Hi All,I am a general contractor in Minnesota and am looking into getting my real estate license. 

Look for your REI groups, or try connecting with contractors.

What are your recommendations for a General Contractor in the Wilmington area for a rehab project?  

I want to go through the experience of purchasing the property, establishing a relationship with my PM there, and working with contractor(s) to make some renovations once the first tenant leaves.

This is a smaller area so I would prefer to hire separate local sub contractors to do the work if possible but not sure if a lending institution would typically frown at that.

If i am flipping a house and doing some basic renovations myself (Demo, cabinets, flooring) and using contractors for the bigger projects, do i myself need any type of licensing?

She has a full time job and we have 3 kids, so I found other things she enjoyed about real estate to get her involved (and talked about it constantly).For example, I found she loves looking through the MLS and driving for dollars together, so I really latched onto that. 

He is a contractor and will be doing the rehab and property management.

I enjoy my profession but i am very interested in trying to increase income without having to work more.

I once did a project as a GC for a Chinese American investor and right when it was time for him to pay me he cancelled his contract with me, did not pay me what he owed me to that date and finished the building with his own contractor friends and family.