Limits on handyman-ing

[Kevin Izquierdo]

I've was a handyman and property manager for 3 years and in my time, I've done things from cleaning, painting, to plumbing, electrical, and replacing hot water heaters. I'm planning on buying a multi-family house and being my own handyman/property manager. My question is: what are the limits on what the handyman (me) could do in my house? Should I just get a contractor to do the things that I know I can do?

[Nick Harrington]

As long as you own it and pull the proper permits, you can pretty much do anything yourself, but a better answer would be to check your local/state laws and requirements as there may be a few specific things you must be licensed to do the work.

The only concern related to this would be an unlicensed contractor doing work on a property that he doesn't own. This doesn't apply to you as you are inquiring about doing work on something you own.