Suggest you go to a landlord bootcamp the local landlord groups put on (i learned so much , very much worth the $100 ) and read this. https://www.osbar.org/public/legalinfo/tenant.html  Also fwiw I have been called several times by, I assume,  HUD or folks fishing for landlords to file complaints against , so highly suggest becoming very familiar with tenant/land laws

Would you feel obligated to tell him she eats Peanut Butter if he has a nut allergy?

Fayetteville held up reasonably well except for the areas that a prone to flooding like the area around some Rock Fish Creek.

My time is too valuable and there are many more fish in the sea to waste trying to make/help someone qualify. 

@Jonathan Woodruff speaking only for myself, one thing that drives me nuts is people who are typically drawn to the charm and unique qualities of an old home, and then whine about its lack of modernity--- modernity which, by the way, will likely fall out of favor again in a decade or less.

My coworkers think I'm nuts!

If this is a good FIT for them and you, I think you'd be nuts to turn it down. 

Lots of fish in sea, stay focused and remember TIME IS MONEY.

I would take my chances and the belief that the IRS has bigger fish to fry.

He seems to be doing well because he takes fishing trips to Canada with the boss every year.I told my realtor to see if they would respond to an offer of 200K down from 220K and she told me it was a bad idea.