Sorry for the honesty, this is how I see it. 

To be honest, I already am pretty freaking busy... but when I do hang out with friends, he's one of the main two that I've got.

sometimes...you want the first deal to go through badly and ignore certain warning. thanks guys. appreciate the honesty...back to square one...

Honesty and finding a mutually beneficial partnership go a long way.

I do appreciate your response and honesty.

No doubt piper can give you advice on how to put BS and lies in your contract to get out of it but only those with no honesty and integrity work that way.

Honesty I believe he was trying to rush and see if I did qualify.

Like Landon said, good on him for admitting hit; honesty in a tenant is a very good thing.The only issue, and I don't know enough to speak to it, is if you accept him as a tenant knowing that he has a misdemeanor, is there a way to get into a discriminatory housing situation because you selectively enforced your own rental criteria.  

To be honest, I am still very green when it comes to house hacking or investing in general.  

Taxes and death, both inevitable, no point in wasting time thinking about them beyond doing what you can to defer both as long as possible.Having come from the middle class, and in all honesty still part of it, I believe every individual has the same opportunities to rise above it or drop below it.