If so, what would be the best strategy for hitting the 3-years-experience requirement outlined here: http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmStatutesText.aspx?

Bedford (nice town outside of Manchester) is nice but I cannot comment whether you should buy and hold there.Good luck with your search and definitely give NH a shot for the reasons others have outlined - it's a great state!

From that point I will bring out my contractor to give me a range quote if I do not already have a scope of work outlined for them.

From the description you have outlined I do not believe this is fraud.

We typically outline what the rehab plan is and what will be done when. 

Purchase and Sale Agreement outlines HOW you will buy the property and what the key dates will be.

I was able to recover most of the item, but much of the damage (stolen electrical fixtures, mirrors, gate, etc. was removed (some of witch broken) and thus had to be re-installed or replaced).I could have pressed charges in this instance, but was happy to just get the keys and the occupants out of my hair, plus, in the heat of the moment, it slipped my mind to have them arrested.As for other cases, so far to date, I have been able to arrange cash for keys and avoid such problems.In your scenario outlined, it would be tough to prove the case.

.- Usually some sort of follow-up hearing or removal process is outlined in this hearing as a fail-safe.

If you already have a lease in place that doesn't clearly outlines you'll be paying for certain utilities, you're stuck for now but can amend the next lease to remove that from your list of responsibilities and add it to theirs.

You are essentially handing off the keys to a multi-million dollar asset for the PM to run the day to day operations.When selecting a PM, you need to ensure that your goals are clearly outlined and aligned with the PM.