r/CommercialRealEstate: rules, audience and how brands can post there
133,257 members. Self-promotion allowed? No.
r/CommercialRealEstate is a community of about 133,000 investors, operators and professionals in commercial property. It bans self-promotion and advertising, and only allows topics about commercial real estate of five or more units.
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- Members
- 133,257
- Self-promotion
- No
- Created
- 2009
- Checked
- November 7, 2026
What r/CommercialRealEstate is
r/CommercialRealEstate: A community for investors, operators, and professionals to discuss all facets of commercial real estate, including Office, Retail, Industrial, Multifamily (5+ units), Hospitality, Land, and Special.
Commercial real estate software that wants to listen to brokers and operators rather than post.
Can a brand post in r/CommercialRealEstate?
Rule 1 bans self-promotion and advertising, which it defines as promoting your business, services, website, podcast, social media or any other form of solicitation. Breaking it gets your post removed and can get you permanently banned. The sub is for true commercial real estate of 5+ units, so questions on single-family rentals, house hacks or duplexes belong in r/realestateinvesting. Mods remove low-effort posts, 'I have $X, what should I buy?' posts and newbie career advice, and posts need at least 50 characters. Vendors get no route in under the rules. Software buyers do ask for tools in public, though, so the sub is useful for listening to what brokers and operators want.
What works
- Posting focused, specific questions about commercial deals, with context
- Listening to threads where brokers ask about CRMs, data and tech stacks
- Reading what the top posts reward: data analysis and underwriting breakdowns
- Sending software-vendor discussion to a sub that expects it, such as r/RealEstateTechnology
What gets removed
- Promoting your business, services, website, podcast or social media
- Single-family, duplex and house-hack questions
- 'I have $X, what should I buy?' posts
- Newbie career advice and low-effort posts under 50 characters
The rules, summarised
- 1. No Self-Promotion or Advertising
No promotion of your business, services, website, podcast, social media or any other form of solicitation. Violations lead to removal and may bring a permanent ban.
- 2. No Newbie career advice
This sub is focused on commercial real estate investing and operations, not job hunting or “how do I break into the industry?” questions. Use career-oriented subs for those discussions.
- 3. I have $_____, what should I buy?
These low-effort posts are routinely removed. If you're asking for advice, provide context, goals, asset type, market, and strategy.
- 4. Commercial Real Estate Only (5+ Units)
This sub is for true commercial real estate topics. Questions about single-family rentals, house hacks, or duplexes belong in r/realestateinvesting.
- 5. Post Quality
Posts must be focused, specific, and relevant to commercial real estate. Low-effort or off-topic posts will be removed. A minimum of 50 characters is required to help maintain quality discussion.
Source: the community's own rules page, read on November 7, 2026. Rules change, so check the page before you post. See also the 9:1 rule.
Frequently asked questions
Can I promote my real estate software on r/CommercialRealEstate?
No. Rule 1 bans promoting your business, services, website, podcast or social media, or any other form of solicitation.
Does r/CommercialRealEstate allow single-family questions?
No. The sub is for commercial real estate of five or more units. Single-family rentals, house hacks and duplexes belong in r/realestateinvesting.
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