This goes for bosses being anal towards their employees, landlords to tenants and one driver cutting off another...

If you do, it wouldn't be a stretch for the IRS (or a jury) to construe the contractor as an employee, and that could put you on the hook for extra taxes and -- worse case -- liability in the case of an injury or death.

No employees apart from a gardener who is self-employed.

Little did I know they were "reorganizing their employees" and it took 12 days to get that person approved. 

So an engineer is using his brain, but he/she could use their money to start their own company (essentially managing their own money through a business), thereby taking on risk that they didn't have as an employee.

It's a 55+ park.I got a call from three park employees/owners?  

-Are there any residence employees (full or part time)?

I know some large companies even provide a stipend if their employees RENT and not buy.

I always do with my tenants and I view it as a selling point, they are dealing direct with the landlord and not with the employees of some faceless corporate landlord who could care less.You say you cannot tell whether the prospect was interested.

I do own a mobile farmers market that I run routes to employees at their place of employment.