By signing this rental agreement, the tenant agrees that upon surrender, abandonment, or recovery of possession of the dwelling unit due to the death of the last remaining tenant, as provided by Chapter 83, Florida statutes, the landlord shall not be liable or responsible for storage or disposition of the tenant’s personal property."

What would you do if you were in my shoes?

Then and only then does that lender wear the shoes as an owner.Your first paragraph above, not sure I followed what you said about mandates, but there are certainly mandates, under the UCC and state laws.

I have an 800sqft storage area with that one that I love having to store extra appliances, materials, paint, etc.

The Pro contractors in my area do floors then paint.From what I understand, they have a difficult time sanding and staining around the baseboard and shoe-mold without causing your painters to come back and touch-up.If your painters damage taped off floors, they're doing something wrong.

Any underground storage tanks on the property?

I think the part that intrigues me about this particular property is that it has a daylight basement, currently being used for storage.

My questions are definitely coming from a beginner, if you started today in my shoes (full time job, FHA loan 3.5% down).. what would be your initial calculated step in acquiring your first property with the next step in mind?

Price is not really a consideration as being a storage of value.

Empathy - how would you feel if you were in their shoes?