If it wasn't housing, food, or transportation, I didn't spend money on it. 

If these are even an average sized breed they can eat through a lot of food in a day/week/month.So the first thing is to get yourself financially stable.

I had a renter that rearranged all the furniture, left everything absolutely filthy, grease spilled all over the counters and oven, food spilled on the floors and table, trash left everywhere, etc.

First of all @Diana Teng, have you ever gone to a restaurant and asked "is the food here worth buying?". 

It was a very long drive. 18 hours in total on the open road, I would sleep in my car along the way and live off of gas station food.

Any way food for thought, good luck with whatever you decide to do!

These are natural food for Tilapia. 

Amazing beaches, food, nature, culture, etc.

So I am sure they don't want pesky DTR operators stealing their bed and food and alcohol revenue.

Food for thought if anyone out there is planning to do this as well.