While kind of interesting, some part of the country trade on a price per square foot basis....while other places do not at all, making it sort of a bad comparison across multiple markets where the metric has no meaning.

I also flip 1-2 times a year when the opportunity presents itself.I am interested in doing a 1031 on one of my Vegas properties and buying 2 properties with the proceeds in another part of the country. 

Keep it simple and take the path of least resistance for your situation.2.)

LOL.. she wanted us to re stucco the whole side of her house.. we did not do that pushed back then she wanted 150 bucks or something and we gave her that to shut up.other one I did was on the opposite side of the country literally Oregon coast.. this was a subdivision that my bank took back so there was one house built there on two lots over looking the pacific. 

My typical path through a property is going around outside, then down into the basement, and then up through the house slowly with extra time spent in the kitchens and bathrooms.An agent or wholesaler intent on selling you the property, however, will often have a pre-planned route through it that points out its strongest features first, and only then proceed to the weaker features and major problems.You acquire the kind of reading skills you're talking about, and to a great degree, only over time and with experience.

I do have one cabin with country western theme, one with bear theme, guests compliment the themes.

If you attend these you will speed up your learning path.  

Everything is already in place and it’s more rural/country are with no restrictions.

Your best path if you have $0 is to find someone with money and partner.

Welcome and good luck with your new path.