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What Is Digital Real Estate and How It Compares to Physical Property

  • Writer: Silivere Bakomeza
    Silivere Bakomeza
  • Jul 24
  • 5 min read

Every empire has land. Mine lives on the internet.

I’m not buying buildings. I’m building blog posts.

And each one is a digital deed to something I own forever.

Split-screen showing a physical house and a blog post side by side, symbolizing real estate versus digital real estate.
One is made of bricks. The other is made of words. Both can build wealth if you own them.

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What Is Digital Real Estate


Digital real estate is anything you own on the internet that can grow in value over time.

It’s not a gimmick. It’s not a trend. It’s a new class of ownership.


Your blog. Your domain. Your YouTube channel. Your email list.

They’re all invisible assets. But they behave like property.


  • They take time to build.

  • They generate income.

  • They increase in value.

  • They can be sold.


If you’ve ever bought a house or rented an apartment, think of your domain name like your address.

Now imagine every blog post you publish is another room you can rent out, promote, or grow.


That’s how digital real estate works.



How I Started Building My Own


I started with nothing.


No followers. No audience. No website.

But I had $50 and a story.


Most people use $50 to buy fast food or fill half a gas tank.

I used mine to buy MicroStrategy stock and write about it every week.


That one decision gave birth to BakoInvest.com, my blog, business, and digital land.

I write posts. I publish proof. I embed affiliate links.

And the result is a growing portfolio of assets that never stop compounding.



Digital Assets vs Physical Property


Let’s compare these two head-to-head:


Category Digital Real Estate Physical Real Estate


Startup Cost $50 to $200 (domain, hosting, time) $20,000+ minimum (down

payment, closing)


Maintenance Time and content Tenants, plumbing, taxes


Liquidity High (you can sell a blog fast) Low (house takes months to sell)


Growth Potential Unlimited (scales with traffic) Limited by market and geography


Risk Low (can start small, no debt) High (mortgage, vacancy, repairs)


Ownership Window 24/7 Depends on tenant or usage


Transferable Yes (sell blog, list, course, content) Yes, but complicated


Cashflow Type Ads, affiliates, products Rent


Winner for beginners: Digital


Winner for leverage: Digital


Winner for wealth building: Both, but digital gets you in the game faster



Why I Chose This Over a House


Because I was broke.


I didn’t have $50,000 for a house.

But I had $50 for a blog.

And I had a work ethic that wouldn’t quit.


Buying a house would have made me a slave to debt.

Owning a blog made me free.


With real estate, you depend on banks, tenants, inspections, and interest rates.

With digital real estate, I depend on my discipline.


It’s not that houses are bad.

It’s that blogs (Digital Real Estates) are better for the version of me who started with nothing.



How My Blog Became My Cashflow


People think income has to come from labor.

But the truth is, income comes from leverage.


Every blog post I write is a new node of leverage.


  • Some send traffic to affiliate links.

  • Some rank on Google forever.

  • Some turn strangers into subscribers.

  • Some turn subscribers into customers.


That’s the magic.

You build it once. You own it forever.

And it pays you in time, traffic, and trust.



Hidden Wealth: Time, Attention, Ownership


Physical real estate gives you square footage.

Digital real estate gives you attention.


And attention is the new currency.


When someone reads your post, watches your video, or clicks your email, they’re giving you time. If you earn that time, you earn influence.

And if you build trust, you can build wealth.


Here’s how I think about it:


  • Time = Trust

  • Trust = Traffic

  • Traffic = Leverage

  • Leverage = Wealth


You don’t need millions of followers.

You need 100 pieces of digital land that work while you sleep.



Real Examples From My Site


My post titled How to Get Rich by Investing: 8 Steps for Any Age started as a personal story. Now it ranks on Google, drives traffic daily, and grows my brand.


Another post, Why My First $50 Investment Built More Confidence Than Any Paycheck, has a Robinhood affiliate link. Every time someone signs up, I get rewarded.


I didn’t write those posts for vanity.

I wrote them as blueprints and digital bricks in a future I own.


You can do the same.



Who Should Start


You don’t need to be a writer.

You need to be a builder.


If you’ve ever:


  • Struggled to afford rent

  • Wondered how to escape the 9 to 5

  • Wanted to own something real

  • Felt stuck but disciplined


Then digital real estate is your escape plan.



How to Start Today


  1. Buy a Domain

Use Namecheap, GoDaddy, or Google Domains.

Make it yours. Make it simple.


  1. Start Writing

Use a platform like Ghost, Wix, WordPress, or even Substack to get moving.


  1. Publish Every Week

Treat each post like a piece of land. Improve it. Monetize it. Track it.


  1. Add Affiliate Links

These links are cashflow with no inventory.


  1. Track Progress

Your first post will be terrible. But your tenth will be better.

And your hundredth? That’s when people start calling you lucky.



BakoInvest and the Future of Digital Land


I didn’t get into blogging to become a blogger.

I got in to build an empire.


This site, BakoInvest.com is my land.

Each post is a unit.

Each email subscriber is a tenant.

Each click is rent.


And I’m not stopping.


By April 21, 2045, I’ll have over 3,000 pieces of land on this site.

And every single one is a receipt of discipline, not hype.


That’s the power of digital real estate.



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FAQ


Q: Is blogging still profitable in 2025?


A: Yes. But only if you treat it like a business and a long-term portfolio. Traffic is compounding if you build the right assets.


Q: Can I build digital real estate without writing?


A: Yes. You can podcast, make videos, or curate content. The key is ownership.


Q: What if I have no money?


A: Start with time. You can buy a domain for $10 and publish weekly using free platforms.


Q: Can I sell my blog in the future?


A: Yes. Digital assets are sellable, especially if they earn income, rank for SEO, or have a subscriber base.


Q: Is this better than rental property?


A: It’s not either or. But digital real estate has lower risk, higher speed, and more flexibility.



Final Word


Every post I write is a brick in a digital building I own.


No landlord. No gatekeepers. No ceiling.


If you want to build wealth, you don’t need a mortgage.

You need a message, a mission, and the courage to hit publish.


Welcome to the new real estate game.

And you don’t need permission to start.



Just getting started? I was too.


You can build wealth with $1, $50, or one post at a time.


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