Further deceleration in rent growth seems unavoidable in late 2023 and early 2024, given that landlords will be contending with a record tally of newly built space, at a time when sharp interest rate increases from 2022 and 2023 will likely still be weighing on the economy.Construction starts on new industrial projects have also been plummeting since last fall, with developers increasingly concerned that higher interest rates are causing the values of newly delivered projects to dip below replacement costs.

An estimated 60 million square feet of new inventory is set to deliver during 2023.

Some various lesser ones like inability to deliver clean title, damage after the contract, etc.

But it delivers quality tenants time and again. 

After all, if they are hard on the washer and dryer and it breaks and they know they can just call up the landlord and a new one will be delivered, great for them.So, I am trying to see what others do.

With our very expensive (and loving) Doberman puppy crated inside, we couldn't leave without locking the door.The owner was responsive, but he had no key onsite so he had to have one of his friends pick it up from somewhere else and deliver it.

There might be duplex builders out there that are more on the ball than others and can deliver quality faster, but I suggest continuing to save your money and look for existing properties, preferably the newer the better to save on insurance costs.

The way you deliver the space to the tenant depends upon the deal you negotiate with them.

Would I need to deliver a dedicated official Notice of Exemption to the tenant before being able to raise the rent, free of the rent caps?

When they meet the terms of the contract they get the property.Now, where this matters is to determine if the seller can actually deliver.