Hire General Contractor Vs Manage Subs Yourself

[Ben C.]

Early on the right thing to do is to always hire a GC before you have any knowledge. However, for flipping projects (additions, gut renos or new construction) do you guys manage all of the subs yourself or hire a GC and manage him?

From my perspective I think it is best to hire a GC and manage him. After all I am not interest in getting into the contractor business (which is what you are doing if you are managing subs) and if the deal doesn't work with a GC profit built in your margins and probably pretty thing. 

Another positive thing with hiring a GC is all of the time it frees up for you to do other things including finding more deals!

I know a lot of people come down on the side of managing subs instead so I am interested to hear everyones thoughts!