Question - Advice appreciated

[Greg P.]

Hello, our state requires anyone who is going to rehab and flip a property to have a general contractor do the work. If we have a guy we know that can do the work and he says his business colleague who is a contractor who is a general pull permits etc. would this be risky? Thanks.

[Aaron McGinnis]

Before proceeding with this guy, you need to ask hard questions.

WHO is his partner? Name names. Get the guy's phone number and CALL HIM. Verify with the secretary of state that he is a licensed contractor. (In GA, at least, the Sec. of State is the licensing agency. Verifying a license is very easy to do)

Next you need to ask yourself why you're hiring a guy who has to outsource his permit and license. In GA, the Res. Basic license is the easiest one to get (It isn't "easy", but it is "Easier" than getting a commercial license.)... maybe you should think twice about hiring a guy who doesn't bring the professional chops to the table himself. Just consider that you have to pay his mark-up...