accept or not tenant

[Cristiana Kimmet]

I ran a credit report on a potential tenant and it came back with score of 508. He has a bunch of collections - 8 medical, 1 charter communication and 2 student loans. On the other side, he has a good job, good income and good previous landlord reference saying he always paid on time and took care of the place. I am not sure what to do..

[Meghan Reed]

If the credit issues are no less than 3 years old, I would consider them.  If they are recent, the good job doesn't matter.  A person can make all the money in the world and still choose not to pay their basic obligations.