I'm wondering if anybody has had any experience with the Maryland market.

You can find some deals on the market, but they are definitely the lowest hanging fruit and always attract a lot of attention.

- select markets will be stronger than others.

One of my first orders of business is to start learning how to do market research so...Question- what is the best way for a newcomer to learn to conduct Market Research?

If you want to network or ask specific questions about your local market, go to your local real estate forum and connect with investors from your area: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/86-local-real-estate-networking5.

That's great that you are getting going investing in different markets. 

Quote from @Luis De la Puente: In your experience, how do you see private money lenders shaping the real estate market, especially for fix and flip projects?

Hi BP, I'm looking at a few off-Market deals in Cleveland OH, this will be a new market for me.

Buy and hold rentals will be funded through use of fix and flip capital – 1 for every 5 fix and flips completed.MARKET Our markets for the immediate future will include: Phoenix metro and surrounding areas, Maricopa city, and Casa Grande.

On one side it's good because you don't have any vacancies but it can be bad because many times rents are under the market and there might be needed updates and repairs that are hard to do with tenants in the property.