| Real Estate investing is not nearly as | | | | Investing are available through CEFs (Closed |
| legally complicated, financially burdensome, | | | | End Funds) and REITs (Real Estate Investment |
| or time consuming as you might think. In | | | | Trusts), and both can be purchased in the |
| fact, it is easy to add raw land, shopping | | | | same manner as any common stock. And for me, |
| centers, apartment complexes, and private | | | | this has always been their (CEFs and REITs) |
| homes to your portfolio without Brokers, | | | | single most attractive feature! You can own a |
| Bankers, Attorneys, and a Rolodex full of | | | | piece of the action without the big |
| maintenance professionals' phone numbers. | | | | commitment of time and resources. You can |
| Even better, you can blend your Real Estate | | | | take advantage of changes in the Real Estate |
| investments into your security portfolio for | | | | Market Cycle in precisely the same manner as |
| ease of management, income monitoring, | | | | you can deal with the volatility and |
| diversification analysis, etc. Without having | | | | fluctuations in the Stock and Fixed Income |
| mega millions to work with, or a line of | | | | Markets.Real Estate CEFs and REITs are |
| credit that goes around the block, you can | | | | obviously safer investments than outright |
| have positions in various forms of Real | | | | purchases of Shopping Centers and Apartment |
| Estate (Commercial, Industrial, Residential) | | | | Complexes. They are also somewhat less risky |
| at the same time, and focus either on Growth | | | | than owning the common stock of individual |
| Opportunities, Income Production, or a | | | | Real Estate companies. The size of the |
| combination of the two.If you thought that | | | | numbers may be less exciting, but the net |
| Real Estate was out of your investment reach | | | | income and capital gains potential are |
| because of limited funds, or minimal personal | | | | comparable and the turnover rate much more |
| experience, you were selling yourself short. | | | | impressive. |
| All of the basic types of Real Estate | | | | |