My understanding is that in Florida I do not need to hire licensed contractors to do regular routine maintenance (replace lamps, toilets, tiles, etc), is this true?

I have always been interested in self storage (no toilets, low turnover) but never investigated it fully.

I use this to replenish consumables - toilet paper, trash bags, paper towel, soaps, etc.It's important to also note that I overstock a lot of these consumables so the guest should want for nothing when staying so to me it seems like a fair trade.I have also just started testing out the Management Fee function in Airbnb to spread charges over the nightly rate.

We initially budgeted $5,000 for repairs, but a leaking upstairs toilet above the kitchen required additional work.

Pick your dilemma - tenant quits paying rent and squats in the house for 2 months while you spend $1,000 to evict them, the AC goes out and it's $5,000 to repair, you need a new water heater, or roof, etc.  

You rarely get phone calls from your tenants and they are business owners vs. folks with kids, pets, showers and toilets. 

Although prices have went insane in recent years (despite the recent come-down), the dollar is in the toilet again so you'd get a pretty hefty discount. 

Tub/ shower,  kitchen.Let them run for 5 minutesThen flush all toilets with some toilet paper in it.If toilets take more than 5-6 seconds to flush down then you have a problem. 

In fact the toilet was stuff with baby diapers and poop never flushed.anyways we got the house cleaned up and disinfected.

Remove food that can rot, empty the trash, flush the toilet, etc.