Glad you are safe and glad it happened to you in Wyoming where people still take care of strangers!

Just safe, undamaged, generally clean (even if it's not to your standards, it's still not awful).Do this as little or as often as you feel needed.

I know people already kind of do this but my secret weapon is this..Don't lie, you basically want to sell me your property for 30% arv right now!

There are many possibilities depending upon if safe harbors are used or what discrimination testing it meets.https://www.irs.gov/publications/p560/ch01.html

Better to be safe than sorry!

Is it safe to assume the agent will have my best interests and will essentially act as my buyer's agent?

In other words....the house was settling beyond safe levels and was in danger of caving in.  

I have an engineering background in motorsports, however worked in nuclear right out of school, and then switched to navy weapons.  

When There’s No Written AgreementIf you’re certain the property has been abandoned and your lease doesn’t cover the matter, it’s usually safe to take the steps set out in the section just above: take inventory of the property (including photographs), carefully store it, and send a detailed notice to the tenant.

I talked to my CPA and she recommends sending 1099s  to everyone who got paid $600 and more to air on the safe side, but she is my CPA, she charges me per 1099 she sends out, so her opinion to me is bias!