You could contact @Ann Bellamywho does private lending.

Easy way to look at things are any institutional, or Hedge funds buying in this asset class.

Need to learn about commercial lending, starting LLCs, and need to polish my math skills in relation to making good investment decisions for properties I'm evaluating.

Credit and Liquidity Issues so when the nation's banks face a credit crunch, often caused by a higher prime rate, its profit margins and cash reserves can feel the pressure, resulting in decreased lending in the overall economy, and consumer spending. 

@Charlotte Raycraftunless your transaction is exempt, agents can't write lending terms into a real estate contract anymore.

There are a lot of financial institutions that will only do up to 75-80% of your purchase price and not the value of the property.

It is a small enough city that many hard money lenders aren't willing to lend here.  

I hear there are a lot of private lending scams out there.  

The bank won't lend on it and when they do the final walk through they will bolt and request their earnest money back.

It should be very easy for a competent Realtor to give you all the data necessary to render your own opinion but it will not change how much the bank is willing to lend :-) Hope that helps!