If you are paying hourly, if they do not have a full time contracting business, if you are supplying the tools, if you are directing the work, and other factors will go into that determination.   

There are services which allow them to complete the application themselves online; some services even allow tenants to sign a lease with you online using the same platform (and offer other tools like online rent collection and managing maintenance requests). 

What do you recommend for a newbie like me.Marketing tools am using: VA, SMS and yellow letter.Looking forward to connecting with all of you and in the future mentor a newbie.Claudia

He can contact a mortage companies and ask them about FHA loan.Have you had any good luck using one of the tools in BP to find lenders?

HM is a tool used for some deals and not others.

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.Discounts on some products and services are offered to BP members: https://www.biggerpockets.com/perks/proIf you haven’t been to it already, you might want to check out the BP blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

Just like some of the big time loggers I know not the sharpest tool in the shed but multi millionaires because they know how to build roads cut down trees and get them to the mill and they can handle the rough around the edges loggers. :)

Cost segregation is an amazing tax savings tool.

Quote from @Caleb Shepard: use the search tool above to look for forum posts and blogs about "arbitrage" and you'll find plenty of opinions.You need to find a way to make it beneficial to the Landlord. 

For $90 you can upgrade to BP Plus membership and use the rental properties Analyzer tool.