I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some trick to closing quickly that I didn't know about.

That is a current trend to increase returns.What is the average lot rent??

Its a little mind trick as the low figure is always in the back of your mind so you negotiate harder with suppliers and hustle for the best possible price on everything.Also, the area you are investing in seems to be a lower income area.

Big reason why those "Nevada LLC" tricks don't work for Maryland investors.

These trends vary from neighborhood to neighborhood.

Also rents better sometimes with waiting lists :) By the way another advantage of investing in HO county that the quality of tenants has been shown an increase over the years as the "flakes" has been continuously priced out of the area and tend to be moving towards Baltimore County, Glen Burnie etc...and this trend with tenants seems to continue for the foreseeable future as BRAC, Cyber Security, Verizon and other project are bringing more jobs into our area etc.ps I would definitely not buy anything even in first class location UNLESS you can brake even from day one!

For someone who is just starting out and does not know alot about real estate, is there any value in pursuing something such as a realtor, home inspector, or appraiser license to gain more thorough knowledge of real estate, property, market trends etc?

But to this I would add the growing demand for both commercial space as well as agricultural property in States that may follow suit to Colorado.2.Data Centers: To this I would ask, how hard is it to follow the trend for data center space, e.g. where companies are buying?

Where is the neighborhood trending?  

@Joel Owens  agreerealty.com may have the fullscreen trend but, it's not that usable and functional across devices (phones, tablets, etc...) and may confuse people as the user interface structure is kinda "foreign" due to trying to be trendy.