There are several ways to save on material whether it be through craigslist or overstock warehouses, you can find ways.

You can also add wifi lights and thermostat, allowing you to control the lights and temperature at a distance.Only allow them to enter the premises in your absence after they email you a photo of their driver's license and if it is more than one person, get photos of all of their driver's licenses.

Just wanted to pose a question to the seasoned warehouse/retail landlords in Florida.... ive been trying to find deals whereby the rents are below market and i could renovate and re-lease at market rates in order to obtain the good return (better than the meager 5-7caps.

I've owned it for a couple years, but I know the land is being drastically underused- I want to develop it.To start, I need to determine if the development will be a multifamily structure, retail, or more of a warehouse with office space. 

Something with office and warehouse space, easy to rent and they are normally long term with Triple net leases

I personally prefer to invest in boat & rv storage combined with some small-office warehouse.

I don't like office properties but that is just me unless it's medical office in certain situations.Office when economic downturn happens people tend to move to cheaper warehouse space, reduce space they need in the current building to stay ( they have employees work more from home), or they shut down the space all together and move to a home office at their house. 

I replaced the carpet in the bedrooms with a luxury vinyl flooring from a local surplus warehouse store.

Upstairs tenants currently have no way to regulate the temperature of their unit, and this is Minnesota where we get to -20 degrees in the winter...

Now, down at those temperatures, your COP will be approaching 1.Here where we have cold winters, code requires an ancillary heat source - electric baseboard heaters are most commonly used - to supplement the heat pump in the dead of winter (we frequently get 2-3 weeks where temperatures are below -20C).In a warmer climates, even if code requires you to put in ancillary heat, you should never have to use it.