Tax Lien Investing in MD on a Budget

[Arin Akopian]

Hello to the forum community and anyone reading my first post.  I have been doing a ton of research on tax liens and deeds (reading, videos, 2017 tax lien sales records, county websites ect...)  My question is specific to the DMV area investors who have found success.  I do not want to waste anymore time researching as I was discourage by my findings for Montgomery, Frederick, and PG.  It seems that either everything is above 1K to play and or big shops are buying anything they can get hands on with no room for the individual.  If anyone can shed some insight on the the following question(s) I would greatly appreciate it....

-Is it even possible to start with 1K bank roll and possibly attack lands as residential seems out of reach?

-Are the OTC liens worth spending the money to obtain and/or research endless hours to find a deal or should I wait until May/June time frame when MD sales begin again?

Anyone who responds let me express my deep gratitude as I see this as unique opportunity to be successful in with minimal to no barrier to entry. Thank you in advance and sorry for the somewhat loaded questions.