If you control how they perform tasks, set their hours, or provide tools, they should likely be a W-2 employee, requiring you to withhold taxes and comply with payroll regulations.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

Bigger Pockets also vets lenders a bit before allowing them to participate in the Bigger Pockets Find A Lender tool so they've already done some of the due diligence for you. 

Quote from @Tod DuBois: Looks like everyone is using some software tools for various tasks, I'd not heard of most of them.

House hacking is a great tool to use. 

For properties in Central Ohio, you can access records through the Franklin County Recorder's Office, which provides a public records search tool to help you look up property details, including any liens.

You could use tools like Airdna and Pricelabs, filter for 30 min listings, and see what it tells you.

Any recommendations for free tools to do market research?

I had never used a power tool prior.

Is this the correct Bret Hudson?