Obviously, I am not a moderator but providing information when you have no experience in that state can do more harm than good.

I know she'd be great, but I'm hesitant to work with family and risk something harming our relationship.

Agents have to be careful not to appear shifty or they stand to harm their own reputation, so there is a "self regulating" aspect. 

We have a nation that was brought to its knees, a world that was severely harmed when a bunch of loans went bad.

Can you be an idiot and tie up properties and harm people in the process with no money or knowledge?

We use a company that puts out bait stations so no other animals can be harmed.  

You have no evidence anyone in that picture was harmed.

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

My fear is that it's reacting to something harmful in the air.

Most of my clients wouldn't share a lease until you were ready to sign, but no harm in trying.