Do I need to contact the city of Chicago to have the water shut off or is this something I can do myself? 

What is the cost of an HVAC system vs. a heat pump vs. forced hot water vs. baseboard and what is the cost to the tenant? 

Just to add ,  not every inspection covers a visual of the septic tank . if they run the water and all mechanicals, they are working fine . other than a visual there are no signs of it not working . 

Also there is a Camp Fimco going in down the hill that has a water park .

Usually as long as their are no life threatening issues (no HVAC, windows won't open, no hot water), the housing authority will began to pay the rent and give you time to address the required repairs.

Most of your issues sound water related.

The house is rented to college students, with the parents paying and dealing with everything.The house had a burst pipe and water damage in the shared bathroom in August of 2023.

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Dave cool article but there  are other benefits like ability to get Loans based on the STR etc which you can use to scale up.

.- Dealing with a very upset new owner client right now that previous PMC didn't handle the water account properly.