Doing work on your rental in Washington state

[Jeffrey Rittenour]

So I’m listening to an episode of BiggerPockets from years ago. Brandon turner is talking about working on his rentals and states that he can’t do any of his own electrical because it’s a rental and not a personal residence. This brings into question what is not legal for me to touch in Washington state. Can I cut down a tree? (Was a logger in my younger days). Can I set a toilet change a light switch replace a sink drain? Tenant wants a fan installed. I thought no big deal. Crawl in the attic install the mount buy a fan wire it up. Hundred bucks tops. Now I’m not so sure. I’m in the Spokane WA market currently. Also if I do have to hire an electrician is it better to bundle a bunch of things for them to do at once? Property management had light switch replaced once for 6 times what the dang switch cost. Also thinking of having plumbing replaced throughout the house and I’m assuming the same thing with that if I’m not allowed to touch it. I get that if I mess something up it’s on me.

Any reliable electrician and plumber recommendations would also be helpful.

I’ve also considered replacing insulation in the attic. I know in Idaho it’s not a problem.