I imagine the contractor is thinking that you paid him to weld, not store & transport your railing.

I rent to college kids that don’t need to store much.

All units have compromised roofs, missing windows, rot everywhere, junk stored in most trailers.  

They showed me that the unit had been damaged by having the sheet metal bent in against the drum and said that it had come into the store that way and had been placed on the floor as clearance to get rid of it instead of returning to the manufacturer for credit.

investing in REAL estate with limited to no liquidity is very tough

This debit card can be reloaded with cash at Walmart and many other stores (7-Eleven, Family Dollar, CVS, Dollar Tree, Rite Aid, etc, etc). 

try BizXpenTrkr on the apple store

I may follow your playbook because, yes, it feels like you're walking them out of the store and into the alley to ask for side cash. 

Tire store, granite dealer, car parts, car wash, and a laundromat are the neighbors.  

You might want to read this on Florida's early termination liquidated damages clause for your new lease.