Do you see anyone given an auto loan, mortgage, boat, without confirming financial viability to perform on the conveyed financial burden? 

I have a pretty large balance sitting in an account with her which included balances From not getting paid the last two months of rental income and  tenant deposits and maintenance reserve funds. 

Keep money in reserves if there is issues with property 1 or 2. 

I can't imagine this would be a giant can of spam in any way.Jonathan, thanks for confirming that McGraw is legit.

I follow up with a phone call to confirm receipt and answer questions.

I would start here to see that people are coming to the area and not be as worried with why.I'd also confirm what you need to operate legally such as any permit requirements.

This is called having a cash reserve for the business.

But since we put plans in place for maintenance reserves, we have those funds set aside and while still painful, at least it is not financially impossible for me to cover something like that.  

I would have serious reservations moving forward with this person to complete your project.

We'll also will call the BPO agent sometimes to confirm data on it to get more details(another way to figure out the quality of the report pretty quickly).Also keep in mind that bad BPOs can make you money too, like when the bank is using that for example, and you have quality boots on the ground giving you a more accurate value.