Arthur, As far as GC's or any customer wanting things done at the last minute, my brother works in the central FL area and when we talk, that part of the industry is the same.
As far as service work this time of the year, he says it can take an hour to drive 20 miles to a job, due to traffic congestion.
As far as licensing, I know FL reciprocates with some states in the unlimited catagory.
You can also try here
http://www.contractors-license.org/ Roger
