About r/realestateinvesting
Interested in Real Estate Investing? You've come to the right place! /r/realestateinvesting is focused on sharing thoughts, experiences, advice and encouraging questions regardless of your real estate investing niche! Structured Deals, Flipping/Rehabbing, Wholesaling, Lending, Land, Commercial Real Estate and more! If it has to do with real estate investing this sub is for you!
The community at a glance
r/realestateinvesting is a Subreddit for Real Estate Investors with roughly 2.0M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Real Estate communities list.
Roughly 57K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A Mentor, Real Estate, and Mentor. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention lender, property management, and heloc.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 27 members
- 2014: 90 members
- 2015: 727 members
- 2016: 3K members
- 2017: 8K members
- 2018: 19K members
- 2019: 53K members
- 2020: 80K members
- 2021: 952K members
- 2023: 685K members
- 2024: 76K members
- 2025: 55K members
- 2026: 26K members
Past year (monthly)
- Jul: 4K members
- Aug: 4K members
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 3K members
- Nov: 6K members
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 6K members
- Feb: 5K members
- Mar: 5K members
- Apr: 5K members
- May: 5K members
- Jun: 610 members
Themes
- Advice Requests3 posts in the past month
- How many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have?
- Bookkeeping recommendations
- Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
#13Advice RequestsHow many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have? · Bookkeeping recommendations · Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread - Solution Requests2 posts in the past month
- Investors with 20-50 units, what are you using for a CRM with your tenants, if anything?
- Made myself a property analyzer so I stop overthinking every listing
#22Solution RequestsInvestors with 20-50 units, what are you using for a CRM with your tenants, if anything? · Made myself a property analyzer so I stop overthinking every listing - Opportunities1 post in the past month
- Do you talk about your investments with non-REI friends?
#31OpportunitiesDo you talk about your investments with non-REI friends? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Walkthrough- Duplex - New Construction Deal
#41IdeasWalkthrough- Duplex - New Construction Deal - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Would you rent to 2 friends, each with cosigners
#51Money TalkWould you rent to 2 friends, each with cosigners
Topics
- Looking For A Mentor6 posts in the past month#16Looking For A Mentor
- Real Estate5 posts in the past month
- One metric you wish you'd weighted more on your last deal?
- Multi Family Property Management - In House
- Questions - Planning a 1031 portfolio consolidation
#25Real EstateOne metric you wish you'd weighted more on your last deal? · Multi Family Property Management - In House · Questions - Planning a 1031 portfolio consolidation - Mentor4 posts in the past month#34Mentor
- Investment Properties3 posts in the past month#43Investment Properties
- Real Estate Investing3 posts in the past month#53Real Estate Investing
Flair
- Education5 posts in the past month
- Who ruined BiggerPockets?
- Do you tell friends when they are buying a terrible deal?
- Single Family Brrr Deal - Details
#15EducationWho ruined BiggerPockets? · Do you tell friends when they are buying a terrible deal? · Single Family Brrr Deal - Details - Discussion4 posts in the past month
- How many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have?
- Do you talk about your investments with non-REI friends?
- With mortgage rates having changed so much in the last 5 years, how much this sub never discusses total ROI?
#24DiscussionHow many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have? · Do you talk about your investments with non-REI friends? · With mortgage rates having changed so much in the last 5 years, how much this sub never discusses total ROI? - Finance4 posts in the past month
- Screwed by a contractor
- Question About Down Payment on Selling Property
- Bookkeeping recommendations
#34FinanceScrewed by a contractor · Question About Down Payment on Selling Property · Bookkeeping recommendations - Deal Structure4 posts in the past month
- Considering a DST - any good bad experiences folks can share?
- Questions - Planning a 1031 portfolio consolidation
- Assumable loan 4plex purchase
#44Deal StructureConsidering a DST - any good bad experiences folks can share? · Questions - Planning a 1031 portfolio consolidation · Assumable loan 4plex purchase - Multi-Family (5+ Units)3 posts in the past month
- What do you do for Insurance
- What types of neighborhoods are your multifamily properties in?
- Multi Family Property Management - In House
#53Multi-Family (5+ Units)What do you do for Insurance · What types of neighborhoods are your multifamily properties in? · Multi Family Property Management - In House
Product recommendations
- lender11 posts in the past month
- Can anyone recommend a lender for cash out refinance?
- Can anyone recommend a trust worthy lender for out of state investment properties?
- Can anyone recommend a trust worthy lender for out of state investment properties?
#111lenderCan anyone recommend a lender for cash out refinance? · Can anyone recommend a trust worthy lender for out of state investment properties? · Can anyone recommend a trust worthy lender for out of state investment properties? - property management8 posts in the past month
- [Owner US-TX] What property management company's do you recommend
- [Owner US-TX] What property management company's do you recommend
- Can you recommend a good rental management software application for me to use?
#28property management[Owner US-TX] What property management company's do you recommend · [Owner US-TX] What property management company's do you recommend · Can you recommend a good rental management software application for me to use? - heloc4 posts in the past month
- HELOC worth it to scale? Best way to keep growing cashflow?
- Recommended HELOC
- Recommended HELOC Lenders?
#34helocHELOC worth it to scale? Best way to keep growing cashflow? · Recommended HELOC · Recommended HELOC Lenders? - real estate investment books4 posts in the past month
- Recommended books
- New Investor. What books would you recommend to start with that are most relevant going into 2025?
- Recommended books for syndicated/passive deals?
#44real estate investment booksRecommended books · New Investor. What books would you recommend to start with that are most relevant going into 2025? · Recommended books for syndicated/passive deals?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/realestateinvesting for?
- Best for Real Estate Investors enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/realestateinvesting 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/realestateinvesting have?
- Roughly 2.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/realestateinvesting on?
- r/realestateinvesting 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/realestateinvesting cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/realestateinvesting is organized under Real Estate Investors.
- How do I join r/realestateinvesting?
- You can join r/realestateinvesting 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
- 5
- Views
- 5
- Visitors
- 3
- Referrals
Similar Communities
12r/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
r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer
Buying your first home can be exciting, confusing, and everything in between - and you don’t have to go through it alone. This community aims to provide a place where members can ask questions, share stories, and celebrate wins! We welcome everyone from window shoppers and house hunters to experienced buyers, hobbyists, and pros. Please review the rules and use user flair and post flair to keep conversations helpful and on track.
r/AirBnBInvesting
The go to community for any AirBnB investing related questions, thoughts, or ideas! Follow behind the scenes of owning and operating an AirBnB property!
r/RealEstateTechnology
Real Estate Technology for real estate professionals (including agents, brokers, investors, and proptech professionals). Trends and innovations in technology for real estate including lead generation, marketing, websites, SMS, and SaaS, consumer behavior, residential and commercial software, etc. In short: If it’s a tool that makes lives easier for real estate professionals, you’re in the right place. Also a space to discuss broader Prop Tech trends (mobile app, business/funding, news, etc).
Black Girls in Real Estate
The #1 Online Community for Black Women in Real Estate: we connect, learn and grow
Micro Real Estate
Micro Real Estate has resources, forums, and a marketplace for EV Chargers, vending machines and other hardware, along with listings for the micro-properties they operate on. Essentially, it's like a Sillow for EV chargers and vending machines with forums.