The tricky part, is everyone analyzes and values one metric over the others.

Before the purchase, I got an appraisal that valued the property at $130,000 as-is.

At the end of the parable each one presented what they did with the talent.

This was my first property, and while it's been a great learning experience, I made several mistakes along the way—ranging from choosing a realtor who was more focused on closing the deal than finding the right house to having a poor inspection and overlooking issues hidden beneath the surface (literally).

My thought was the higher the better to maximize cash flow.

Does any of the coaches provide any of the following?

That data would be sales price after remodel (the true numbers some agents really don't have the experience to be comping the property), the days on market you will experience (this is great info because you want to recycle the money quickly), and resources to sell the place fast not slowly which you do not want this because this could put your holding costs extremely high and push the property to little profit or no profit. 

I would like to buy a future retirement home to get away from the cold winters but in the meantime would love to rent it out as a vacation rental.What are the good areas to consider and where would I get the most vacation renters and cash flow?

I wouldn't suggest you buy a single-family home to live in because the additional cost outweighs the benefits.

If the interest rate are close, then you should pay off the primary.