r/realestateinvesting rules, stats, and what to post

This is a community for people interested in real estate investing. The description says it is focused on sharing thoughts, experiences, and advice, and it encourages questions no matter your niche. The listed niches are structured deals, flipping and rehabbing, wholesaling, lending, land, commercial real estate, and more. In short, if it has to do with real estate investing, it belongs here. The people posting are investors at different stages, from people asking their first questions to experienced folks sharing what they have learned. The rules make it clear this is a discussion space, not a marketplace, so the room rewards people who show up to talk shop rather than sell something.

The big one is “No Spam / SEO or “Guru” Promotion, or AI Responses”, which warns that the sub is modded with an iron fist on spam, SEO attempts, guru promotion, and click bait titles, and says a violation means a permanent ban. Then there is “No self-promotion, solicitation, surveys, syndication, referrals, or AMA”, which bans links to your site, YouTube, Bitly, Instagram, or TikTok, bans DM me and let's connect messages, bans offers to render service, bans recommending vendors, and bans apps, websites, calculators, and even feedback on free utilities. That rule has one exception, self-promotion is allowed inside the Monthly Blatant Self Promotion Thread. “Do not market deals either as a Buyer or Seller” covers lending, insurance, and syndication, and says even an obviously a joke post is treated as an offer to buy or sell, with a permanent ban as the result. “Low effort or off topic” requires supporting content under your title and bans profanity in titles, giving the example of a title with no substance like someone announcing they have money and asking what to do. Finally, “Minimum Karma & Account Age Policy” says accounts younger than 10 days, or with less than 15 comment karma in this sub, cannot post, and the mods will not push it through.

A good post here is a real question or a real experience, written in your own words, with enough supporting content under the title to show you put in effort. If you are a founder, the respectful path is to participate as a member first. Build up at least 15 comment karma in this subreddit by answering questions and joining discussions before you attempt a post. When you do post, bring something useful, like a lesson from a deal you worked on, a question about a strategy in one of the covered niches, or a genuine ask for advice on a situation you are facing. If you have something to promote, save it for the Monthly Blatant Self Promotion Thread and nowhere else. Keep titles plain and honest, because click bait is called out by name in the rules.

Do not post links to your own website or to YouTube, Bitly, Instagram, or TikTok, because rule 4 violations result in permanent bans. Do not self-promote anywhere except the Monthly Blatant Self Promotion Thread, and keep it strictly inside that thread. Do not ask people to DM you, offer your services, recommend vendors, or share apps, websites, or calculators, even free ones. Do not market deals as a buyer or a seller, including lending, insurance, and syndication, and do not assume a joke framing will save you, because the rules say jokes are still treated as offers. Do not post spam, SEO attempts, guru promotion, click bait titles, or AI responses, since rule 1 carries a permanent ban. Do not post a title with no supporting content, and keep profanity out of titles. Do not post before your account is 10 days old and you have at least 15 comment karma in this subreddit.

The thing that jumps out at me is rule 5, where the mods say any obviously a joke offer to buy or sell still gets treated as a real offer. That tells you this room has been burned by people dressing up deal marketing as banter, so the safest move is to never write anything that reads like a transaction. I also respect that they spell out exact numbers, 10 days and 15 comment karma, because vague rules are the ones that get you banned by surprise. If you invest in real estate and want Reddit to actually work for you, this is a community where patience is the whole strategy.