Dry cleaning service that comes to the building, mobile car wash that comes to the building, option for chef provided meals (from a local caterer), on site maintenance personnel etc.  

This time you have zero violence in the last 6 months, and it's mostly just stolen cars.

Given that HELOC interest is tax deductible, I was wondering if it made sense to use for a car purchase?

No one can ever know for sure what the top of a market is, and even if it were the bottom of a market there are other considerations - your cash reserves, local economy, and so on. 

But this is a little too close to call, after the flight, rental car and other expenses.  

There's multiple advantages to MFUs and economies of scale while not increasing the work effort. 

I make around 30-40k as a 1099-self employed, and I have a car loan around 14k.

Upon the advice of my insurance agent, I keep my business, property, car and home insurance liability coverage low and have an "umbrella" liability policy for 1.5x of my net worth, which kicks in if property or car or business insurance isn't enough.

This would be a different deal if it wasn't a mobile home, mobile homes I would consider more like a car as in a expendable asset, where as the land is the value, in this case you have no land.

Sign on your car that gives your contact information.