Accept or deny?

[Marc Dufour]

I am planning to rent a property in southern california. Here is the situation

1 - I only received 1 application after 6 open houses and dropping the price to market value

2 - the application is an artist and would come with his wife and 2 kinds.

3 - He is willing to pay 1 year lease upfront.

4 - He got convicted 3 times for drugs 10 years ago.

5 - Got commissioned now by a big city, but no other regular income employer.

Would you recommend I accept as he would pay the 1 year lease upfront? I could increase the deposit to 2 months? Other suggestions?