Background check found something

[Rachel Seymour-Newton]

Hi everyone,

So I just got my first application from a couple with a kid for my rental and the background check shows that the male that applied has a felony from 2021 (stealing a firearm). At the time he would have been 20 and he now has a child and a wife. Everything else on the application looked great and I met them in person and liked them a lot. Would you accept their application and let them live in your rental or wait for someone else?

[Dominic Mazzarella]

Quote from @Rachel Seymour-Newton:

Hi everyone,

So I just got my first application from a couple with a kid for my rental and the background check shows that the male that applied has a felony from 2021 (stealing a firearm). At the time he would have been 20 and he now has a child and a wife. Everything else on the application looked great and I met them in person and liked them a lot. Would you accept their application and let them live in your rental or wait for someone else?

Without knowing them I’d say be cautious and pass. But it is nice to help someone who’s turning things around too. What are their credit scores? Full time jobs, etc?