I'd suggest narrowing your choices down based on your long-term goals and what excites you most (sounds like hands on flipping).

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.

Try to narrow it down to your top 3-4.

Then drive out to those cities and get to know the neighborhoods and which are Class A, B and C.  

So I'm asking, What is the best way to utilize the results they both gave me and narrow it down?

So knowing scope would help narrow down on risk mitigation tactics.I guess at the end of the day, it all comes down to knowing what is needed, order of operations, and having as close to true quotes from reputable contractors in hand.Beyond that, really knowing all that is needed and having those extremely detailed scope of works for each trade before you get your bids.  

The brands I've been bid on have been:Eco WindowsCGI Sparta SeriesLawson IndustriesESWindowsAssuraAssura is from home depot, main advantage i've found is that they have a quick lead time of 4 weeks, compared to everyone else saying 6-8 weeks.CGI I heard its a reputable brand with a good warranty Lawson, cheapest quote but Im' hearing has a huge lead time now and they have been messing up peoples orders with sizes or specificationsES Windows, comes from Colombia and I heard spare parts, replacements and customer service is terribleEco, I haven't really heard much about but price seems close to what I'm being quoted for CGI Spartas Anybody on here with more experience that can help me narrow it down? 

Pete) and have narrowed it down to finding a single family home with a pool in the unincorporated Bay Pines area or Indian Rocks Beach (note, it took a long time for me to get over my beach view condo dream in a popular area but HOA fees and restrictions helped!).

What are the main things that you look for when trying to really narrow down on a market?

Assuming you narrow it down to 2-3 areas I would then speak to several property management companies and/or investors to develop you 1-2 target markets.