As Jessie mentioned you should try wholesaling to build up the cash for your first investment property.Always ask for seller financing and this might be something you could keep for yourself as a rental.

(i looked at the previous owner lease no mention of pest control)The previous landlord changed the A/C filters for every unitThe previous landlord provided light bulbs.Is that common in Texas? 

I completely concur with what @Theresa Harris mentioned.

@Ruben Helo @James CarlsonThanks for the mention, James. 

I have reached out to credit unions, "quick" close FHA companies and I am waiting to hear back. 

He’s waiting on a visa.

You'll have to wait 12 months to pull your cash back out with a refi based on the new appraised value.

The shopping center probably has other entrances Im guessing, but it still looks like this road provides additional connections to their development.It is mentioned there is a shared access easement here, which is what I would expect.

The house across the street from us sold at $1365/sqft (bananas), which means, if I were to do the math, we could possibly sell our home today for $1.8M... if we wait another few years, it seems like over $2M is a strong likelihood for a sale price.

Ugh.Prop management in my area is 8 -10% Plus half of the first months rent.I'd get some firm numbers from locals on prop management and if there is a wait list for him to be able to rent it.