I see a lot of posts urging us newbie buyers to 'do your research', especially in relation to which brands have quality workmanship. Where do we do that? Other than gleaning information over time...
The best place to start examining quality is at an RV show. Since you are in FL you should go to the Tampa show. It is one of the largest in the country. At a RV show you can see/experience lots of RV's in one place vs. driving dealer to dealer. The internet is a great resource for fact finding and getting opinions but at some point quality needs to be seen,touched and experienced.