Being 18 years old and already a licensed real estate agent shows a great level of ambition, especially since 14 years old.On your journey of investing and learning, I definitely would recommend researching and learning about corporations, LLCs, and trusts as they relate to Real Estate investing, whether its for asset protection or anonymity as it pertains to fix-and-flips, short term rentals, and long term rentals.Note: This information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, financial, or investment advice.

If not, do you happen to know anyone in this region you'd recommend for tax strategy, asset protection, or even someone who’s a solid mentor when it comes to building a long-term rental portfolio?

Here are some diagrams to help you in your quest for answers on this subject:Asset Protection Decision Diagram - to help assess the need for asset protection, and what to implement : https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/CosIorg/file/asset-protection-decision-diagramAsset Protection Onion Diagram - what, when and at what cost one should implement in terms of asset protection - https://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/CosIorg/file/asset-protection-onion-diagram-v2What is needed for a complete asset protection OR the domains that need to be intersected to find asset protection

Provides zero protection or benefit whatsoever. 

These are all unfortunately competing interests that you may need to weigh the pros and cons for as you go forward, including the costs to set up any asset protection or estate planning for your businesses and personal assets.Note: This information is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute legal, tax, financial, or investment advice.

Ordinary people try to buy houses, mostly to live in, but investors treat property much differently and are looking for growth or cash flow or inflation protection or tax write offs6.

Is it for “asset protection” or “anonymity”?

These may affect the asset's depreciation schedule but could also qualify for bonus depreciation themselves.Once your 1099 income moves into an S-Corp or LLC, that structure could also affect how you flow losses, so work closely with your CPA.Consider running a "what if" scenario with your tax advisor to determine the breakeven on doing the cost seg this year.Check if your cost seg provider includes audit protection or support.

Filing a lawsuit and getting in line to be heard can at least provide landlords some protection, or perhaps motivate a tenant to work out a payment plan if this is feasible.

Would you still recommend setting up an LLC or some other corporate structure for liability protection?