It looks like many people on this forum are from California, but I see there are others as well. I wondering about house flipping laws involving liscensing. Do I need a GC liscense in Washington state? Do you need them everywhere/ or anywhere. Is there a cut-off for the amount of work you can do without a liscense? It seems like its going to be expensive if I need to be bonded and insured. Does anyone know about these issues?
It really comes down to the permit. If the job requires a permit in california then you need a license to perform the task. Most rehabbers work a fine line in this area, and just have sub-contractors pull permits when the job requires it.
Well, and, technically, in CA you only need your license if you are working on a building that belongs to somebody else. If it’s yours, you can do your own work but WITH a permit. And, know that if you do work you are not capable of completing correctly, the inspector will make you re-do the work when it gets the progress and/or final inspections.
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kapps writes, Jan 17, 2008: (1 post)
It looks like many people on this forum are from California, but I see there are others as well. I wondering about house flipping laws involving liscensing. Do I need a GC liscense in Washington state? Do you need them everywhere/ or anywhere. Is there a cut-off for the amount of work you can do without a liscense? It seems like its going to be expensive if I need to be bonded and insured. Does anyone know about these issues?
luisest writes, Jan 17, 2008: (6 posts)
kapps,
It really comes down to the permit. If the job requires a permit in california then you need a license to perform the task. Most rehabbers work a fine line in this area, and just have sub-contractors pull permits when the job requires it.
NikkiHolmes writes, Feb 19, 2008: (2 posts)
Well, and, technically, in CA you only need your license if you are working on a building that belongs to somebody else. If it’s yours, you can do your own work but WITH a permit. And, know that if you do work you are not capable of completing correctly, the inspector will make you re-do the work when it gets the progress and/or final inspections.