Baltimore, MD Real Estate Investing

[Damon Lloyd]

Hello all, I am Damon Lloyd and I reside in Baltimore, MD. I am fairly new to the real estate investment game (studying for the past two months). 
I have some knowledge of the area and I can see the potential of buying, renovating (minimal if possible), and renting properties in Baltimore. 

My reason of writing this post is this: Do banks commonly loan out for inner-city properties for investment purposes? I am not sure about how banks view city properties and lending out to certain areas. ALSO, for investors that are currently in Maryland, I would love to network and form a relationship!

Thank you all for the help, Damon

[Stephen Predmore]

@Damon Lloyd Hi Damon, I'm a newer investor myself with one deal under my belt and working on my 2nd.  I posted about my 1st deal here:  

https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/850/topics/861566-my-first-baltimore-buy-and-hold-investment?highlight_post=5267942&page=1

My favorite resource has been the 'Maryland Investors Network' Facebook group.  Lots of good content on this very active group.

As for local banks which are investor-focused, I would try Scott Freitag with Eastern Savings.