Top real estate investing influencers and creators (2026)
25 independent, sourced profiles of the creators, hosts and founders shaping how real estate investors learn, find deals and run their businesses. Every count carries a date and a source.
Who publishes the most Best podcasts Coaching programs compared
Wholesaling & creative finance
Pace Morby
Creative-finance educator behind the SubTo and Gator Method communities and co-star of A&E's Triple Digit Flip
Instagram: sources conflict: 755.6K (Motion, 2026) vs ~1.5M (Amra & Elma, Apr 2026)Instagram: ~1.5M followers (conflicts with Motion's 755.6K)Jamil Damji
Co-owner of the KeyGlee wholesale franchise, AstroFlipping educator and co-star of A&E's Triple Digit Flip
Instagram: 197,659 followersYouTube: 71,200 subscribers; top-5 recent videos average ~6.6K viewsRyan Pineda
Investor, entrepreneur and host of The Ryan Pineda Show, founder of Wealthy Investor and the Cashflow 2.0 System
TikTok: 1.2M followersInstagram: 437K followersJerry Norton
Flipping and wholesaling educator behind Flipping Mastery and owner of the Flipster software platform
YouTube, Facebook and Instagram (combined): 'close to 600,000 followers' vs '700,000+' on the same page (inconsistent)Podcast: Flipping Mastery Podcast (active)Brent Daniels
Cold-calling educator, founder of the TTP program and co-host of the Wholesaling Inc podcast
Podcast (Wholesaling Inc): 2,119 episodes; 4.9 rating from ~1.4K Apple ratingsMax Maxwell
Wholesaler and YouTube host of The Max Maxwell Show, focused on wholesaling systems and processes
YouTube: 365K subscribersBiggerPockets network & alumni
BiggerPockets
The highest-output real estate investing media brand, spanning YouTube, Instagram and a network of podcasts.
YouTube: 1,270,000 subscribers (flat over 365 days)Instagram: 545,227 followersBrandon Turner
Former BiggerPockets host who now co-hosts The BetterLife Podcast and runs Open Door Capital.
Podcast (The BetterLife Podcast): 208 episodes; rated 4.8 from 840 ratingsInstagram: ~0.43M followersDavid Greene
Former BiggerPockets host who launched The David Greene Show in 2024 and links to The One Brokerage and Spartan League.
Podcast (The David Greene Show): 80 episodes; #94 US Apple EntrepreneurshipFinance-first giants
Graham Stephan
Personal-finance YouTuber and former real estate agent who said in January 2026 he was selling off his personal real estate.
YouTube: 5,180,000 subscribersInstagram: 495,134 followersMeet Kevin (Kevin Paffrath)
High-volume markets YouTuber, licensed broker and investment adviser who runs The Paffrath Organization and HouseHack.
YouTube: ~2.06M subscribersGrant Cardone
Instagram-scale sales and real estate personality behind Cardone Capital and The 10X Rule.
Instagram: 5.2M followers, 0.03% engagement (sources conflict; see next entry)Instagram: 4M followers, 0.12% engagement (sources conflict; see previous entry)Codie Sanchez
Founder of Contrarian Thinking and author of Main Street Millionaire, focused on buying 'boring' small businesses.
Instagram: ~3.4M followers (+1.3% over 30 days), 3.0% engagementMultifamily, syndication & macro
Rod Khleif
Host of Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing and founder of Lifetime Cashflow Academy.
Podcast (Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing): 1,318 episodes; rated 4.6 from 1,537 ratingsJoe Fairless
Co-founder of Ashcroft Capital and host of The Best Ever CRE Show.
Podcast (The Best Ever CRE Show): JF3528+ episodesPodcast downloads (self-reported): "over 30 million downloads" (the show says)Keith Weinhold
Host of the weekly Get Rich Education podcast on buy-and-hold real estate.
Podcast (Get Rich Education): 632 episodes; #218 Apple InvestingLand, niche & regional
Steven Butala & Jill DeWit
Founders of Land Academy and co-hosts of the long-running Land Academy Show
Podcast (Land Academy Show): ~2,000 episodes; 4.8 rating from 191 ratingsSeth Williams
Founder of REtipster and host of the REtipster podcast on land and small-operator investing
Podcast (REtipster): Published on Buzzsprout; episode count not verifiedChad "Coach" Carson
Podcast host and educator on rental properties and financial independence
Podcast: ~365 episodesNick Huber
Operator and X creator (@sweatystartup) behind Somewhere.com, Bolt Storage and R.E. Cost Seg
X: sources conflict: 535,840 vs ~430,939 on the same page; ~36-39K total postsKen Corsini
Southeast house flipper, former HGTV Flip or Flop Atlanta co-star and founder of the Red Barn franchise
Instagram: 27,820 followers (flat over the year; platform label ambiguous in one source)Software founders who create content
Sharad Mehta
Founder of REsimpli, host of The REsimpli Podcast and founder of a 1,400+-member wholesaler mastermind
Mastermind for Real Estate Wholesalers: 1,400+ members (company says)Podcast (Real Talk with REsimpli): Weekly showTrevor Mauch
CEO of Carrot (Carrot sites and CarrotCRM) and host of the Entrepreneur Freedom Formula podcast
Podcast (CarrotCast): 500+ episodes; ended March 2024David Lecko
Founder of DealMachine and co-host of the DealMachine podcast
Podcast (DealMachine): 245+ episodesRobert Wensley
Founder of InvestorLift, host of the 11/10 Podcast and The Lift community
Podcast (11/10 Podcast): Episode count not verifiedMost of the creators on this page teach how to find and close deals. The harder part comes after: once leads, people and projects multiply, the business needs an operating rhythm, with clear owners for every seat, a weekly Scoreboard, quarterly Rocks and one place where every deal lives. That is the gap REI Boss was built to close.
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