Hi,
In the event that this may help somebody else out. If you are trying to use Windows Server 2012 R2, it may not be clear that you need to use the SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 install bits (specfically for the updated prerequisites installer). Since I have existing 2013 farms, I tried to build a Development environment in Azure and I tried to use my slipstreamed installer bits which weren't SP1.
HTH,
Cory
In the event that this may help somebody else out. If you are trying to use Windows Server 2012 R2, it may not be clear that you need to use the SharePoint Server 2013 SP1 install bits (specfically for the updated prerequisites installer). Since I have existing 2013 farms, I tried to build a Development environment in Azure and I tried to use my slipstreamed installer bits which weren't SP1.
HTH,
Cory