Plenty of the right insurance coverage is your best and financially easiest route to take.

Best option is to simply have adequate insurance coverage (must have anyway).

Assuming you have Windstorm coverage, you're covered, less your deductible of typically2-5% of value.  

David Gritz Maybe some bad timing on the question with live news coverage but I'll throw out one idea.

The numbers look good:Location: Broadway HouseNumber of Units: 1Rent: $1,350.00 Square Feet: 1,666 Upfront Costs:Cost per Unit $95,000.00 Price: $80,000.00 Cost per Square Foot: $57.02 Cap Improvements & Repairs: $15,000.00Cash on Cash Return:19.84%Total: $95,000.00 Debt Coverage: [minimum 1.6] 1.78 20%Down: $19,000.00Capitalization Rate (ROI)9.05%Current Assessed Value: $29,666.00 Loan Amount: $76,000.00 Net Cash Flow per month: $314.08 Interest: 4.88%Net Cash Flow per month per unit: $314.08 Term (yrs): 30Total Rent/Month: $1,350 GROSS SCHEDULED RENTAL INCOME: $16,200.00 Less: Total Annual Debt Service: $(4,826.40)Less: Operating Expenses: $(6,470.63)Less: Vacancy and Credit Losses (7%): $(1,134.00)NET CASH FLOW: 3,769 NET OPERATING INCOME - (NOI): 8,595 INTEREST: 3,680 DEPRECIATION: 3,455 NET INCOME: 1,461 Property Insurance: $1,000.00 Property Management (10%): $1,620.00 Placement Fee(30%): $405.00 Real Estate Taxes (5.06179%) $1,501.63 Repairs and Maintenance (12%) $1,944.00 Services: Snow Removal: 720 Utilities: Electricity: N/A Gas and Oil: N/A Sewer and Water: $30.00/mo Other

I am friendly with both the stroke survivor and investor and after hearing the circumstances was wondering  (hoping) he might have some kind of coverage.  

I don't think the tenants have renter's coverage, though it is recommended in the lease.  

Im $140,000 in debtNOI:  $6,944.00Cash on Cash ROI:17.56%Monthly Cashflow:$439.09Income-Expense Ratio (2% Rule):1.96%Total Initial Equity:$94,000.00Gross Rent Multiplier:1.89Debt Coverage Ratio:4.15Purchase Cap Rate:27.78%Pro Forma Cap Rate:5.79%

They should not be allowed to rebuild unless they are informed that doing so will make them ineligible for future government assistance and that they will not be able to get insurance coverage from any company. 

Also make sure the policy has something called "wrongful eviction" coverage.