It had a wave pool, lazy river, water slides, a kiddie area, and a retail space for selling both food and water related items. 

Just some food for thought when planning.

That cat food sat in the same spot 24/7, and a bowl of water. 

A cat is definitely less stressful, but not trouble free.Cat food left out overnight invites roaches into the house.This I did not experience, but a friend who is a fellow landlord did - a tenant flushed kitty litter down the toilet and caused a blockage in the drain.One time I had to replace a central AC system, tenant had the cat in a bedroom, with door closed. 

It is such a huge investment to make when you buy your first property especially if you are going to subject to renters who dont care as much about it as you do and could destroy your baby.

Don't let them turn you into a "baby sitter" either. 

Well-known companies that make up a portion of these industries in Austin include, Charles Schwab, IBM, Apple, Google, Samsung, Whole Foods, Facebook, and University of Texas at Austin.Vacancy rates in Austin reached historical lows in 2012 after beginning to experience huge job and population growth.

The upper unit has mice - the tenants contacted me because they've had to throw out food that has been chewed into and they noticed droppings along their kitchen window sills.

You put aside 20-30% of your paycheck into a savings account, you take food from home to work, you don't go clubbing unless someone is going to pay for you, you ride your bike to work and other places if the weather permits, you side jobs like tutoring or Uber.

That is the amount that they can unilaterally sign off on to make the loan decision without going up the food chain or to a loan committee.