I am hesitant to run their credit myself given the sensitivity of ones' SSN. 

Some agents can get really sensitive when presenting offers to sellers.

BP is the best forum to find out the answer to my time-sensitive question.

I suspect that there's an app that will allow us to edit a blank PDF or Word offer form and then to sign it with an Apple Pen, touch-sensitive pen or fingertip. 

I use these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01G44WIIM/ref=o...you can adjust for time/ light sensitivity/ motion sensitivity.

However, if your insurance company picks up a big claim caused by a subcontractor and you don't have proper safe guards in place to ensure you subs are insured your likely to be non-renewed or have a very large premium increase.

One is an Amazon microphone that sits in front of my keyboard and it is so sensitive it can hear conversations on my phone with my phone speaker off, but since I am 71-years old, 100% deaf in one ear and 50% deaf in the other ear, I always turn my speakers on when talking on my cell phone and my cameras and microphones pick up every conversation.

You may have to work for free or at low cost to the small company, as they will be very sensitive to cash flow and costs.Get a mentorThis is the single most important part of the advice in this article.

How does each side safeguard itself for the life of the contract?

My students are rarely every footing their own bill for their housing so they don't seem to be price sensitive at all.