@Bryan Noth I trust you more than any media outlet as you are boots on the ground in Austin!  

I'm already negative cash flow on this rental because of unexpected repairs and tenants not paying.

Hi, we are unexpectedly selling a house we own that we just had appraised in February for a refinance.

I would love the passive income and creative outlet that becoming a host has to offer.

Now she is messaging me and saying the outlet for the dryer sparks, looks like it wants to catch on fire.

if it is an actual management company, call the main number and ask to speak with your manager's supervisor, managing broker, owner, whomever. your assigned manager may be on vacation, ill, otherwise unexpectedly out of the office, dealing with an emergency today and hasn't seen your email, text message, or voice mail message from this morning yet, etc. etc. etc.if it is a mom and pop shop operating out of the back of their pickup truck (or a spare bedroom in their house) and they really are just blowing you off, check your contract. there is likely a provision for a default (not calling you back may not constitute default). it'll tell you what to do if you believe your PM is in breach of contract.

All outlets near a plumbing fixture are GFCI. 

Another is GFCI outlets in all "wet" areas.

I would be able to afford to pay the excess expenses of the negative cash flow as well as any unexpected annual repair cost. 

And you will have loads of permitting to deal with since you are talking about food, so be prepared for delays and unexpected costs.