(With a full time job I'm going to be heavily reliant on a team of professionals to assist - Prop Mgr, Contractor etc)Thanks!

Much reflection and thought later, my mind led me to REI.

As I assist them with the sourcing and purchase of properties, I can only speak to that with new properties which may come forward.  

I was assisting a family member who was looking to purchase a multi tenant office building  as an income property.  

The positive outlooks, the honest reflections, and the bare bones message of "Just believe in yourself and give it a shot!"

Your accounting will reflect that.

Are there any service providers that we need to have in place in advance of a transaction to assist with the wholesale transaction (i.e., Attorney, Accountant, etc)?

thank you @Mardochee Pierre very much although i do plan to flip it for a profit i would like to live there a year or two and make it a vacation rental when I'm not there and really don't want an inland house although i do notice a majority of the waterfront homes are actually just on a canal and there is the whole hones beech long beech rockaways etc... acting as a wall in my opinion.....mainly could you perhaps recommend an experienced inspector that could assist me when i visit the open house... they do provide all sorts of inspections and property information but i just don't trust them after all the whole thing is organized by some 3rd party company making a profit off the 6% commission at the auction so obviously they could be less than truthful... also any information from the state which owns the homes at this point i really wouldn't trust because i know the state can say one thing and than a local town official could come around and say oh no no you need to teat that house down etc...

My assistants have started working on the offers.  

I'm sure if you reach out to those places that you'll find someone willing to assist you and teach you more about the real estate market in Cuba.