About r/RealEstate
real estate investing landlords landlord borrowing lending mortgages foreclosure loan houses house apartment financing loans buying a house foreclosures foreclosure forbearance home buying homebuying first time homebuyer
The community at a glance
r/RealEstate is a Subreddit for Real Estate Investors with roughly 2.5M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Real Estate topic page.
Roughly 140K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Real Estate, Home, and Looking For A. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention realtor and insurance.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 9K members
- 2014: 11K members
- 2015: 13K members
- 2016: 14K members
- 2017: 22K members
- 2020: 151K members
- 2021: 69K members
- 2023: 570K members
- 2024: 1.2M members
- 2025: 318K members
- 2026: 114K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 18K members
- Jan: 20K members
- Feb: 19K members
- Mar: 22K members
- Apr: 10K members
- May: 9K members
- Jun: 9K members
- Jul: 8K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 4K members
- Nov: 722 members
Themes
- Advice Requests8 posts in the past month
- Landlord is selling the house and is interested in selling to us. Need advice.
- Need advice. Fix it or sell "as is"?
- Advice for where to store belongings? Pod or traditional storage unit?
#18Advice RequestsLandlord is selling the house and is interested in selling to us. Need advice. · Need advice. Fix it or sell "as is"? · Advice for where to store belongings? Pod or traditional storage unit? - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- HELOC vs home equity loan for a $45k kitchen remodel?
- Any sites to list a neglected house for sale without going through a realtor?
#22Solution RequestsHELOC vs home equity loan for a $45k kitchen remodel? · Any sites to list a neglected house for sale without going through a realtor? - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Sell house with all furniture included?
#31Money TalkSell house with all furniture included? - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Not pleased with my realtor, but I signed a contract to be represented by them until April 2. How should I rectify this?
#41Pain & AngerNot pleased with my realtor, but I signed a contract to be represented by them until April 2. How should I rectify this?
Topics
- Real Estate35 posts in the past month#135Real Estate
- Home23 posts in the past month#223Home
- Looking For A21 posts in the past month#321Looking For A
- House16 posts in the past month#416House
- Struggling16 posts in the past month#516Struggling
Flair
- Homebuyer17 posts in the past month
- 'Ugh… they are Black': Realtor's alleged text sparks Queens discrimination lawsuit
- Update on “Landlord is selling the house and is interested in selling to us. Need advice.”
- Landlord is selling the house and is interested in selling to us. Need advice.
#117Homebuyer'Ugh… they are Black': Realtor's alleged text sparks Queens discrimination lawsuit · Update on “Landlord is selling the house and is interested in selling to us. Need advice.” · Landlord is selling the house and is interested in selling to us. Need advice. - Homeseller6 posts in the past month
- House selling success story
- When did you know it was time to sell your current home?
- Assumable Loan Question
#26HomesellerHouse selling success story · When did you know it was time to sell your current home? · Assumable Loan Question - Legal2 posts in the past month
- Disclose next door neighbors loudly barking dog
- To lawyer up or not
#32LegalDisclose next door neighbors loudly barking dog · To lawyer up or not - Investor to Investor2 posts in the past month
- Please may I have contacts for the Rio Grande Valley, Industrial Real Estate, A class please
- Advice for young RE investors
#42Investor to InvestorPlease may I have contacts for the Rio Grande Valley, Industrial Real Estate, A class please · Advice for young RE investors - Financing1 post in the past month
- Unemployment and forbearance
#51FinancingUnemployment and forbearance
Product recommendations
- realtor4 posts in the past month
- asheville (rural, mountain) realtor recs- buy side
- Atlanta agent recs?
- Buying land in CO - realtor recs, pitfalls and favorite areas?
#14realtorasheville (rural, mountain) realtor recs- buy side · Atlanta agent recs? · Buying land in CO - realtor recs, pitfalls and favorite areas? - insurance3 posts in the past month
- Any insurance company recs for south Louisiana?
- Insurance Recs for NY? - State Farm cancelling us a few days before cleared to close
- Condo Insurance Recs for IL: was just dropped by State Farm for having one claim my first year of Coverage
#23insuranceAny insurance company recs for south Louisiana? · Insurance Recs for NY? - State Farm cancelling us a few days before cleared to close · Condo Insurance Recs for IL: was just dropped by State Farm for having one claim my first year of Coverage
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/RealEstate for?
- Best for Real Estate Investors enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/RealEstate free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/RealEstate have?
- Roughly 2.5M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/RealEstate on?
- r/RealEstate runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/RealEstate cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/RealEstate is organized under Real Estate Investors.
- How do I join r/RealEstate?
- You can join r/RealEstate by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Real Estate communities like?
- Communities for real estate investors, wholesalers, and property buyers covering strategies, deal analysis, and market conditions. Discord has active groups for learning real estate strategies, Reddit has large general discussion communities, and Facebook serves niche markets and regional investor groups.
Monthly Stats
- 50
- Views /mo (+67%)
- 48
- Visitors /mo (+92%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-86%)
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