In the half-century that the government has tracked applications, the worst week ever, with 695,000 so-called initial claims, had been in 1982.

I’m trying to imagine worst case scenario where I can’t reach him or his family for many more weeks. 

If you have figured out your worst-case scenario and you are OK with that, then go for it.  

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

While Dave Ramsay has helped many folks find their way out of the consumer debt trap, the debt (and work)associated with a cash-flowing business is a different beast and it's a mistake to conflate the two.PS.

I see now that I have made huge mistakes with this house, so please keep criticism constructive.I have a vacation rental which I co-own with a family member.

Get the information from them, and then verify it with an architect or local planner.The reason we suggest that approach is it become, "Worst Case Scenario". 

Well, even in the worst markets, deals are still happening.

I would say you have at least a moral obligation to the community to prevent an attractive nuisance at best and a serious degradation of the neighborhood at worst.

However I realize this is temporary and holding in place- preparing for the worst but truly hoping for the best.