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Updated 9 months ago,
New to flipping. Do I really need a General Contractor?
My partner and I have just started a house flipping business and plan to use local workers whom we trust and who have done remodels on investment properties for us before. However, these workers are not licensed, but they work hard and efficiently.
Most of the rehabbing we are planning for these flips is cosmetic. The most recent house we offered needs a complete remodel inside, but the structure is sound.
For example, we need new kitchen cabinets, sinks, paint, flooring, and drywall in certain areas of the house that have been damaged, as well as new light fixtures and interior and exterior paint. The work is mainly cosmetic, except for the drywall repairs.
We are concerned about hard money lenders requiring licensed professionals to do the work or requiring licensing later on, leaving us scrambling to find a general contractor.
Fortunately, one of our hard money lenders has said they will not ask to see licensing as long as we are not doing anything structural to the house. Another one of our HMLs has stated that they want to see licensing anytime we are going to have any work done to pull permits.
We are brand new to this as you can tell.