You can also find real estate investing groups through meetup.com, Facebook, or a Google search.

(I just searched MLS and there are 589 right now)  that is not counting off-market and wholesalers. 

I'm looking to purchase my first rental property and have been searching for a deal that would generate positive cash flow based on my projections.

. ;-)Took me all of 5sec do google search to get the below info. 

I can add some insight and if you search around on other forums hear you’ll find the same …While investment wise it may be good please do your background on which wolves your trying to den with . 

Initially, your search may be discouraging @Yael Doron. 

Then, more advanced stuff that those without licenses will have a tough time with: active real estate agents working the area - so i can call them to preview my house - in case they run into potential buyers they know of in their office, Then, I have Listingbook software on my I-phone ( Works with MLS data- by subscription)- that actually knows the number of searches of homes in any given area - so I can blast a promotion of my house to all the agents that have clients looking in the area (not just my subdivision -unless that is what I want), and...for the investor in me: track all the mortgages recorded against the property, so I know how low of an offer I can make - based on the mortgages on the property.

I would like insight from people with experience instead of a "Google search". 

It should also be somewhere with beneficial landlord tenant law.Best of luck in your search and let me know if i can help.

For a quick analysis, I get as close to the 1% price to rent ratio rule for cash flow in Indiana when I was doing my search and narrowing down properties.