Screening Applicant during divorce with only business income

[Jory Harvey]

So I have one applicant who has moved here to Oklahoma from California due to divorce - she reports on her application that she owned her house , and worked in the business she and her husband owned for 24 years . She stopped working there in September when she moved and reports she still owns half the business and the divorce is still ongoing . I sympathize after having been through that myself several years ago but I need some sort of proof of income . She said her accountant could furnish me something but I don’t really know what to ask for . Apparently her sole income is owning half the business . She did offer to show a bank deposit. I would love some advice . And no , I haven’t run her credit yet - just got the application and there really is no one to contact since no previous employer or landlord . I hate to have her pay for a background check if I’m just going to deny her for lack of income . Thanks in advance for any advice !

[Thomas S.]

Pass, it is not worth your time trying to make a applicant work that is so complicated. There is not likely going to be a happy ending for you if you accept this applicant. You should not be accepting any tenant that is still in the process of a divorce. She does not have a job, she does not qualify.

Keep looking.