Honestly, it sounds like he's up to shenanigans. He would likely cost yoiu way too much in the future if he is ever a tenant in any of your rental properties.
That's what's funny, his last name shows that he's from the same part of india that my parents are from. Maybe he noticed that and thinks that I can bend the rules for him because we may be distant cousins?
Welcome to dealing with the AVERAGE indian.
