Tampa Bay Area, re-entering REI. Need info/opinions on storage

[Adam JL]

I have a long story, just posted it in the new members forums.

All experience to date was single family residential. I'm crossing over to cash flow income property after 10 years out of REI, apartments, storage, that kind of thing.

There are so many caveats, and I have so much I need to learn, so my first thought is to find a piece of property near deed restricted communities, something visible, and fence it in, add a remote gate and some cameras, and store boats, RV, cars, etc. My thought it that would be a somewhat simple start, relatively low risk. Can anyone confirm? I have absolutely no idea what it is going to take, what kind of zoning I need to look for, local code and policy. All previous experience in SFR was Hernando / Pasco (not opposed to doing it back in those areas). Any info would be awesome to help me on my way.