I hope I am not stepping on any toes by posting these articles... but living in this market makes you want to climb a mountain and scream about it.

They actually want invoices, receipts and checks for as documentation.http://hcidla.lacity.org/blog/what-just-and-reasonable-rent-increaseI have a few questions myself:How would you find documentation to establish the baseline for 1977?

Is it worth it or am I better off just continuing to read articles, forums and videos in order to learn.

That is what I did here in Columbus, Ohio when I started investing in 2020.Here is an article with more information on what a house hack is - https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/house-hackingLet me know if you need assistance!

I wrote a blog post about the most powerful purchasing strategy available to every buyer in todays market combined with house hacking!  

I wrote about it more here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-10-15-purchased-97-p...

He or she will be notified of being tagged so that the conversation will continue.See here for the Guides: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guidesSee here for The Path to Purchase: https://www.biggerpockets.com/learnSee here for the blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/Search MeetUp.com for local meetups.If you have any questions I can answer, don't hesitate to reach out!

Todays blog post on BP :Real Estate Investing For Beginners   January 13, 20246 Low-Risk Real Estate Investing Strategies#2. 

There are a lot of things that people can learn on here (if they are paying attention to the right people) and eventually begin to tackle themselves, but there are times that reading a blog won't really help. 

There are IRS tests determining who is a 1099 vs W2 and then you have your state specific Department of Workers Comp that will have their own definitions of who is an employee and when you would be required to carry Work Comp insurance.To complicate matters there are a few states where the State itself maintains a monopoly on providing Work Comp insurance and the state is the only place to buy work comp (my state is one of those so I can't even sell myself work comp insurance if I wanted to).Here is an article on the three different methodologies the IRS may use to classify someone as W2 vs 1099.https://www.everee.com/blog/irs-independent-contractor-test/If you are really in doubt call your state's work comp office and ask who they define as an employee.