Also check the judicial records and check for judgements or lis pendus.

I've heard of landlords winning judgements then selling the judgement off to a debt collector and moving on.

If she has property, cosigns and there is a judgement down the road then you are more likely to collect as you could then lien her property.http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/lack-capacity-to-contract-32647.html

Even if I liked deep winter in WI, I want to be here in CA....in case it rains!

Is this is one of those judgement proof tenants where it's not worth going after?  

Against my better judgement I let here Put an offer on the Property which was accepted because her's was the highest and Cash, I made the $5K deposit subject to Accepted Over within 24 hours.  

If it's on a busy street, or it's unusually small, or is at the bottom of a sleep hill and gets flooded when it rains, that's a dealbreaker for me.

Well its raining today , I would get a tarp on that REAL quick.  

I can see it in rent court . " Your honor , there are ghosts in the house , thats why we broke the lease "  Judge  " are these your ghosts or the landlords ghosts"   Tenant " They are just ghosts "    Judge "  Please bring me in proof of the ghosts "    Tenant " I cant "    Judge   " Judgement for the landlord" 

I don't think there's much one can do to change that mindset, but allowing emotions to cloud judgement and engaging in less than professional correspondences will only perpetuate the myth of the "greedy, evil, rich landlord".