Permits to Flip

[Alex Ng]

Hey! I'm looking into getting started with flipping houses in Southern California. I'd like to learn more about permits. I'm looking to get my general contractor's license. Can a general contractor license allow me to pull all the permits needed to do rehab (moderate to gutting and structuring)? What about building a house from ground-up? Is it absolutely needed to flip? like if I were to sell the house after rehabbing it, do they check if proper permits were pulled? I'd like to learn as much as I can so please be detailed about how permits work here.