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. It is the 2nd largest community in the Real Estate topic page.
Roughly 58K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Investment, Real Estate, and Property. 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: 44K members
Past year (monthly)
- 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
- Sep: 3K members
- Oct: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests2 posts in the past month
- Tenant applicant has debt but her salary is more than enough to cover the rent and such. Should my family and I consider her or move on?
- When filing taxes, under what expense do you put mortgage insurance? Under insurance or intrest or another catagory?
#12Advice RequestsTenant applicant has debt but her salary is more than enough to cover the rent and such. Should my family and I consider her or move on? · When filing taxes, under what expense do you put mortgage insurance? Under insurance or intrest or another catagory? - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- Blatant Self-Promotion Thread: October 14, 2026
#21Self-PromotionBlatant Self-Promotion Thread: October 14, 2026 - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- Laws requiring landlords to accept people with Emotional Support Animals (ESA) without question are stupid and landlords learn to avoid tenants that say they have them all around because they are always headaches anyway
#31Pain & AngerLaws requiring landlords to accept people with Emotional Support Animals (ESA) without question are stupid and landlords learn to avoid tenants that say they have them all around because they are always headaches anyway - Money Talk1 post in the past month
- Real estate or stock market? Let’s do the math
#41Money TalkReal estate or stock market? Let’s do the math
Topics
- Investment7 posts in the past month
- Real estate or stock market? Let’s do the math
- Bought 2 rental properties that will bring in $2,600 to 2,700 a month in income
- Small tips for RE investing?
#17InvestmentReal estate or stock market? Let’s do the math · Bought 2 rental properties that will bring in $2,600 to 2,700 a month in income · Small tips for RE investing? - Real Estate6 posts in the past month
- Real estate or stock market? Let’s do the math
#26Real EstateReal estate or stock market? Let’s do the math - Property4 posts in the past month
- Trying to close a property before Dec 31? Ask your team about holiday schedules this week
#34PropertyTrying to close a property before Dec 31? Ask your team about holiday schedules this week - Struggling To Find Tenants2 posts in the past month#42Struggling To Find Tenants
- Hard Time Arv2 posts in the past month#52Hard Time Arv
Flair
- Education5 posts in the past month
- “Zero down” is real. “Zero capital” is a scam. Stop letting gurus sell you the difference.
- Trying to close a property before Dec 31? Ask your team about holiday schedules this week
- How’s everyone feeling?
#15Education“Zero down” is real. “Zero capital” is a scam. Stop letting gurus sell you the difference. · Trying to close a property before Dec 31? Ask your team about holiday schedules this week · How’s everyone feeling? - Discussion3 posts in the past month
- Good old days 20-25% down cash flow positive
- Tenant applicant has debt but her salary is more than enough to cover the rent and such. Should my family and I consider her or move on?
- Small tips for RE investing?
#23DiscussionGood old days 20-25% down cash flow positive · Tenant applicant has debt but her salary is more than enough to cover the rent and such. Should my family and I consider her or move on? · Small tips for RE investing? - Finance1 post in the past month
- Lots of flippers in default
#31FinanceLots of flippers in default - Single Family Home (1-4 Units)1 post in the past month
- Real estate or stock market? Let’s do the math
#41Single Family Home (1-4 Units)Real estate or stock market? Let’s do the math - Property Management1 post in the past month
- Laws requiring landlords to accept people with Emotional Support Animals (ESA) without question are stupid and landlords learn to avoid tenants that say they have them all around because they are always headaches anyway
#51Property ManagementLaws requiring landlords to accept people with Emotional Support Animals (ESA) without question are stupid and landlords learn to avoid tenants that say they have them all around because they are always headaches anyway
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
- 19
- Views /mo (+19%)
- 19
- Visitors /mo (+46%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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