I am in the military but trying to broaden my investment portfolio to include real estate.

In addition, I'd very much like to connect with investors, both seasoned and new, in the Cincinnati/NKY area to broaden my knowledge as well as to make connections for potential partnership deals in the future.I hope I get a chance to meet like-minded people soon!

You should broaden your analysis and look at IRR rather than just cash flow.

Would it b wise or risky to broaden my search to NJ if my total cash investment was at the lower end (50-70k)?

I am hear to broaden my knowledge and hopefully meet some fellow investors   

Louis market, as well as broaden my knowledge of real estate.  

I love learning from others and to submerge myself in my goals so I can't wait to broaden my knowledge of the industry, learn more about it and connect with others that are like minded and share this passion!

I would just suggest that your broaden your search to 150K, get prequalified and all of your ducks in a row, be patient for the right property (could take many months), and then jump when the right place presents itself.

Focus on building up a cash reserve to broaden your opportunities!

I've been doing a lot of research on crowdfunding (realtyshares.com) and plan to touch base with my Closing Agent (although I think my debt to income ratio is too high for that route) just to broaden my options.