Do you think having a general contractor’s license a net positive or negative when working the BRRRR strategy?  I had my GC license for a number of years and did a fair amount of work with it, so I understand some of the pluses and minuses but not necessarily from a rental owner’s perspective.  I want to remain focused as a rental owner and not go too deep into the building/rehab side, but having some active income I think would provide certain tax benefits such as a self-directed 401(k), some right-offs, etc.  And yes … I am talking about being licensed in California, which as we all know,  has more than its fair share of lawyers running around. 

Thanks in advance for your perspectives! 

@Mark Johnson

As a fellow GC, its been meaningless for my buy and hold strategies.

@Mark Johnson

I think it entirely depends on your individual situation. For the niche I’m targeting, I can’t really do it without the GC license.

Everyone's path in REI seems very individual to me. You will know your own answer better than anyone else.

@Mark Fries

 Thanks for the straightforward response. I was partly curious if people find subs work differently with a general contractor than with a  rental owner. It sounds like you are a contractor from 9 to 5 so in your case they would see you as both I’m guessing. Currently, I am not working as a full-time contractor. Thanks again.

@Tony Gunter

 I appreciate your perspective.  I certainly do have my opinion and thoughts on what would be best but, that said, there’s a lot of wisdom and experience here in the forums and I am just curious if someone throws something out there that I have not yet considered. Again, I appreciate your feedback.