Hey Ashley, It's great you're looking into real estate tax strategies for your LTR properties.

This cpa/real estate podcast has quite a bit of info on all the STR tax components https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tax-smart-real-estate-...

I'm based in Florida and have been in the real estate game for four years now.

However Property tax's some of the lowest in the coutnry and property maintenance same thing if you buy a stucco home with a tile roof.No real major weather threats like many markets  IE hail storms wind storms etc.. can get windy but thats common.. 

Seek Legal AdviceIf your property manager does not comply with your request, consider consulting with a real estate attorney.

I don't know too much about North Charleston and Summerville specifically but investing in real estate has been challenging country-wide since rates went up. 

I am looking to start a real estate investing portfolio and figure I can utilize my interior design business for needed material purchases on my properties.

My first station was in Kings Bay Georgia, where I picked up the book Rich Dad, poor Dad, which kick started my real estate career.

-Scott  you can call them and fight it, and fight it on your credit report as well. 

What type of real estate are you hoping to do?