I work with a lot of BP Members and I'm an investor myself, so I see things from a unique perspective. 

Currently living in Newmarket area, curious as to others thoughts on the market prices for real estate in this area. Do you think prices will go down on real estate over the year and be at its lowests price in 2020 th...

Paul likes to chime in on what he has experienced, but I think he is pretty unique.

As you mentioned, only half the property would have qualified and we had a pretty unique opportunity in North Carolina that we couldn't really pass up.

Every market is unique. 

Most portfolio mortgages you would get for an investment property from a small/regional bank or credit union would probably be between (prime + .5%) and (prime + 1.5%).

I could have done that too, but if you know Newburgh Hts you can appreciate that its a unique area and comparing a property there to one in Clark/Fulton or Old Brooklyn didn't seem like the best approach to me to price it. 

Unique metrics they use to find these areas?

In terms of comp rents, this property is a little unique in that it looks more like a town home.

I'd hesitate to go outside of your geographical region for "good deals", you might end up with a bad deal further away in an area you don't know as well, which would just make it harder to deal with.