I'd like to continue house hacking, but because I'm a real estate agent on 1099, I need a solid plan to generate more income to help with qualification.

You can also charge based upon tenant qualifications = chance of damages.

What I can say is that RentRedi is a complete management service that manages the entire process from marketing for tenants, through pre-qualification, scheduling viewings with calendly.com, the application, the background check/credit check/eviction check; automatic rent collection, repair/maintenance management: the whole nine. 

The difference in pre-qualification between base pay vs overtime is significant enough for this to be a deal breaker.

I was told by one broker today that I wouldn’t qualify for over a certain amount on a property because first time buyers with no landlord experience cannot use the rental income from the properties towards their qualification.

Then you can consider researching and finding something that meets your needs better.APPLICATION SCREENINGI recommend you include some of your key qualification criteria in the advertisement.

Lack of experience or qualifications, poor communication skills, Inadequate screening processes, lack of transparency in fees and charges, negative reviews, high turnover, lack of proper accounting/financial management and unprofessional behavior to name a few.

Aside from the easier qualifications you can also get higher LTV on a 4plex for "cash out" and vest title in a LLC if desired. 

Do you know if an out of state LLC applies for a foreign qualification to do business in CA, do they need to pay the $800 annual fee to CA each year?

That being said, most of the people that turn to others for help don't do the same level of research on the qualifications of the "doctor" that will be assisting them.