With my self and only two other employees...we had a battle to fight up hill.Our normal contractors jacked up prices...lots of stories here, but our electrician for instance, who at the time had done 38 houses for us, went from a normal 10k full re-wire on a house like this, to bidding OUT OF NOWHERE $22,000!!

Employee of painter of 3yrs didn't paint a deck right, paid in full wouldn't comeback and fix.

They are not required to have workers comp for themselves or relatives who work with them, but claim to have it for their employees, or that the guys that help them are also independent contractors.  

You make yourself an employee of the S-Corp (Pres / CEO or Manager, for example) and pay yourself using the salary / dividend split to limit your employment taxes (SUTA, FUTA, FICA, worker's comp.). 

I'm a full time employee with a lumber company, we supply building professionals with all supplies needed to build a home, from A-X...

In exchange for vacating at this time, Management agrees not to file any legal action for eviction prior to this time if I/WE continue to comply with the terms of the lease agreement and Florida law.I/WE agree that any abandoned property that is left behind after the above date may be disposed of by Management without notice and I/WE agree to hold Management, the owners of the premises and any agents or employees harmless for such abandoned property.I/WE agree that this AGREEMENT TO VACATE must be signed by us AND returned to Management by hand delivery to the property manager no later than 5:00 PM on xx/xx/xxxx or Management may begin legal procedures at any time.I/WE agree that this document and our vacating shall have no effect upon any financial obligations, forfeitures, security deposit forfeitures, liquidated damages, early termination clauses etc under the lease of Florida law unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Management

So, two part-time employees plus paying the management company will cost us about $75k on a complex that grosses $475k.

You don't give them directions on what to do at any given time, you give them a scope and they do what they want with that, if you tell them to get materials from here and install it there, that does is already an employee and not independent contractor.

its a box containing all my information for my LLC such as Tax documents and my EIN information for if i hire any employees along with the certificate proving authenticity of my company and other things i cant think of at the moment.

Best places are where there are good incomes, check www.city-data.comI like hospital employees for tenant buyers, need time to pay off student loans but good incomeLook for how many exprired listings and cancelled listings on the MLSLook for tired landlords, evictionsDivorceProbateHope this helps