I'm brand new to Maya (coming from Cinema 4D and Modo). One feature that I have been used to that exists in Modo and Cinema 4D (not to mention also in PhotoShop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.) are simple toggle checkboxes in the outliner that turns objects on and off both for visibility in the 3D ports and to the renderer. Where there is a hierarchy, a check box for each item in the hierarchy would toggle on/off for that given item and anything under it in that hierarchy. A solo checkbox would also really help. Three columns of check boxes, Visible, Render, Solo.
Thanks.