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Thanks! I will pursue a license. 

Hello! 2nd time "flipper" here - my husband and I are casual flippers, in the sense that we do it as a side gig and don't aggressively work to get things done ASAP to save money. 
We are in Minnesota and recently bought a 2nd house in Maplewood and what a NIGHTMARE that city has been. You literally need a permit for everything, even replacing a laundry tub and bathroom vanity. During an inspection on an egress window, we got accused or altering a wall arch we'd opened up and rebuilt due to water damage and issued a stop work order. That's mostly cleared up now, but after talking to inspector he implied that if the home isn't homesteaded, we shouldn't be doing any of the work and should be contracting it out. I was trying to get some clarification regarding whether or not we could replace some 1/2" water pipes with 3/4" by ourselves, but he made it sound like it had to be a licensed plumber to even do the basics like replace the sink and bathroom vanity if it's not homesteaded.
Is that true? How do flippers here in MN make any money if that is the case? We'd easily be in the hole by now just based on the tiling and drywall work alone.
Hoping for some advice / shared stories...I'm paranoid to do anything with this house now, it feels like this inspector is on a bit of a witch hunt!