Permits Dilemma. Please help

[Raj Malhotra]

I am new in the investment world and i want to ask some straight up

questions about Permits as i am getting all sort of answers from

Contractors, Handymen and also people who have flipped houses before.

Do

i need to have a permit for Roof repair for leaks(Not re-roofing).

Something that will include patching up holes, underlayments, sheatings

and re putting the shingles back?

Upgrading panels and installing new power points in rooms and kitchen?

Repiping the house to plastic pipes from the old iron ones?

Most of the contractors and handymen i speak to, are suggesting not to

pull permits because of the headache involved in "Opening the box of

worms". Is this true? They say that they do this all the time and never

have issues.

I know that many people will not want to say

anything about this here, but i also thing that this is a platform where

people can be honest about what they "Suggest" regardless of the

stories written in the books.

Thank you in advance.