Unique Situation: Screen This Tenant

[Dan Shelhamer]

So I am filling a vacancy right now, and a potential tenant reached out through Zillow to get more information. Well, it turns out I actually work with this person at my full time job. She is a customer service rep, very hard working, and has worked here for 12 years.

The situation:

• She and her husband make plenty of money to cover the rent.They make about $100,000 combined ($47,700/annual would be 3x rental amount). She has 12 years with our company, and he works a Union job for the last 10 years.
• They have currently been renting the same house for 10 years at $1,500/month, but their landlord just gave them 60 day notice that he is selling the property. My rental would be $1,325/month so definitely more affordable for them.
• She has also offered to pay rent every pay period (every 2 weeks).
• Their credit isn't good but she said they have been working on it. She has a 502 and he has a 574.
• Her criminal record is clean. However, he has was found guilty of a felony, burglary (no possession of a weapon), in 2009. It looks like he served 6 months of periodic imprisonment.

I am all for 2nd chances, especially being that this was 9 years ago.How would you all approach this?