Searching for an LOA

I’m at a wholesale brokerage and have been overwhelmed with business. I am closing 8-12 loans a month and could close more if I could just clone myself LOL.

Looking to hire an LOA and had a couple questions for all you MRTG Gurus out there.

1. What type of pay structure do you recommend? Licensed vs unlicensed, etc.

2. Where do you post adds looking for the LOA?

3. Have you had success with onboarding someone who is out of state? Or working from home?

4. If LOA is working from home would you adjust the pay structure? Having them on an hourly wage seems too trusting for a new hire.

Thank you in advance for any advice!