UPS and FedEx deliveries are really doing a number, as is my wife's pickup truck.I expect that normal paving will be cost prohibitive at the $100,000 range - not to mention that we're in Massachusetts and will get several feet of snow and ice each winter, so a smooth, paved surface will be too slick to be safe.Right now I plow the snow with a 4WD ATV. 

Matt,You need to look at your states statutes, most require some sort of legal, mailed, or certified delivery.

When doing a conract with my GC on a rehab project, what are appropriate prices for:-installing a microwave (above sink)-hooking up stove (basically just means moving it into place and plugging it in)-setting refrigerator in place (putting all the shelves in, hooking it up to icemaker line)-dishwasher (anchoring it in place, possibly hooking it up to electric but maybe my electrcian would do that)And also what is an appropriate amount to add to the contract for delivery of materials and the time it takes to go get them?

I do make sure that tenants understand that it is their responsibility to be available to accept deliveries if a new appliance is required. 

I'll have to give my delivery some thought, especially because I know he is motivated.I think we will give it a try and see the seller bites.  

(a) Every landlord shall:(1) within three weeks after termination of the tenancy; or(2) within five days of the date when the tenant leaves the building or dwelling due to the legal condemnation of the building or dwelling in which the tenant lives for reasons not due to willful, malicious, or irresponsible conduct of the tenant,and after receipt of the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions, return the deposit to the tenant, with interest thereon as provided in subdivision 2, or furnish to the tenant a written statement showing the specific reason for the withholding of the deposit or any portion thereof.

If the complaint is seeking a money payment then service must be made by delivery in person to the tenant or by certified or registered mail with a return receipt requested and restricted delivery to the tenant.That's about the same in all states I have ever operated in.

., delivery, install of new appliance, haul away of old appliance), how have you approached replacing an appliance if you are not physically close to the property?

The list of reasons and incentives are both growing everyday to use DOS as a Mortgagee, not because of want, but because of legal mandates to do so both in the state and federal laws in order to protect their interests as well as the contracts and laws that revolve around the sale and delivery of mortgages or mortgage investment vehicles in the market such as RMBS.   

In some areas (Columbus, GA for example), natural gas usage is low resulting in high delivery cost and winds up more expensive than electricity.With heat pumps, many people (particularly those use to forced air) have a problem in that the heated air does not feel hot when blown into a room.