So I actually have two 401k plans right now, one of which has about a 20k balance from a previous employer.

When you get the requisite employment history (plus the solid credit you already have), you might aim for a 2-4 unit property as a first home purchase (2-4 units counts as residential and there are some great loan programs to look into). 

If self employed, it's off more like 3/4 of the time. 

Despite this, in-office employment continues to steadily rise, resulting in even more demand by big employers for newer, high-quality office space.According to the CoStar Portfolio Strategy Forecast, the delivery of new office projects will hit its peak in 2017.

Unfortunately, many solo 401k participants often don’t understand that the same distribution rules that apply to full-time employer plans (i.e., those plans with full-time employees besides the business owner(s)) also apply to solo 401k plans.  

Remember, whenever you hire someone on a regular basis (W2), you face State Employment Regulations: { ssi, workmans comp, tax withholding }. 

I've been self employed my entire life so headaches are not new to me.  

How would you employ that strategy specific to my scenario?

@William Rankins - You will report that as self employment income.

I am wanted to know what some of you have done to possibly unofficially/officially employ these guys to help me drive streets, look for properties that are distress or fit my criteria from the curb in my farm area, and take addresses for me to later contact after scrubbing through them at home.Ideas so far: just feeling this out with several high school/college age friends my wife and I know, a general consensus is that most would be happy to do this for just a full take of gas and if we land a deal they get a cut/flat rate.