I was a rookie and did not take this into consideration when taking on the property, even though it came up in the inspections (which I re-read after my contractor told me of this issue, I did not know the magnitude of what it meant when it came up, and the realtor did not point out what it meant).I would suggest getting off BP, and searching the internet to find a local asbestos guy who can give you the facts. 

It is a bit mind blowing that we can now access such a vast resevoir of wisdom here, kinda makes up for all the time wasted on nonproductive internet crap:)The warchest therory has another downside; similiar to folks endorsing gold to hedge against catastrophe, what happens when the storm passes and you and everyone else now has to turn their gold into cash at the same time?

My attorney here in AZ has a form that we send to the tenant that they must have filled out and signed by their Doctor, we accept nothing other than our form because generic forms are sold on the internet everyday.

When tenants don't have email or internet (we have a number of tenants in their seventies and eighties) we have them sign a permission form and then we set up the ACH for them.

The next step would be to get off the internet and talk to real people such as a lender and real estate agent, they will be able to help you get the process moving.

What are some of the best ways to safeguard against this?

Those of you that are defending her choices, please remember, this is the Internet.

I also at times wonder why do we need an agent to list the house when we have internet and everything/everyone is hyper connected.

Who can argue after all it's on the internet?

Someone who responds to an ad on the Internet is an unknown in terms of their character, even though they fill out an application and undergo a background check of some sort.In the past, I would get a discount on a month's rent if I renewed my lease by a certain date.