I'm considering asking for first/last month's rent in addition to security deposit as an added precaution but am wondering if I'm being a bit too lenient.  

I was just wondering if there are some necessary precautions to take on my side going forward or just leave my tenant and the driver's insurance company to work together to remedy the damage?   

She's paying slightly above market rate for the unit and that's why I'm trying to take extra precautions. 

Any safety issues present or precautions and practices taken.  

What steps/precautions to take when you don't know the individual personally?"

An independent verification service will evaluate your business to ensure you're taking the proper precautions to protect consumer data (like properly storing and disposing of the information you receive), and to prevent any nefarious access to that personal data.In addition to the liability you then take on in managing the data, you also likely will be doing what's called a hard inquiry on the applicant.

Wise precautions? 

Although there are some precautions to take NOW to weather the storm; while everyone else is fulling their hair out.– Converting your leads should be top priority: Leads cost money, so does marketing to get those leads.

When my brother opened up the account online, Dell should have taken precaution by verifying the person opening the account is exactly who they say they are.

It is generally lower than market rates but the tax consequences can be large if you don't take the necessary precautions.