He may not be in the right mental/emotional state to conduct business.

If everyone just fell into this "crawl in a hole" mentality we are all going to be in bad shape.

Your focus needs to be "What can I do today to bring more value to your business" If you have that mentality, I think you could be a good fit.That being said, you should still focus on your career as well as exit strategy (smart that you're already doing this), and you could always intern for other people/companies down the road too!

I wish I had your mentality in my 20's!

It's just a gulley is the mentality today.  

If this is the case, I would feel more confident going back and asking for things, but as mentioned, it really comes down to the mental math of what gets the deal done and what do you think will kill the deal.

The problem is that while the federal interest rate is 0 and Fannie and Freddie will continue to purchase these loans, the true reason that the actual mortgage rate would go down is an increase in demand of these loan from the secondary market (increased demand = increased price = decreased rate).Right now, investors are spooked, so the secondary market for these loans has fallen off in demand as people adopt a "wait and see" mentality for this outbreak. 

Debt is cheaper, so it’s important to take advantage of opportunities with a buy and hold mentality.

My concerns are:1) Renter mentality versus owner mentality -  I understand that finding quality renters for a mobile home can be difficult and I really like that selling provides the buyer with a owner's mentality and pride of ownership.  

That is probably not happening a lot right now.The mentality right now kind of reminds me of the old "Fall Out Shelter Mentality".If you don't know what a "Fall Out Shelter Mentality" is, here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?