Now, this doesn't do anything to change primary residence requirements for short-term rentals. 

Long store short, I have a duplex on a 45 acre farm in rural Virginia.

Was anyone able to successfully push back on PG&E about this?

Get out in your spare time and inspect the available listings--product knowledge is one of the major keys to unlocking success. 3.

@Adaze Foltz  Benefits:Direct to the source; more control over the receipt of the funds (initial and any rehab draws); able to not just establish a relationship, but also perhaps gain referrals of other private lending sources (those that are happy with the returns and payoffs - talk (boast) to their friends); faster to the table; can negotiate the terms (rate, when payments are made, other fees and when they are paid, etc.); usually nothing reported to credit bureaus.Risks:Using up the private sources money (tapping them out); The private lender didn't receive their payoffs on other loans as anticipated so they are short of funding your deal(s). 

im new here, my names Hunter and I come with two short term rentals and two long term rentals.

Expect a .5 to 1% success rate in finding deals generally, and especially on the MLS.

I live in a very rural area in the northeast and most of the markets within an hour of me are primarily class C and D neighborhoods with reputations for drug and crime problems (as well as my own hometown unfortunately) so I will probably look to long-distance investing as I get started.

Next, we tried RESimply, which was robust but not very user-friendly, especially in terms of automation.

I currently have 1 primary residence (still paying off my mortgage) and 2 long-term rental properties (both that I have mortgage on).