I remember being 30 minutes into a call and him saying “alright well I don’t know what else we have to talk about.”

I am an investor friendly agent as well looking to start my journey in RE investing.

And yes, the income from renting is still taxable, but ideally you are offsetting a chunk of that with depreciation which is a non-cash expense.You should read Amanda Han and Matt MacFarland's books as well which are available in the BP Bookstore. https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/tax-strategies-book...

You will find that some real estate professionals are well versed in investor real estate and others are not.

I think it's great...it's an opportune time to let them know what they are doing well and that you appreciate it - as well as to discuss areas of concern.

Midtown refers to a specific area and it's quite desirable. 1/1 MTRs would do well here IMO.

Consider cleaning, lawn care, snow removal and supplies as well as utilities  in your calculations.  

Now for some nice winter shots then schedule for summer so you can add them as well.

There are a lot of positive ROI options in that bucket.To answer your question anything on the beach will rent well. 

I also have a client in Turlock who could rec a good CPA up there as well.