All tips or pointers you have would be very helpful for navigating the area and property type I am looking at.

They need some help in marketing but really need our help in navigating the documents and making sure only qualified people come through their home.

In order to do this, you'll need to work with an attorney to properly navigate the successful and legal execution in accordance with your particular state.

Please reply with anyone you've worked with and was happy with their results in the following areas of work:Framer carpenter (I need a wall cut out to create a counter top bar between kitchen & dining room)Kitchen/Bath Cabinets (refinished on one wall & new ones installed on the other)Tile (shower surround and kitchen back splash)Granite Counter top installationPainter (paint full 2 br/bth condo, all walls & ceilings, framework, & possibly fireplace and cabinets)I appreciate your help in advance!

One for a new construction and another for a situation that required a bit of navigation. 

Since you're in Florida, I assume you're making offer using the FAR/BAR As-Is.You can make a cash offer (assuming you have the cash and proof of funds to back it up), but still reserve the right to finance a portion of it. 

I know what many of the local inspectors expect, and how to navigate their system.

Regardless, while Dallas is an awesome city to live and visit, it's just not one where I'll be buying other property.As for Phoenix returns I have 4 different projects there and they are all pretty different:  1)  A 3bedroom townhome that I VRBO when I'm not staying there (side note: the Arizona governor signed a law making it illegal for local municipalities to bar VRBO for homeowners, love that. 

He is one of the most active, if not THE most active, real estate attorneys in NJ and knows the ins and outs of these type of situations and how to navigate the process.  

There are a bunch of bars restaurants and other businesses on Bridge Street.