A big part of the bill is the delivery charge which is a fixed cost regardless of usage so it's not fair to say they're responsible for 80% of the bill.Sounds like you might be better off raising the rent by the allowable rental guideline amount (2.2% for 2020) once this situation is all clear.

They also handle delivery, haul away, and hookup of the new appliances.

I found a RTA cabinet supplier through which I can replace all the cabinets with solid construction/softclose/dovetail etc for $2000 with tax, delivery, etc. included.

All you need is delivery confirmation.

And if the tenants intake the delivery you know they will claim no responsibility if something breaks or it doesn't work upon opening.Do I want a warranty claim yes, I do. 

Are there gas delivery contracts in place that you're going to inherit? 

We gave one tenant work (deferred landscaping), and another we did an emergency delivery of food and pet food (partner abandoned her at onset pandemic, suffered major depresssive episode and job loss), but the fact is, everyone is paying. 

Cost more for delivery and installation than the counter.

Values up, deliveries up HUGE in 2023, low vacancy. 

good questions about the jobless people... if that's the target market for your rentals (bus drivers, delivery people), i guess it would affect you.regarding the first theory.... i dont think it's the driving that stresses people out. it's the number of hrs and amount of time they spend in the car that drives them crazy. i am willing to drive no more than 30 mins. after that point, i feel like i am missing on life (kids, looking at properties, balancing accounts/making offers, etc, etc). i can't believe people in the big cities drive hrs to go to work..