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There are a lot of real estate blogs out there on the internet. It’s easy to get lost. To help, we compiled this list of 75 of the best real estate blogs that you should pay attention to in 2021.
You don’t have to pay attention to all of them, of course. Just pick and choose ones that catch your eye, subscribe, and pay attention to the advice that they’re sharing.
We’ve broken this list down into 3 different categories…
- Best Real Estate Blogs For Investors
- Best Real Estate Blogs For Agents
- Best Real Estate Lifestyle Blogs
And as a little bonus, we’ve included a list of 101 topic ideas for your own blog!
So without further ado, let’s dive right in!
Best Real Estate Blogs For Investors
If you’re a real estate investor — wholesaler, flipper, or buy-and-hold-er — here are the blogs we recommend keeping an eye on!
1. Carrot Blog
We know it’s a little tacky to recommend our own blog in this list, but we really do try our best to provide investors and agents with useful and practical advice. Primarily, we focus on topics around real estate marketing — how to find deals through SEO and advertising. But one of our most-shared articles was a simple list of high-volume real estate investors who regularly share their secrets on social media. Check it out below!
Must Read Posts
- 9 High-volume Influential Real Estate Investors Who Love Sharing Their Secrets (Follow Them!)
- How to Format Effective Real Estate Testimonials + Examples
- Facebook Ads for Real Estate Investors: How to Get Real Leads Today
2. BiggerPockets
When it comes to real estate investing, BiggerPockets is the place to learn what you need to know — it’s for beginners and experts. In fact, many of our most successful members — people who own 7-figure real estate investing businesses — started their education on the BiggerPockets blog. They cover pretty much everything… if it’s an investing-related question, then it’s probably on their blog.
Must Read Posts
- How to Buy a Foreclosure: A Guide for Finding & Landing Foreclosed Deals
- How to Sell Your House: 100 Tips to Sell Faster and For More Money
- 10 Not-So-Obvious Ways to Thoroughly Screen Potential Tenants
3. Fundrise
Fundrise is one of the most popular REITs around right now. And their blog offers tons of helpful information, primarily for new investors. They talk about the basics of real estate investing, the differences between REITs and rental properties, how to understand cap rates, and tons more.
Must Read Posts
- How to Invest in Real Estate: The Basics
- Understanding Cap Rates: What Smart Investors Should Know
- REITs vs Rentals: What’s the Best Way to Invest in Real Estate?
4. FortuneBuilders
FortuneBuilders is a website that’s dedicated entirely to teaching people how to become successful real estate investors. Some of their most popular content discusses the importance of curb appeal, how to start and grow a real estate portfolio the right way, and profitable home-improvement projects. Both those are just a few examples.
Must Read Posts
- 8 Home Improvement Projects With A High ROI
- The Importance Of Curb Appeal
- Starting And Growing A Real Estate Portfolio The Right Way
6. REALTY MOGUL
REALTY MOGUL is a popular REIT that focuses on commercial real estate investing. Their blog teaches new investors how to build passive income, manage rentals, and lots more. They also share a lot of practical advice about topics like reviewing quarterly reports and “The Definition of Like-Kind Property in a 1031 Exchange”.
Must Read Posts
- 20 Famous Real Estate Investing Quotes
- Investing in Rental Properties For Beginners
- Investing For Begginers: 5 Reasons To Consider Passive Income Investing
7. Landlordology
Rather than just being a blog about real estate investing, Landlordology takes us one niche deeper. They teach landlords how to make the most of their property investments. Some of their most popular blog articles talk about the top 10 amenities that renters can’t resist, how to maximize rental income, and how to create a fair and reasonable lease agreement.
Must Read Posts
- Top 10 Amenities Renters Can’t Resist
- How to Maximize Your Rental Income through Renovation & Decoration
- Top 10 Tips for First-Time Landlords
8. InvestFourMore
Mark Ferguson is a big author in the real estate world. He’s written books about how to build a rental property empire, how to fix and flip your way to financial freedom, and even how to negotiate real estate deals (plus lots more). His blog over at InvestfourMore offer great advice for free. He has sections of his blog dedicated to BRRR, wholesaling, finding deals, house hacking, financing, tax advantages, and even advice for agents.
Must Read Posts
- What Is The Best Way To Invest In Real Estate?
- An Investor’s Guide To Wholesaling Real Estate
- How Much Does It Cost To Fix Up And Repair A House?
9. Coach Carson
Chad Carson is a self-made, financially independent real estate investor. And he shares real-life advice over on his blog, Coach Carson. Readers can learn the basics of real estate investing, how to choose a profitable market, and even how to manage live-in house flips.
Must Read Posts
- Real Estate Investing 101 – 9 Steps to Get Started (or Restarted)
- The 15 Best Real Estate Investing Strategies
- Dave Ramsey Says Debt Is Dumb in Real Estate Investing. Is it True?
10. REtipster
Retipster is a website that offers, according to its own homepage, “real world guidance for real estate investors. Their blog will show you how to write killer ads for your investing business, where to post your real estate listings, and lots more. This is definitely a site worth paying attention to.
Must Read Posts
- 35 Real Estate Facts That Will Blow Your Freaking Mind
- SOLD! How To Write Real Estate Ads That Sell Properties Fast
- 50 Websites To Post Real Estate Listings For FREE
11. Flipping Junkie
Danny Johnson fix-and-flipped his way to financial freedom. And on his blog, Flipping Junkie, he documents his journey and shows readers how to do the same. Some of his most popular articles talk about how to dominate a wholesaling market, 27 tips for a successful house flip, why many wholesalers aren’t appreciated, and lots more.
Must Read Posts
- How to Dominate Wholesaling Houses in Your Area – Plus Some Myth Busting
- 27 House Flipping Tips For a Successful House Flip
- Why the Vast Majority of Wholesalers Are Not Appreciated
12. The College Investor
The College Investor is a large blog that specifically offers advice to college students and millennials about how to get out of debt and build passive income. Their most popular content focuses on
Must Read Posts
- 30 Passive Income Ideas You Can Use to Build Real Wealth
- 3 Ways To Make $50,000 Per Year Without Working With Passive Income
- 10 Different Ways To Start Investing With Just $1,000
13. CleverInvestor
CleverInvestor is a content-heavy website that helps people “crush real estate investing.” Some of their content focuses on practical investing advice, but a good chunk of it discusses how to muster a successful mindset — from getting rid of perfectionism to learning to be creative and becoming a better leader.
Must Read Posts
- Top 3 Mistakes New Real Estate Wholesalers are Making
- How to Multitask Efficiently in Real Estate Investing
- This is Why you’re not Achieving your Goals
14. The Real Estate Guys
Robert Helms and Russell Gray have been sharing real estate investing advice since 1997. Their podcast, The Real Estate Guys Radio Show, is one of the most downloaded podcasts on iTunes under the investing category. Their blog is great, too. They talk about how investors can keep afloat during disasters, the differences between bitcoin and real estate, and lots more. Their advice is practical, real-world, and seasoned with experience.
Must Read Posts
- China, gold, oil, the dollar and YOU …
- Bitcoin vs Real Estate
- The Role of Investors in Bouncing Back from Disaster
15. RealWealth
RealWealth is a large website with tons of helpful content. Their blog covers topics ranging from how to grow a real estate investing business during COVID-19 to financing options, bookkeeping, and property management. They also host webinars, live events, tours, and strategy sessions. If you’re a real estate investor — or an aspiring one — RealWealth can help.
Must Read Posts
- 18 Best Places to Buy Rental Property in 2020
- What is an Opportunity Zone? Tax Benefits & More Explained
- 6 Real Estate Investing Success Stories That Will Inspire You
16. Ryan Dossey
Ryan Dossey is a young and successful real estate investor. He owns more than 145 properties at a valuation of $8.8 million. Through his blog and YouTube channel, he’s teaching people how he did it. He even has a free e-book, where he shows you how he added 150 units and $9 million worth of assets to his portfolio using the BRRRR method. Go check it out!
Must Read Posts
- 9 Things I Wish People Would Have Told Me Before I Started Wholesaling Real Estate
- THREE REASONS WHY INVESTORS SHOULD GET THEIR REAL ESTATE LICENSE
- WHOLESALING? TRY WHOLETALING!
17. Just Ask Ben Why
Ben Leybovich found massive success as a real estate investor after him and his family moved to the U.S. from Russia. He’s been featured on Grant Cardone’s podcast, BiggerPockets, and Huffington Post. His advice is real, practical, and easy to implement.
Must Read Posts
- What’s More Important for Rentals – Equity or Cash Flow?
- Why We Are Excited About Downtown Mesa
- Why We Are Buying 4th Apartment Community
18. Joe Crump
Joe Crump has been an active real estate investor since 1986. And on his blog, he teaches people how to flip properties, build a portfolio, and systematize their business. That last point is one of his strongest, and we really enjoy his content where discusses the processes and tools for automating an investing business.
Must Read Posts
- Relentless Real Estate Investor Automated Follow-up
- Are Lease Options Legal In All States – Including Texas?
- Where Is The Best Market To Invest?
19. Call Porter
Call Porter is a service dedicated entirely to answering the phone for real estate investors — primarily to speak with motivated sellers. And their blog provides lots of free advice about how to grow your investing business in a way that supports your lifestyle, not just financially but time-wise as well. Some of their most popular posts talk about how to build a long-distance investing business and what successful investors do differently than everyone else.
Must Read Posts
- How To Build a Long Distance Real Estate Investing Business
- 6 Tenets Of a High-Volume Real Estate Investing Business
- 7 Things Top Real Estate Investors Do Differently
20. 1-2-3 Flip
1-2-3 Flip is a site that’s focussed on providing real estate investors with tons of free value. More specifically, they focus on helping aspiring house flippers to start living the fix-and-flip financial dream. Their blog primarily provides real-time updates on their own investing journey, with no shortage of practical lessons for the newbie investor. But they have tons of other resources on their site beside the blog. Go explore!
Must Read Posts
21. The Broker List
The Broker List is a website geared toward commercial real estate investors. Their blog explains how net operating income (NOI works, differenct reasons for hiring a commercial real estate professional, and even content creation tips. If you operate in commercial real estate investing, then this is definitely a blog where you’ll want to spend a little time.
Must Read Posts
- Understanding Net Operating Income (NOI)
- Top 5 Reasons To Hire a Commercial Real Estate Professional
- 10 Content Creation Tips to Consider
22. REItips
REItips is a site that offers exactly what it sounds like: real estate investing tips! Their content has a unique, slightly playful tone, but once you get into it, there’s a lot of meat on the bones. Some of REItips most popular articles talk about how to quickly find cash buyers and how to find money lenders to fund your next deal.
Must Read Posts
- To All The Gurus We’ve Ever Loved Before (A Frank, Open Letter)
- “Do Not Rent To” Database Helps Landlords Screen Tenants, Avoid Nightmares
- Video: How I Find Cash Buyers in Minutes for My Wholesale Deals
23. Real Estate In Your Twenties
Brandon Turner became a successful real estate investor in his twenties — and it totally changed his life. His blog aims to educate people, particulary young people, about how to start investing in real estate, how to build financial freedom, and how to craft an empowering mindset. He tells a lot of stories from his own personal experiences and that makes his blog all the more engaging.
Must Read Posts
- How I Used Real Estate to Pay for My Newborn Daughter’s College Education
- How to Become an Entrepreneur: 4 Vital Tips for Success
- 7 Things I Desperately Wish I Had Known When I Started Flipping Houses
24. Mobile Home Investing
Mobile Home Investing is exactly what it sounds like. This site helps people who want to build a business around investing in mobile homes. The advantage to this method is that it’s usually a lot cheaper than investing in full-sized homes (although you sometimes have to sell them to a cash buyer). Some of this site’s most popular articles talk about how to buy mobile homes when the land is included, how to navigate COVID-19, and even how to deal with the affect of freezing weather on your properties.
Must Read Posts
- Mobile Home Investing with the Land Included
- How Are Other Mobile Home Investors Investing Through Covid?
- Freezing Weather & Your Mobile Home Investment
25. BawldGuy Investing
BawldGuy Investing is a great site for learning about creating retirement income, notes, and cash flow. In the website’s own words: “At BawldGuy Investing, we’re not about hoarding knowledge for ourselves. We want you to be as well-informed as you want to be about the real estate investing world. Plus, we love sharing our favorite tips and best practices that we’ve gathered from decades of experience in the financial industry.” Some of their most popular articles talk about note income, debt elimination, and creating income streams for retirement.
Must Read Posts
26. Black Belt Investors
This site was founded and is managed by Sensei Gilliland, a title he intentionally selected to illustrate that discipline of the mind is critical for successful real estate investing. The site’s most popular articles talk about how to profit from real estate, how to thrive in the new economy, and how to turn every lead into a deal. Those are big promises, but Sensei Gilliland’s advice is undeniably helpful.
Must Read Posts
- The Most Ridiculously Simple Way To Profit From Real Estate Today
- How To Survive & Thrive In The New Economy
- End Frustration Now: How To Turn EVERY House Lead Into A Deal
Best Real Estate Blogs For Agents
If you’re a real estate agent who’s trying to grow your business, then check the following blogs.
1. Carrot Blog
We know it’s a little tacky to recommend our own blog in this list, but we really do try our best to provide investors and agents with useful and practical advice. Primarily, we focus on topics around real estate marketing — how to find deals through SEO and advertising. But one of our most-shared articles was a simple list of high-volume real estate investors who regularly share their secrets on social media. Check it out below!
Must Read Posts
- Why every real estate professional should have a content marketing strategy
- 101 Blog Post Ideas For Real Estate
- 25 Real Estate Agent Marketing Ideas for Dominating Your Market
2. Forbes Real Estate
Forbes covers just about every business and entrepreneurship topic under the sun. Real estate is no exception. In fact, Forbes has an entire section of their blog dedicated to reporting on critical industry news, nationwide real estate market shifts, and pertinent advice from real experts about how to build a business in different types of markets.
Must Read Posts
- Millennials Aren’t Having Kids. Here’s Why That’s A Problem For Baby Boomer Real Estate & Retirement
- The 30-Year-Old Texas Tycoon Who Is Building A Real Estate Empire
- Why Real Estate Builds Wealth More Consistently Than Other Asset Classes
3. McKissock
McKissock is a website dedicated entirely to real estate learning. They teach people how to get their real estate license, inspect homes professionally, survey land, engineer properties, and even manage banking loans and licenses. Their blog in particular has a lot of content that offers free value for real estate agents. See some examples below!
Must Read Posts
- 25 Real Estate Shows to Binge During Quarantine
- Who Are Millennials and What Do They Want in a Home?
- 4 Real Estate Marketing Trends to Expect in 2019
4. Housing Wire
Housing Wire is a massive online publication that provides real estate agents and investors with updates and advice on the current real estate market. They are particularly adept at providing their readers with real-time relevant news, such as how Coronavirus will effect FHA lending, why certain housing markets are favoring buyers, and how Bank of America now allows borrowers to pause their mortgage payments.
Must Read Posts
- Bank of America will allow borrowers to pause their mortgage payments
- Real estate agents say housing market is favoring buyers
- Is the coronavirus about to wipe out FHA lending?
5. Inman
Inman is one of the leading voices when it comes to real estate market updates, advice, and education. And for good reason. They consistently provide valuable content for real esstate agents and investors alike. Their most popular content tends to revolve around recent shifts in the real estate market.
Must Read Posts
- Scrub-a-dub-dub, Houzz says homeowners are ditching the tub
- 10 cities best prepared to weather a coronavirus-fueled economic storm
- 30-year mortgage rates hit lowest point in 50-year history
6. Redfin
Redfin is a massive online website that offers advice to homebuyers, homesellers, and agents. They provide real-time market updates as well as tips on how to buy or sell a home for the best deal. Agents, investors, and even homebuyers and sellers will find value on the Redfin blog. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Black Homebuyers Face Steeper Price Increases, Sharper Declines in Homes for Sale than White Homebuyers During the Pandemic
- Home Prices Up 13%, Biggest Increase Since 2013
- iBuyer Activity Ground to a Halt in the Second Quarter, With Market Share Plummeting to 0.1%
7. The New York Times | Real Estate
The New York Times has an entire section of their website that’s dedicated to real estate news, advice, and stories. A lot of their content provides updates on thriving or struggling markets in and out of the U.S. They also tell the stories of agents and investors who’ve found massive success in a particular area or with a particular type of transaction. It’s definitely worth subscribing so you get notified when they publish new content.
Must Read Posts
- How to Create a Serene Home
- Derek Jeter Puts His Tampa Home on the Market for $29 Million
- Greenport, N.Y.: A Casual Village on the Waterfront
8. Realest Blog
We love the Realest Blog because it offers practical advice to real estate agents and investors about how to run their businesses, make profitable investments, negotiate, optimize the value of a home, and more. Their advice is helpful, to the point, and clearly provided by people who actually know what they’re talking about.
Must Read Posts
- The Reasons Why People Move
- 5 Ways to Add Value to Your Home
- What is REX Real Estate? An AI-Driven Company Changing the Industry
9. The Close
The Close is another gem that every real estate agent should check out. Some of their most popular articles will help you generate more leads with your open houses, give you ideas for what content to share on social media as well as what hashtags to use on Instagram and Twitter, and tons more. The Close’s content is wicked practical and every article goes above-and-beyond to provide the reader with real value. You definitely don’t want to miss this one.
Must Read Posts
- 21 Open House Ideas That Will Actually Get You Leads
- 87 Real Estate Memes Realtors Can’t Stop Sharing
- Top 97 Real Estate Hashtags for 2019: Instagram, Twitter & More!
10. Jason Fox
Jason Fox has been serving in the real estate industry for 15 years. He’s even helped hundreds of real estate agents and investors personally with their online marketing. And he shares his expertise on his blog for free. Mostly, his blog talks about how to market your business as a real estate agent — how to name your business, how to use SEO for lead-gen, and how to create a logo, for example). If you want some help with your online marketing, this his blog is a great place to go browsing.
Must Read Posts
- THE 8 UNEXPECTED COSTS OF SELLING A HOME
- HOW TO USE SEO TO MARKET YOUR STARTUP REAL ESTATE BUSINESS
- WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REAL ESTATE BROKER AND AGENT
11. Cornerstone Home Lending Blog
Cornerstone Home Lending’s blog is a great resource for real estate agents. On it, they talk about the benefits of buying rather than renting, how to win bidding wars in a hot market, and how to make the most of today’s market. Their content is always practical and concise. Check out some of their most popular articles below.
Must Read Posts
- 11 smart home features could increase your home’s value by 11%
- 6 ways your mortgage lender can help you sell more homes
- What’s a title commitment? Understanding your titlework before closing day
12. Sotheby’s International Realty
For real estate agents who focus their efforts on helping clients sell and buy luxury homes, Sotheby’s International Realty blog can certainly offer some inspiration and roundabout advice. Primarily, this blog offer stories and examples of luxury homes that are currently on the market or have recently sold. It’s a great place to stay updated about what’s happening in the luxury real estate market and to get ideas about how to grow your own business.
Must Read Posts
- New Development Spotlight: Waterfall Residences in Haryana, India
- Luxury Real Estate Headlines: Third Week of September 2020
- Inside a Resplendent Beverly Hills Estate
13. Geek Estate Blog
The Geek Estate Blog is a simple low-key website that offers a fresh perspective on the current real estate market, new and upcoming tools, and and how popular culture is impacting real estate agents and investors. They answer common questions that agents and investors face — like “Should landlords include internet service as an amenity?” — and they offer advice about how to navigate different types of markets.
Must Read Posts
- Should Landlords Include Internet Services as an Amenity?
- The Smart Cities Movement Is Reshaping Commercial Real Estate
- Connecting Adventurers, Travelers And Homebuyers Through A Mobile App?
14. Realty Biz News
Realty Biz News is a real estate news-focussed website that offers consistent value to agents and investors who want to keep pace with the times. Recently, for example, they’ve written about how Amazon wants to work with property managers, how to pick the best lighting control system for a smart home, and why renters prefer virtual tours. Check out their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- COVID-19: What the future holds in terms of Real Estate Investments?
- Questions to Ask a Home Inspector
- 5 Important Home Buying Mistakes to Avoid
15. Keeping Current Matters
Keeping Current Matters is a real estate blog that discusses exactly what its title suggests: current events and how they impact the real estate market. Some of their most recent articles discuss how low inventory may impact the housing market this coming fall, for instance, and why the surging real estate market continues to climb. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Data Says April is the Best Month to List Your Home for Sale
- Interest Rates Hit New 12 Month Low!
- The New Spring Real Estate Market is Here. Are You Ready?
16. Notorious Rob
Experienced real estate agents and veterans will find paricular value in Notorious Rob’s blog. On it, Rob Hahn, the Managing Partner of 7DS Associates, shares his unique perspective on current events and how he expects it’ll impact the real estate market. He also shares advice about how to grow in all different types of markets. And the best part is, you know the advice is coming from someone who’s been there, done that. Check out his most popular posts below!
Must Read Posts
- Silver Lining from Pandemic #1: Housing Market Will Explode
- Time for a Housecleaning: Racism in Long Island Real Estate
- Homeowners Net More Selling to Zillow Than With a REALTOR
17. Commercial Property Executive
Commercian Property Executive is a large online media source for real estate investors and agents. They cover current events that impact the world-wide and nation-wide economy, tell the stories of real estate professionals who are doing remarkable things, and provide advice on how agents and investors can navigate growing a business in uncertain times. Check out their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Why China Will Keep Pumping Capital into the US Real Estate Market
- New World Plans $2.5B Mixed-Use Project in Hong Kong
- Challenge Accepted: Building for a Sustainable Future
18. The Spark
The Spark is the name of AgentFire’s blog, where they discuss everything that relates to real estate marketing. That includes Instagram marketing, resources for running Facebook ads, top online real estate schools, brand positioning, and lots more. Each of their blog posts offers real advice about a very specific topic. Check out some of their top content below!
Must Read Posts
- Top Real Estate Instagram Accounts You Should Follow
- The Ultimate List of FREE Real Estate Marketing Resources
- Reinvigorate Your SEO Game With These 5 Strategies
19. The Real Deal
The Real Deal is a large and often-updated publication that discusses the current events surrounding real estate in New York. A lot of their content revolves around different celebrity investments (Trump and Kushner, for instance) or drama, but — especially if you live in New York — it can be a helpful resource for keeping your fingers on the pulse of the real estate market.
Must Read Posts
- New York state halts evictions statewide due to coronavirus
- Morgan Stanley on firm’s future: “Much less real estate”
- More NYC hotel loans are defaulting as room rates fall
20. Market Watch: Real Estate
The real estate section on Market Watch is flooded with updates on the economy, big-business transactions, and smart investments. Currently, they’re talking a lot about how buyers and sellers are dealing with record-low mortgage rates and how Covid-19 is impacting the real estate market. This is a great resource for staying updated on what’s going on in the nation-wide economy.
Must Read Posts
- Hope to retire someday? See if you can answer these six simple questions
- Home-builder confidence soars to all-time high despite rising material costs
- Here’s how homeowners and new buyers are taking advantage of record-low mortgage rates
21. Homelight
Homelight is a massive online website that helps buyers, sellers, agents, and investors. You can check out some of their most popular articles below. As for resources that helps real estate agents, recent Homelight content lists tools for top agents, offers advice on pre-qualifying sellers, and shows agents how to deal with buyer and seller objections. In our opinion, Homelight has one of the best real estate blogs on the internet.
Must Read Posts
- Writing Creative Real Estate Listing Descriptions: 3 Pro Tips (and a Warning!)
- What Upgrades Increase Home Value? 19 High-ROI Improvements Buyers Love
- How Color Theory and a Few Flowers Can Make Your Curb Appeal Bloom
22. The World Property Journal
The World Property Journal is a large media outlet that publishes world news, residential news, commercial news, and vacation news. In other words, they discuss everything from how to do good real estate deals and grow a business to the current state of the U.S. economy. This is a great resource for staying updated on what’s going on real-estate-wise in the U.S. as a whole, your state, and even overseas.
Must Read Posts
- Al Gore Buys $8.9 Million Ocean-view Villa
- Costa Rica Named Best Place in the World to Retire in 2018
- Your Love Life Impacts Your Home Buying Ability, Says NAR
23. RISMedia
RISMedia is an online publication that offers a fresh perspective on tips and tricks for real estate agents, buyers, sellers, and investors. Their most recent article, for example, discusses acting advice that can help sell homes. Another of their recent articles talks about what real estate pros should expect from home inspections during the outbreak of Covid-19. Their content is fresh, practical, and entertaining all at the same time. Check out some of the best articles below!
Must Read Posts
- The Five Golden Rules of Home Staging on a Budget
- Cost vs. Value: The Home Improvement Projects With the Highest ROI in 2018
- Get the Best ROI with Your Next Home Improvement Project
24. Miller Samuel Inc.
There’s a big difference between a real estate blog that’s written by a novice and one that’s written by a true expert and veteran. The Miller Samuel Inc. blog clearly falls into the latter category. With content that dives into more detail about real estate than probably any other blog on the internet, this is a true gem and one we highly recommend subscribing to. Miller Samuel Inc. talks about the current state of the nation’s biggest markets, the agent and investor mindset, and how to build a successful real estate business. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Change is Constant: 100 Years of New York Real Estate
- Manhattan Home Sales Are NOT 80% All-Cash (They Are 45%)
- Spectacular TED Talk on The US Financial Crisis: How it Happened + How to Prevent
25. Eye On Housing
Eye On Housing is arguably one of the best places for real estate agents to get nation-wide real estate data. They primarily publish original data and reports about topics like: the average amount of time it takes to build a single-family home, refinancing gains, percentage of homes that are concrete framed, and tons more. While it might not be the most interesting content in the world, it can certainly be useful when you’re trying to get an idea of the bigger picture. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Low Mortgage Rates Convert Prospective Buyers into Active Buyers
- Bathroom Linen Closets Are Most Wanted Bathroom Feature
- Share of First-Time Home Buyers Rises Significantly in the Final Quarter of 2019
Best Real Estate Lifestyle Blogs
Interest in learning more about the lifetsyle of building a successful real estate business? Want to change your mindset? Want to build better habits? Want to be more grateful? These blogs can help!
1. Afford Anything
On Afford Anything, Paula Plant shares her own real estate investing journey, offering her opinion and expertise on topics around the investor mindset, the math behind the madness, and certain controversial topics (such as, “Renting is Throwing Money Away… Right?). She specifically focuses on teaching people how to use real estate investing to escape the 9-5 grind that all entrepreneurs fear.
Must Read Posts
- WHY THE ONE PERCENT RULE MATTERS (WHEN BUYING A RENTAL …)
- RENTING IS THROWING MONEY AWAY … RIGHT?
- WHY “EARN MORE” VS. “SAVE MORE” IS THE WRONG DEBATE
2. Lighter Side of Real Estate
The Lighter Side of Real Estate is exactly what it sounds likes; it’s a media outlet that’s mostly focussed on producing entertaining content for real estate professionals as well as homeowners, buyers, and sellers. But their content is pretty entertaining. If nothing else, it’s a great place to get ideas for what to post on your own blog or social media profiles. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- 9 Illusions Created by Home Buying Shows Which Simply Aren’t True
- 6 Reasons You Should Avoid Buying A For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Home
- 10 Things Real Estate Agents Do When No One is Looking
3. The Penny Hoarder
The Penny Hoarder is a site that’s dedicated to helping people make more and save more. Not only do they discuss easy and simple ways for people improve their financial situation, they also have quite a few articles that discuss real estate investing (since, of course, it’s one of the best ways to make money!). And the best part is that their content is super practical. We definitely recommend subscribing to this site so you get updated when they publish new content. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- 4 Unusual Ways to Start Investing in Real Estate — for $500 or Less
- Hiring a Real Estate Agent? 3 Essential Questions To Ask First
- How to Negotiate When Selling a House: Real Estate Pros’ Advice
4. Stefan Aarnio
Stefan Aarnio is regarded as one of the best, most successful real estate investors in the nation. And his website is dedicated to helping other investors build successful businesses. On his blog, Stefan offers practical real estate investing advice as well as mindset-shifting content. Check out some of his most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- How To Get Rich in Real Estate
- Weak Men Create Hard Times, Hard Times Create Strong Men
- Connecting with clients at the highest levels with JONATHAN HAWKINS
5. DeBianchi Real Estate
DeBianchi Real Estate is an agency that helps people buy and sell homes. But their blog offers real estate advice for buyers, sellers, agents, and even investors. Recently, they’ve spent a lot of time discussing how to market to the millenial generation and how to find international buyers. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Marketing To Millenials – Real Estate Realities for the new Generation
- Flipping the Script: Why Millenials Buy
- International Buyers – Is Anyone Out There?
6. Tom Ferry
Tom Ferry is one of the leading voices in the real estate industry. He consistently posts blog content on topics such as… how to prepare for an economic downturn, habits of successful agents, and even lessons he’s learned after turning 50 years old. His blog offers a wealth of knowledge that agents and investors should both pay attention to. Check out some of his most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- 8 Tips To Stockpile Cash Before The Next Economic Downturn
- 5 Things Successful Agents Do Every Day
- 50 Truisms I’ve Learned In 50 Years On Planet Earth
7. Katie Lance
Katie Lance is a speaker, writer, and coach who’s been in the marketing industry for more than 20 years. But to niche down, she now primarily offers her expertise to real estate agents and investors who are trying to improve their social media marketing game. And that’s exactly what she talkes about on her blog. Check out some of her most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- TIME-SAVING SOCIAL MEDIA SECRETS FOR REAL ESTATE AGENTS
- GET COMFORTABLE WITH THE UNCOMFORTABLE
- THE BEST TIME TO POST TO FACEBOOK
8. YesMasters
Kevin Ward is the founder of YesMasters and he’s a self-proclaimed “NO B.S. REAL ESTATE SUCCESS COACH”. His blog lives up to that promise. On it, he offers advice about how long people should practice scripts before prospecting, what you need to succeed in real estate, how to make money in a market crash, and lots more. Check out some of his most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- How Long Should I Practice Scripts Before I Start Prospecting?
- What You Need to Succeed in Real Estate
- Making Money in a Market Crash – BEST Strategy Videos by Kevin Ward
9. Grant Cardone
Grant Cardone is an extremely popular real estate investor, speaker, and coach. He teaches people how to “10x” their income and their life. Essentially, he’s trying to help people live more exciting and remarkable lives. His blog is dedicated to discussing topics such as… how to stay positive in negative times, the real value of money, how to create a healthy company culture, and lots more. We definitely recommend following his blog!
Must Read Posts
10. Dottie Herman
Dottie Herman is a well-respected real estate professional, leader, and coach. On her blog, she’s notorious for discussing lifestyle topics such as how kindness is contagious, why gratitude is powerful, and how to create lasting momentum. If you need some positive vibes mixed with practical real estate advice in your life, then definitely give Dottie Herman’s blog a glance. You check out some of her most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
11. Shannon Jones
The Shannon Jones blog provides a ton of useful information for buyers and sellers. Real estate agents and investors might also find some free value among the loads of different topics that Shannon Jone’s blog covers, ranging from things that first-time sellers should know and what buyers should expect from virtual showings to market updates on the Long Beach housing market and real estate FAQs directed at the Shannon Jones team. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- Top 5 Things For First-Time Sellers To Know
- Here’s What Every Seller Needs to Know About Virtual Showings
- What You Need To Know About Buying A Home During A Pandemic
12. Fancy Pants Homes
Fancy Pants Homes is a large real estate blog that primarily focuses on displaying and discussing celebrity homes, providing real estate news, and offering tips for homeowners, buyers, and sellers. It definitely has the vibe of a real estate lifestyle blog… as its most popular content revolves around frivolous topics (like the state of Edward Cullen’s house). Still, Fancy Pants Homes is certainly a place where investors and agents can get inspiration, learn new things about the real estate market, and maybe even have a good laugh.
Must Read Posts
- Is It Real? Edward Cullen’s Sleek Glass House in the Twilight Saga
- Kerry Washington’s New York Apartment Is Just as Stylish as You’d Expect
- Stephen Colbert’s House in New Jersey is the New Set of The Late Show
13. Funky Junk Interiors
Funky Junk Interiors is a unique blog with a clear mission: teaching people how to furnish, landscape, and fix their home using nothing but salvaged junk. And believe me… it’s amazing the things that Donna (the owner of the blog) is building with other people’s trash. If you want to get creative ideas for decorating or furnishing your home… or even if you just want to learn how to edge a flowerbed or build a walkway from scratch, you’ve got to check out this blog!
Must Read Posts
- Pallet wood walkway all prettied up again
- Make this pallet wood garden walkway
- How to edge flowerbeds like a pro
14. RentCafe
RentCafe is a blog that helps tenants with all sorts of different problems — from keeping your dog from barking to finding an apartment during the pandemic. Some of their most popular articles, though, talk about apartment building trends, top financial centers, and how Covid-19 is impacting the housing market. Check out those articles below!
Must Read Posts
- 8 Out of 10 New Apartment Buildings Were High-End in 2017, Trend Continues in 2018
- Top Financial Centers of the World—How Do Their Rents Measure up to Their Reputation?
- Survey of Renter Perception on Moving during COVID-19 Pandemic Indicates Surprising Optimism
15. Curbed
Curbed is a massive media site that covers topics on business, news, finances, food, and pretty much everything else. But they also have a real estate section. In it, they discuss things such as astounding home renovations, investment news, international real estate updates, and more. You can see some of their most popular articles below.
Must Read Posts
- New Zealand’s backcountry huts inspired this breezy, open home
- Two tiny houses and open-air sunroom combine into one family home
- ‘Stay Home?’ 500,000 Homeless Americans Can’t Follow Coronavirus Advice
16. AppFolio
Unlike most of the blogs we’ve discussed so far, AppFolio creates content for property managers. They talk about insightful topics such as what apartment living will be like in 2080 and what investors should expect from Gen Z, as well as educational content such as how AI and Covid-19 is impacting property management. If you’re a property manager (or you have property managers), then this is definitely a blog worth keeping tabs on! Check out some of their most popular content below.
Must Read Posts
- Apartment Living In 2080 (Infographic)
- What Every Property Manager Needs to Know About the On-Demand Economy
- Top Financial Resources to Support Your Residents
17. Lab Coat Agents
Lab Coat Agents is a site that’s dedicated to “exploring the science of real estate.” But the best part is that they share that science with their readers. Primarily, they create content geared toward real estate agents. Their blog posts teach agents things such as how to create a sense of urgency in the listing appointment, how to create dynamic content on Instagram (for lead-gen), and how to get 5-10 listing on a limited budget. Check out some of those posts for yourself below!
Must Read Posts
- CREATING A SENSE OF URGENCY IN THE LISTING APPOINTMENT
- HOW TO CREATE DYNAMIC CONTENT ON INSTAGRAM THAT LEADS TO LEADS
- HOW TO GET 5 TO 10 LISTINGS ON A LIMITED BUDGET
18. Inhabit
Inhabit is a website that covers real estate news from the most lucrative markets in the country. They report news from south Florida, New York City, Scottsdale, San Diego, and more. This is is a great blog to follow if you’re operating in one of those markets. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- An Uncommon Apartment, Once Home to Diane Keaton, Is Ready for Its Close-up
- Apartment Farming: How to Grow Herbs, Fruits, and Veggies Almost Anywhere
- An Upper East Side Townhouse with Impeccable Taste
19. BombBomb
BombBomb offers software that allows businesses (especially real estate businesses) to communicate with their leads and clients. In their own words, they are “building relationships through video to create more opportunities in email, text, and social media.” Some of the most popular articles on their blog talk about choosing video equipment for your real estate business, Facebook and Instagram real estate social media influencers, and open house ideas for growing your business. Check ’em out below!
Must Read Posts
- Your Guide to Real Estate Video Equipment: Cameras, Microphones, and Beyond
- Top 5 Mortgage Social Media Video Influencers – Facebook & Instagram
- Real Estate Marketing Open House Ideas to Grow Your Business
20. C4D Crew
The C4D Crew is a site with a passion for helping people purchase homes in non-traditional ways. They specifically help people in Minessota, but much of the advice on their blog is applicable to real estate investors and agents in other markets. Some of their most popular articles discuss home maintenance tips, curb appeal upgrades for 2020, and how a landlord can take care of pipes and plubming. Check ’em out below!
Must Read Posts
- 4 KEY HOME MAINTENANCE TIPS EVERY HOMEOWNER SHOULD KNOW
- CURB APPEAL UPGRADES FOR 2020 SELLERS
- SHOULD A LANDLORD TAKE CARE OF PIPES AND PLUMBING?
21. Lighter Side of Real Estate
The Lighter Side of Real Estate is a blog that discusses deceptively helpful topics in a conversational and interesting way. Sprinkled in between listicles with funny memes are practical articles about how to stage a home and how to install a shower. That’s what makes this blog great. All at once, it’s entertaining, fun, interesting, and genuinely helpful. check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- 6 Reasons You Should Avoid Buying A For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Home
- 29 Clever (But Tasteful) Pandemic Real Estate Memes
- 14 Before & After Photos That Prove the Power of Home Staging
22. Ideal REI
Ideal REI is a site for real estate investors that offers how-to content on the management of out-of-state rentals, raising cash for property investments, improving the value of a rental property, and more. They also offer a free 5-step system for investing in real estate. Supposedly, it’s the same system that the owner of Ideal REI used to acquire 480 units. Check out some of their most popular articles below!
Must Read Posts
- How to Effectively Manage 30+ Out of State Rentals
- How to raise cash like a champ for your next real estate deal
- 29 Creative Ways to Increase the NOI and Explode the Value of Your Rental Property
23. BoomTown!
BoomTown! is a site with tons of resources for real estate agents. They’ll teach you how to promote open houses on Facebook and Instagram, how to use Google to drive traffic to your website, and lots more. Definitely check out their blog if you’re a real estate agent who’s trying to generate leads through social media!
Must Read Posts
- Guide to Promoting Open Houses on Facebook & Instagram
- Tom Ferry and Grier Allen Fireside Chat
- Google & Facebook: Digital Strategies that Actually Work
24. REAL Trends
Here’s how REAL Trends describes itself: “We are a privately-held publishing, consulting and communications company based in Castle Rock, Colorado. Residential real estate leaders look to us for timely and trusted information and analysis through our monthly newsletter, news updates, conferences, and publications.”
More specifically, the REAL Trends blog talks about how to negotiate property prices, find fixer-uppers, and how to create a nature-friendly home design. Their best content, though, reports new data and interesting research about buyer and seller tendencies. Check out some of their most popular content below!
Must Read Posts
- Report: Reasons to Be Bullish on Housing in the Long Term
- New Data Shows Home Buyers Spend 124 Hours, on Average, to Find a Home
- Spring Home Buyers Eye ‘Fixer-Uppers’
Conclusion
So which blogs are you going to follow?
There is a ton of advice out there about how you can grow your real estate business, whether you’re an investor or a wholesaler.
But all of that information can quickly get overwhelming.
Our recommendation is to just choose a couple of different experts to pay attention to… and then follow them religiously.
Subscribe to their email list, put their advice into action, and even consider buying their educational products.
That way, you’re not getting mixed signals from different places.
Well, whatever blogs you choose to follow… one thing’s for certain: you’ll never regret learning.
And we hope this guide has give you plenty of real estate blogs to learn from.
