Deducted expense for 1 night that they had to stay in hotel and couldnt live at home in the heat.

Electric baseboard heat and 1 wall AC unit per side.

I have no clue how much this bill would be in your area)Trash $- Heat/Utilities $- HOA $- Cap Ex and Ops $200.00 (This the fund that will replace common hallway lightbulbs and the roof eventuallyInsurance $125.00 (assumption)Mgmt Fee $300.00 (10% of total rents.  

The outside portion of the brick may be in good condition, but the inside that was exposed to heat may have caused cracking in the middle somewhere.Probably one to buy for the land and location, not the structure.

Owner Pays Gas Heat / Tenant leaves front inside door open/ but the storm door is closed , but i feel like were wasting money, what can i do ?  

You may want to see if the parking area (if there is one) is heated - this can be a real deal breaker for Chicago weather.

I agree with Marcus Auerbach my wife and i started that way, but w got the upstairs tenant in the deal, great guy, id imagine he is still there, we sold the place since. the biggest mistake we made was we stayed in the lower, from a financial standpoint living in the upper of a duplex makes more sense, lower heat bill in the winter, and better rent from the lower, just my 2 cents, the far South Wisconsin market has some deals, and rents are still pretty high. good luck

What is the process on getting a C.O.Also there is 1 heating and water bill for the whole building.

High taxes, oil heat and low appreciation.

Always wondered what that's about, perhaps they are more heat sensitive than smoke sensitive?