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One perfect, one not so much. What would you do?
I have an applicant family for one of my rentals. I've been following the 4 criteria.
- 3x rent < income
- Good references
- clean background
- No evictions
So far, the wife passes all criteria. The husband though has one eviction in 2013. He passes all the other criteria though. I feel like this is a gray decision. According to his background check, it looks like he had some financial difficulty in 2013 and 2014.
What are your thoughts on if I should rent to them? And if so, would you put any other contingencies or requirements?
Fyi: rent = $1450
Neighborhood is a B- in Houston
Thanks in advance!