r/realestateinvesting

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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 58K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Property, Looking For A Mentor, and Mentor. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention lender, property management, and heloc.

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Established 2008
2.0M Members

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +58K members
Growth: +3.0% / year

Member 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: 30K 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: 4K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    12 posts in the past month
    1. How many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have?
    2. Should we sell the 5 properties we inherited or continue renting them out?
    3. [Landlord US-WA] What to do if property management won’t give back keys?
    #1
    Advice Requests
    How many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have? · Should we sell the 5 properties we inherited or continue renting them out? · [Landlord US-WA] What to do if property management won’t give back keys?
    12
  • Solution Requests
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Bookkeeping recommendations
    2. Best loan product for House Hacking a duplex these days?
    3. Investors with 20-50 units, what are you using for a CRM with your tenants, if anything?
    #2
    Solution Requests
    Bookkeeping recommendations · Best loan product for House Hacking a duplex these days? · Investors with 20-50 units, what are you using for a CRM with your tenants, if anything?
    5
  • Pain & Anger
    3 posts in the past month
    1. [VENT] Tenant caused leak, sued me for his security deposit back and won
    2. Screwed by a contractor
    3. How often do you have a really terrible tenant turnover that blows the budget?
    #3
    Pain & Anger
    [VENT] Tenant caused leak, sued me for his security deposit back and won · Screwed by a contractor · How often do you have a really terrible tenant turnover that blows the budget?
    3
  • Money Talk
    2 posts in the past month
    1. Would you rent to 2 friends, each with cosigners
    2. Opportunity to take on CRE project. Should I SBA and use loan as down payment?
    #4
    Money Talk
    Would you rent to 2 friends, each with cosigners · Opportunity to take on CRE project. Should I SBA and use loan as down payment?
    2
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. Blatant Self-Promotion Thread: May 14, 2026
    #5
    Self-Promotion
    Blatant Self-Promotion Thread: May 14, 2026
    1

Topics

  • Property
    8 posts in the past month
    1. Does anyone else end up with 6 tabs open before you've even decided if a property is worth looking at?
    2. Which property to sell?!
    3. Seeking Input on which Rental Property to List First / In what order / All at once
    #1
    Property
    Does anyone else end up with 6 tabs open before you've even decided if a property is worth looking at? · Which property to sell?! · Seeking Input on which Rental Property to List First / In what order / All at once
    8
  • Looking For A Mentor
    6 posts in the past month
    #2
    Looking For A Mentor
    6
  • Mentor
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
    #3
    Mentor
    Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread
    5
  • Rental
    4 posts in the past month
    1. After how many years of owning your rental property did you start feeling “this was worth it”?
    2. Rental Income or Cash Out Refi
    3. Seeking Input on which Rental Property to List First / In what order / All at once
    #4
    Rental
    After how many years of owning your rental property did you start feeling “this was worth it”? · Rental Income or Cash Out Refi · Seeking Input on which Rental Property to List First / In what order / All at once
    4
  • Mortgage
    4 posts in the past month
    1. With mortgage rates having changed so much in the last 5 years, how much this sub never discusses total ROI?
    2. Recasting a mortgage
    3. Owner-occupied mortgages
    #5
    Mortgage
    With mortgage rates having changed so much in the last 5 years, how much this sub never discusses total ROI? · Recasting a mortgage · Owner-occupied mortgages
    4

Flair

  • Single Family Home (1-4 Units)
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Pro-tip: tenants with any type of sob story are never good tenants
    2. After how many years of owning your rental property did you start feeling “this was worth it”?
    3. BRRRR complete
    #1
    Single Family Home (1-4 Units)
    Pro-tip: tenants with any type of sob story are never good tenants · After how many years of owning your rental property did you start feeling “this was worth it”? · BRRRR complete
    18
  • Discussion
    15 posts in the past month
    1. How many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have?
    2. How many owner occupied loans will lenders let you have?
    3. Do you talk about your investments with non-REI friends?
    #2
    Discussion
    How many owner occupied loans will a lender let you have? · How many owner occupied loans will lenders let you have? · Do you talk about your investments with non-REI friends?
    15
  • Education
    9 posts in the past month
    1. Who ruined BiggerPockets?
    2. Do you tell friends when they are buying a terrible deal?
    3. Single Family Brrr Deal - Details
    #3
    Education
    Who ruined BiggerPockets? · Do you tell friends when they are buying a terrible deal? · Single Family Brrr Deal - Details
    9
  • Deal Structure
    7 posts in the past month
    1. Rental Income or Cash Out Refi
    2. Negotiating a duplex
    3. Considering a DST - any good bad experiences folks can share?
    #4
    Deal Structure
    Rental Income or Cash Out Refi · Negotiating a duplex · Considering a DST - any good bad experiences folks can share?
    7
  • Multi-Family (5+ Units)
    7 posts in the past month
    1. What do you do for Insurance
    2. What types of neighborhoods are your multifamily properties in?
    3. Common area laundry in your apartment complex?
    #5
    Multi-Family (5+ Units)
    What do you do for Insurance · What types of neighborhoods are your multifamily properties in? · Common area laundry in your apartment complex?
    7

Product recommendations

  • lender
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Can anyone recommend a lender for cash out refinance?
    2. Can anyone recommend a trust worthy lender for out of state investment properties?
    3. Can anyone recommend a trust worthy lender for out of state investment properties?
    #1
    lender
    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?
    11
  • property management
    8 posts in the past month
    1. [Owner US-TX] What property management company's do you recommend
    2. [Owner US-TX] What property management company's do you recommend
    3. Can you recommend a good rental management software application for me to use?
    #2
    property 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?
    8
  • heloc
    4 posts in the past month
    1. HELOC worth it to scale? Best way to keep growing cashflow?
    2. Recommended HELOC
    3. Recommended HELOC Lenders?
    #3
    heloc
    HELOC worth it to scale? Best way to keep growing cashflow? · Recommended HELOC · Recommended HELOC Lenders?
    4
  • real estate investment books
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Recommended books
    2. New Investor. What books would you recommend to start with that are most relevant going into 2025?
    3. Recommended books for syndicated/passive deals?
    #4
    real estate investment books
    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?
    4
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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.
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