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 #9 in the Real Estate communities list.
Roughly 58K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Land, Struggling To Find Tenants, and Hard Time Arv. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Self-Promotion. 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: 39K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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: 4K members
- Jul: 5K members
- Aug: 4K members
Themes
- Advice Requests6 posts in the past month
- I don’t know what new Landlord needs to hear this but don’t trust online background checks like Zillow.
- Need advice: Paid $300k cash for a duplex, currently ~3% CoC return. What would you do from here?
- How do you reject tenant’s applications ?
#16Advice RequestsI don’t know what new Landlord needs to hear this but don’t trust online background checks like Zillow. · Need advice: Paid $300k cash for a duplex, currently ~3% CoC return. What would you do from here? · How do you reject tenant’s applications ? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Blatant Self-Promotion Thread: August 14, 2026
#21Self-PromotionBlatant Self-Promotion Thread: August 14, 2026 - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- How to Compare cash out DSCR terms? Hidden fees, or gotchas?
#31Solution RequestsHow to Compare cash out DSCR terms? Hidden fees, or gotchas? - Ideas1 post in the past month
- Ideas for real estate related work to replace $210k W-2 job?
#41IdeasIdeas for real estate related work to replace $210k W-2 job?
Topics
- Land3 posts in the past month
- Land contracts
#13LandLand contracts - Struggling To Find Tenants2 posts in the past month#22Struggling To Find Tenants
- Hard Time Arv2 posts in the past month#32Hard Time Arv
- Mortgage2 posts in the past month
- New mortgage servicer can't find my mortgager?
#42MortgageNew mortgage servicer can't find my mortgager? - Landlord2 posts in the past month
- I don’t know what new Landlord needs to hear this but don’t trust online background checks like Zillow.
- [Landlord - FL] - First tenant moving out.
#52LandlordI don’t know what new Landlord needs to hear this but don’t trust online background checks like Zillow. · [Landlord - FL] - First tenant moving out.
Flair
- Discussion9 posts in the past month
- Selling most of the buildings and putting what I walk away with in the S&P
- Private Money Lending
- How to screen section 8
#19DiscussionSelling most of the buildings and putting what I walk away with in the S&P · Private Money Lending · How to screen section 8 - Single Family Home (1-4 Units)8 posts in the past month
- Staring in October, Maryland will not allow you to use criminal history, credit history or income to screen tenants.
- I don’t know what new Landlord needs to hear this but don’t trust online background checks like Zillow.
- Creative Structuring for Seller Financing
#28Single Family Home (1-4 Units)Staring in October, Maryland will not allow you to use criminal history, credit history or income to screen tenants. · I don’t know what new Landlord needs to hear this but don’t trust online background checks like Zillow. · Creative Structuring for Seller Financing - Education4 posts in the past month
- How do you reject tenant’s applications ?
- the 1% rule is basically breakeven now, and in texas breakeven is 1.11%
- Too much savings ?
#34EducationHow do you reject tenant’s applications ? · the 1% rule is basically breakeven now, and in texas breakeven is 1.11% · Too much savings ? - Finance4 posts in the past month
- New mortgage servicer can't find my mortgager?
- How to Compare cash out DSCR terms? Hidden fees, or gotchas?
- Sellers credit limit on conventional loan
#44FinanceNew mortgage servicer can't find my mortgager? · How to Compare cash out DSCR terms? Hidden fees, or gotchas? · Sellers credit limit on conventional loan - Questions - Weekly3 posts in the past month
- Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
- Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
- Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
#53Questions - WeeklySaturday Mentorship & Questions Thread · Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread · Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
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
- 8
- Views /mo (-20%)
- 7
- Visitors /mo (-22%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo (-50%)
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