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Real Estate Investing

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!

Members
1,975,857
Created
2008
Posts a day
1
Avg comments, top posts this week
61

r/realestateinvesting is a Reddit community with 1,975,857 members, created in 2008. It averaged about 1 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts had a median score of 23 and an average of 61 comments each. Mentorship, applicant and beam are the words that show up most in recent titles. This month's top posts went up most often around 17:00 UTC, and most often on a Saturday.

Only approved members can post in r/realestateinvesting.

Data checked October 18, 2026 · Open on Reddit

Top posts this week

  1. 305Lots of flippers in default139 comments · October 15, 2026
  2. 75Good old days 20-25% down cash flow positive94 comments · October 13, 2026
  3. 69“Zero down” is real. “Zero capital” is a scam. Stop letting gurus sell you the difference.33 comments · October 16, 2026
  4. 39Tenant 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?135 comments · October 12, 2026
  5. 6Blatant Self-Promotion Thread: October 14, 202633 comments · October 14, 2026
  6. 4Saturday Mentorship & Questions Thread5 comments · October 17, 2026
  7. 4Small tips for RE investing?8 comments · October 15, 2026
  8. 0How’s everyone feeling?41 comments · October 17, 2026

Top posts this month

  1. 301Lots of flippers in default139 comments · October 15, 2026
  2. 73Solutions for buying out a family-owned beach front property128 comments · September 26, 2026
  3. 69Good old days 20-25% down cash flow positive94 comments · October 13, 2026
  4. 69“Zero down” is real. “Zero capital” is a scam. Stop letting gurus sell you the difference.33 comments · October 16, 2026
  5. 46Tenant 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?135 comments · October 12, 2026
  6. 32Applicant doesn't want to fill out application through zillow. How much of a red flag would you guys consider this?155 comments · September 30, 2026
  7. 28Ever get someone out of an infinite "guru" sales funnel?61 comments · October 6, 2026
  8. 28Is buying to plan for rate drops poor idea?141 comments · September 20, 2026
  9. 28Anyone on the institutional side with some strategies for growing from a high 8 figure portfolio to a high 9 figure portfolio?61 comments · October 6, 2026
  10. 25I’m looking at properties in 2 different states but will only buy in one. If I’m using an agent, what is the best way to do this?67 comments · September 22, 2026

What people ask

  1. 32Applicant doesn't want to fill out application through zillow. How much of a red flag would you guys consider this?155 comments · September 30, 2026
  2. 28Is buying to plan for rate drops poor idea?141 comments · September 20, 2026
  3. 40Tenant 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?135 comments · October 12, 2026
  4. 26I’m looking at properties in 2 different states but will only buy in one. If I’m using an agent, what is the best way to do this?67 comments · September 22, 2026
  5. 25Ever get someone out of an infinite "guru" sales funnel?61 comments · October 6, 2026
  6. 28Anyone on the institutional side with some strategies for growing from a high 8 figure portfolio to a high 9 figure portfolio?61 comments · October 6, 2026

Common words in titles

  • mentorship 5
  • applicant 2
  • beam 2
  • buying 2
  • consider 2
  • down 2
  • family 2
  • fanning 2
  • financing 2
  • issues 2
  • line 2
  • not 2

Best time to post

  • 17:00 UTC · 7 top posts
  • 00:00 UTC · 3 top posts
  • 20:00 UTC · 3 top posts
  • Saturday · 6 top posts
  • Tuesday · 5 top posts

These are counted from the timestamps of this month's 25 top posts. They show when popular posts went up and don't guarantee reach.

Rules

  1. No Spam / SEO or “Guru” Promotion, or AI Responses
  2. Be respectful to other users and conduct your behavior in a civil manner
  3. Low effort or off topic
  4. No self-promotion, solicitation, surveys, syndication, referrals, or AMA
  5. Do not market deals either as a Buyer or Seller
  6. Minimum Karma & Account Age Policy

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Member growth

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    "description": "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!",
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Questions about r/realestateinvesting

How many members does r/realestateinvesting have?
r/realestateinvesting had 1,975,857 members when we last checked on October 18, 2026.
How active is r/realestateinvesting?
Based on its newest posts, it got about 1 new posts a day over the last month. This week's top posts averaged 61 comments each.
When is the best time to post in r/realestateinvesting?
This month's top posts in r/realestateinvesting went up most often around 17:00 UTC, and most often on a Saturday. That's when popular posts were published, so use it as a starting point, not a rule.
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