup.” Furthermore, the person asked Menta about his business model, burn rate, last-round investors, and more.

“And after all this, he said that he will come back to me in a day or two after having calls with a few other candidates who were interested in taking the house. My wife thought I was in a fundraising pitch and asked how it went – I said ‘It went well, fingers crossed’,” he added and concluded the thread.

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My tenant interview was longer and more grueling than my Seed round pitch. I recently started househunting in Bangalore and one owner wanted to interview me before saying yes. A 🧵 of all the questions #bangalorehousehunt @peakbengaluru

— Neeraj Menta (@neerajmnt) July 12, 2023

Interview – he asked me detailed questions about my background, family size, etc., then moved to my startup. He asked me questions about the business model, burn rate, last-round investors, etc (he had already checked Crunchbase and pulled all the data)

— Neeraj Menta (@neerajmnt) July 12, 2023

My tenant interview was longer and more grueling than my Seed round pitch. I recently started househunting in Bangalore and one owner wanted to interview me before saying yes. A 🧵 of all the questions #bangalorehousehunt @peakbengaluru

— Neeraj Menta (@neerajmnt) July 12, 2023

He then proceeded to advise me on how to be careful in running a business and ensure good unit economics and a sound operating model. He was well-meaning and said reasonable things, but I was surprised at how long the conversation went.

— Neeraj Menta (@neerajmnt) July 12, 2023

Interview – he asked me detailed questions about my background, family size, etc., then moved to my startup. He asked me questions about the business model, burn rate, last-round investors, etc (he had already checked Crunchbase and pulled all the data)

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— Neeraj Menta (@neerajmnt) July 12, 2023

The thread left people with lots of questions. Many wanted to know if he managed to get the house. Just like this individual who asked, “Finally could you get the flat?” To which, Menta replied, “Yes, we did”.

Take a look at how other Twitter users reacted to the post about the tenant interview:

“The owner of the house I’m renting in Vizag wanted our bank statements and salary slips! He even wanted any company ID and the documents should be sent via the company email id. It’s when I put my foot down and didn’t budge to share the information is when they settled,” shared a Twitter user. “Shark Tank, Landlord edition!!” joked another. “Haha, this should be a new TV series,” joined a third. “This is the funniest I’ve seen on Bengaluru rents till now,” wrote a fourth.

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