I started on electric as my first guitar too. A bought an acoustic for my second guitar. If I could go back and do it all over again, I should have bought an acoustic/electric instead. It's more expensive, but you get the best of both worlds. Plus, I think acoustic/electrics sound amazing when they're plugged in.
The best advice with acoustics is what everyone has already said, go out and play as many as you can. For me, my biggest criteria was the neck. I'm really pick out my neck feel and playability. You'll find a wider variety of neck shapes with acoustics as compared to electrics, at least I did.
My acoustic is a Yamaha FS735. It's a lower middle price range guitar that really did it for me. It played smoother than others for me and really had the tinny/folk sound that I was looking for out of an acoustic. For an acoustic/electric I plan on buying the Takamine 363SC. It's absolutely gorgeous and has a very sweet sound. I'm finding them for around $500. I also liked the playability and sound of the Seagull Mini Jumbo.
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