Some years ago, I took real estate courses at NYU, and a professor who taught one of the most popular real estate courses happens to be a real life investor, who made a fortune in commercial property.

You can use the search feature (magnifying glass in upper right corner) to access the more popular ones. 

I know "house hacking" is getting popular, but frankly, I would NEVER let tenants live with me!  

This morning I was listening to a popular real estate investing podcast and they were discussing the many ways to finance a deal and step to get you finances in order before diving into REI.

One reason we invested in Capstone area was that the guys at Priority One told me that there is always a waitlist for tenants...very popular place to rent.

Going the FHA route is popular with the lower down payment needed, but also consider the occupancy requirement of having to live in the property for one year, and the inspection requirements being more stringent with an FHA loan.

@Jonathan Bowen I think it comes more from the popular way of saying a shortcut or easier way to do things ie.

We have a popular buy/sell/trade website for our county and city that is a popular place for posting rental vacancies.

As Austin continues to grow at this rapid rate, the market on the Nothern Belt is becoming more and more popular. 

Real estate is the most popular self-directed IRA investment.