Covering most of the routine maintenance items here. 

I am also looking for information regarding fee structures, and what item's that should be and should not be included in the management fee calculation. 

A STR is both a business and a real estate investment.Having little oversight on a newly formed business would make me anxious also.As others have suggested, you should consider going to the area for the initial items(Purchase, renovation, etc).Once you buy 1-2 properties, you can look to unload these items to someone else.Best of luck

You are twice as likely to die in a bike accident, 4x as likely to choke on food, and about 90x more likely to die in a car accident.

I've even heard of GCs using auction type settings for returned items at Home Depot and Lowes for steep discounts.I've learned a lot about the GC game as I was up close to over 40 projects last two years and some went well and some did not and when they did not it was all Contractor related.If a GC isn't sourcing cheap materials at the same time milking the hell out of his 150-200 per day workers, then you can find yourself eating into your margins real fast. 

Water heater 12 years to replacement (may need some service before replacement).Recognize many cap ex items are years away.  

The resources are abundant - spreadsheets, contracts, tangible items to help you succeed.

We can't do the inspection until all 3 of those items get installed. 

There are a few items I have no idea about, I'm hoping someone here has some experience in the field and can provide a ball park means of estimate 3 costs:1.

Of course, developers (sellers) and builders (buyers) have debates a lot on those various line items in the proforma (especially hard and soft costs).