Becoming by own GC

[Johana Villamil]

 I am currently working on a whole house rehab. I had some problems with my General Contractor so I ended up buying my own materials on a great discount and have an out of state contractor who is a great family friend that I  will hire to do most of the work for me. I have a building permit with my old GC who I am no longer working with. The city put my building permit on hold until I hire a new GC. I would like some insights from investors who have been their own general contractors. I believe that if I become my own GC this property would have to be my homestead for a year and I actually wanted to sell it right away.  Is anyone familiar with the process of becoming your own GC for flips? I am in San Antonio Texas,  I understand I would need to take an exam and have liability insurance. Not sure if this will be worth the time and money it will take to get this certification and insurance policy along with whatever else comes along with it. I already invested a ton of money into this project and just want to get this going asap!