I am sure within the area that you will find areas with properties that are costly and others that are more affordable.I think you need to narrow your search a little more and then ask for advice within that area.

There's a small pond on the land, but most of the 'wetland' is just due to elevation and it runs in a narrow band diagonally across the nearly square parcel, dipping the most in the center where the pond is, the rest is dry most of the time....just not build-able where zoned wet. 

I am having a hard time narrowing down the best market and most reliable company.

Cameras can be a good deterence, but it can be really hard to actually find anything on the recorded video footage unless you have a pretty narrow window of time.  

Is this something that only the attorney on the case would know or is there information on the list that can help me narrow my search?

Narrow your focus (market, property type, etc.).Motivation?

Also make sure you stay focused and become very knowledgeable about the market you want to invest so I would try to narrow down the markets that you will initially be investing in, it will be easier to build a team and spot a deal as well as build relationships if you focus on one or two markets when starting.

Originally posted by @Shawn Dawson:Looking for help for where to start for real estate investing  You've got to narrow this down a lot more than that to get anything of substance out of this thread.

Avoid the "shiny object syndrome" by narrowing down your niche as soon as possible.

Read up on each one, narrow it down to a couple choices, and then search for them on BP to see what others say about each one.