The remaining owner was a sweet, elderly lady who made sure the doors were locked, deliveries made it to the appropriate people and that unauthorized cars were not in the rear parking lot after the rear gate was broken by a previous tenant.

Oh and the Delivery boys were great also No this is not a paid ad:)

For appliances, Home Depot has the same thing happening for deliveries.

As long as the delivery folks can still have access to drop off packages/mail.

Of course, by the time you are looking early next year, delivery service might be in much better shape ...

I specified three reasons why: (i) for the pre-vacancy walk-through, he didn't notify me of my right to a pre-vacancy walk-through via hand delivery or mail; (ii) for the list of deductions, he didn't send it via mail or hand delivery and he didn't provide receipts or any other documentation; (iii) for the carpet, he had not established that the carpet had any remaining useful life and therefore failed to show it had any replacement value.     

I specified three reasons why: (i) for the pre-vacancy walk-through, he didn't notify me of my right to a pre-vacancy walk-through via hand delivery or mail; (ii) for the list of deductions, he didn't send it via mail or hand delivery and he didn't provide receipts or any other documentation; (iii) for the carpet, he had not established that the carpet had any remaining useful life and therefore failed to show it had any replacement value.       

Finally, supply chains have been disrupted and deliveries are struggling to keep up with the pace of new construction, causing higher material prices.

Our current contractor is good with his quotes and work quality, but delivery times can vary.

Join your local rental housing owners association, they have these drafted by lawyers and are worth 100x the price you pay2) Make sure your tenant signs/initials each page3) Understand delivery requirements for any notice.