You should be able to skip trace the address and find all its public information. 

To address these properly, we’d need to understand your complete tax situation, as many of these calculations depend on context.

Guess who gets to address these? 

How do you protect your STR from bedbugs.I won't address your questions, just address the original statement of LTR with STR.

If he has concerns about maintenance, property taxes etc already and he doesn't even own the home then maybe this should be addressed first.

@Katie Miller can you also send the link to my email address as well?

That thread doesn't really address my needs though.

One thing to consider is also looking at other homes on zillow around your address, if you see that everyone is doing homes the same way then yes, you should consider what color, tile, and updates can really make yours standout. 

However you still have the 6% rate instead of the 4% rate which is $9,259.38 which is not the bill amount but than times the millage rate for that area plus any surcharges for trash depending on the neighborhood and town limits.A safe assumption without verifying an address with the county is an effective millage rate of about 500 which means the tax bill should be about $4,629, which is still slightly better than not applying for the ATI and on $187k, 6% is $11,220 and a tax bill of $5,610. 

If you can address the most important issues, it may open up refinancing options