I've seen numerous QI's fail during my 40 years in the business, and most of the failures would have been prevented had their been government oversight. 

Is that process too complicated, yes, but there is nothing in this decision that will prevent a tax sale purchaser in MD from reselling at a profit after obtaining the property by foreclosing the right of redemption.

Quote from @Fernando Martin-Gullans: Hey y’all, I’m a retail investor with 2 SFH rentals worth a combined ~$650k looking to utilize some of my stored equity to buy more out-of-state properties, but I’m not quite sure how best to proceed given that my interest rates are incredibly low (leaning me away from refinancing) and neither property is owner-occupied (which I believe prevents me from using a HELOC).

This may be to deliberately prevent discovery of other electrical issues or prevent fire/injury.You will need some form of hard money or construction financing to purchase the property as is, and you will need to get the property occupant-ready to pass an appraisal before permanent financing is on the table.

My crime prevention class was canceled and I’m looking for an update on the rescheduled date.

This would also prevent me from using the HELOC for a different type of investment like BRRRR or fix and flip.

Quote from @Makan A Tabrizi: Quote from @Marcus Auerbach: We try to get ahead of the issue by preventing it in the first place.

We put a sign on every property to: attract tenants, create brand awareness, and to help prevent scammers from using our properties as bait. 

All of my family grew up near Baton Rouge and went to LSU, so I'm rooting for you.

To be transparent, there is not 100% full proof way of preventing fraud.