JY, you are wrong based on Kraig Klinke

See below example and his link: you pay handyman $3500, no 1099.

http://www.kraigklinke.net/2011/06/lawmakers-repeal-2010-expansion-of.html

The Way It Is Now—After Repeal

Rental real estate. The 1099 information reporting requirements return to the way they were before enactment of the Small Business Jobs Act. Thus, no information reporting is required by landlords who operate passive real estate investment activities

Example. Your sole rental property activity is a single-family home. You pay your handyman $3,500 to make repairs. Because of repeal, you return to the old law, and do not have to give the handyman a 1099 for his services.