It's where I cut my teeth on investing and where my current office/HQ is.

It was like pulling teeth to even get a Security Deposit amount from the seller, I doubt he actually knew the true SD amount.

and next steps, even though whatever you do will not have any teeth given the temporary ban on evictions?

If you have to pull teeth to get them to comply with filling out an application, especially after telling them they need to, they will just be a regular pain in the rear - even if they aren't hiding anything.  

Lots of low income people with literally no front teeth. 

I didn't want a tenant I had to pull teeth from every time I needed something.  

All it will take is a couple of kicks in the teeth for you to say screw this, were going back.

If your application had lines for him to fill out regarding type of income and how much from each source, and he ignored that and just wrote "retired" and $5700 - you could just deny him for not filling out the application completely.When you have to pull teeth to get info from applicants, you're just better off denying them, because dealing with them on anything after they move in will be the same way - they won't be cooperative or respectful.

Anything with teeth (including me) can be aggressive and dangerous in a provoking situation.  

No pulling teeth allowed, to get them to comply.Lies of any kind.