Your lease should say something like "...access by landlord, his/her associates, representatives..." which means the contractor or handyman you sent in are an extension of you.You should work towards putting together a team of people you trust. 

He writes builders risk for local rehabbers and does an extensive number of rehabs himself.

I'm under contract on a property I intend to flip and my insurance agent has recommended that I get a Builder's Risk Policy since I'm planning to do extensive renovations ($60K budget).

The obvious answer should be neither since they both can potentially cause extensive damage to a property. 

It required new foundation, mechanical, extensive framing repairs, etc.

I am a brand new investor with properties in all 50 states and an extensive network of private investors! 

I have just signed an extension to this lease until December 2019. 

BTW: gutters do no good if the downspout drops the water 6 inches from the house... extensions people!

Quit claims are fine in some states in others you will have a problem insuring them going further.If there is hair on this you can take title by quite claim deed and use it as a rental but will probably not be able to sell it or finance it.so if its cheap enough and your keeping it as a long term rental then quit claim is fine. 

If I were to continue to run my own company but only my 2018 income would cover the DTI I need (due to extensive equipment/ tool write offs in previous years) would I have to wait until 2019 returns to show “stable” income?