Think of it like a business, a lemonade stand doesn't take much capital compared to starting a brewery.  

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

I'm in Houston, but I would suggest hitting some local meetups in your area.

No leaks, no standing water since roofers built a drain in the middle of the flat roof and still performs well.

I would suggest looking at Furnished Finder (https://www.furnishedfinder.com/housing/New-York/New-York) to see what type of MTRs are listed in you area as well as Airbnb and VRBO for 30+ day stays.

Any suggestions you may like to share? 

any suggestions as to which direction to go here? 

A couple have suggested I don’t have to file or just need to report losses on Schedule C.

Currently invest in Myrtle and would add more properties if the right ones came available. abundance of condos, harder to stand out with those.

I'm searching for solutions/suggestions/ideas.