I am aware that the neighbor had the water shut off from the street because a pipe had burst in the basement one winter.

Google "City XYorZ airbnb" and hit the News button on google and see if there's talk of shutting it down or not. 

At lunch he shuts his door and answers emails.

We will be meeting from 6PM to 9PM at Rambling Jacks Restaurant on 4th Ave Olympia.

., restaurants, coffee shops). 

"You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant"  ..... 

There were some sections of 2x4 that were bracing the door shut. 

Most neighborhoods around here are fairly good and you're always in walking distance to the beach and shops/restaurants. 

You have to define ( going out of business).Is it they are losing money and will shut down soon or it makes great money and the current owners are just wanting to retire and cannot find anyone to take it over?

If you keep the heat on, there should be no risk.If you are shutting everything off, I recommend talking to a couple plumbers to see what the risk is.