How do you manage the threat of asbestos in a house hack?

[Daniel Hughes]

The title really says it all. I'm looking at small multifamily properties in the Oklahoma City market (mainly duplexes) and I've noticed that most of the properties I'm seeing are old (built prior to 1980). I've read that these old properties have a high risk for containing asbestos. I don't want to move into a house hack property that has asbestos and I definitely don't want to rent out a unit that has asbestos to a tenant. It's just not worth the risk of cancer.

So my question is how do you identify whether a property has asbestos? And when do you look for it? Any and all advice is appreciated. This has been a major sticking point and obstacle for me as I don't want to overlook something so dangerous and risk being exposed to (or exposing others to) asbestos. Thank you.