Maryland Code, Real Property § 7-312

(i) The purchaser is acting as an advisor or a consultant, or in any other manner represent that the purchaser is acting on behalf of the homeowner;

(ii) The purchaser has certification or licensure that the purchaser does not have;

(iii) The purchaser is assisting the homeowner to “save the house” or use a substantially similar phrase; or

(iv) The purchaser is assisting the homeowner in preventing a foreclosure if the result of the transaction is that the homeowner will no longer own the property;

(i) Record any document, including an instrument of conveyance, signed by the homeowner; or

(ii) Transfer or encumber or purport to transfer or encumber any interest in the residence in default to any third party.