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Is A Reit The Right Real Estate Investment For You?

For many years, investing in the stock marketat  least  90%  of  its  taxable  income.
was anything but easy. As an investor, you
had to carefully research which stocks toAs with mutual funds, REIT shares are liquid;
buy, decide how much weight to give to theshares can be sold at almost any time. And,
advice of your broker, then monitor theagain like mutual funds, the investment is
ticker carefully to determine whether topassive - the individual shareholder is only
hold,  and  when  it  was  time  to bail out.faced with one decision: which REIT to own.
All other choices are left to the REIT
But the advent of mutual funds provided aadministrators.
much more hassle-free path to stock market
investing for individuals who liked the ideaOn the other hand, a REIT doesn't give an
of turning over the decision-making toindividual owner any choice in which
experts. By buying shares in a mutual fund,properties or mortgages are purchased - once
the individual investor placed his money in ayou invest in a REIT, you accept the
pool, alongside the funds of many otherdecisions  of  others.
shareowners, which was then used to purchase
a large portfolio of securities chosen byA REIT can certainly be a good choice for an
market professionals. If the fund managersinvestor who's looking for a way to get
did their homework well, the value of sharesinvolved in real estate while keeping the
in the fund would grow nicely; inevitablecomplexities to an absolute minimum. At the
losses from some holdings in the portfoliosame time, you may also want to look into a
were offset by broad gains elsewhere. And theland investment vehicle that's as hassle-free
mutual fund share owner had no day-to-dayas a REIT, but offers some other features as
decisions to make, once he selected the fundwell.  That  vehicle  is  LandBanking.
that looked right for him. Finally, mutual
fund shares were liquid - the individualUnlike REITs, which are primarily income
investor could pull money out of the fundvehicles, LandBanking is aimed at medium to
much more easily than a conventionallonger-term growth. The basic LandBanking
securities  owner.concept is nothing new - acquire undeveloped
real estate parcels that are located just
Today, the REIT - Real Estate Investmentoutside burgeoning growth centers, hold the
Trust - brings the mutual fund idea to theland until local expansion demands make it
field of real estate investing. REITS areattractive to developers...then sell at a
perfect for Individuals who would like tosolid  profit.
position their investment dollars to take
advantage of real estate's profit potential,While you can be your own LandBanker, there
but are wary of the complications ofare also LandBanking partnerships that make
conventional investment choices like rehabsinvesting as hassle-free as REITs. But in
or new construction, or are too busy tothis case, your "share" will be an interest
acquire the skills needed to navigate thein a carefully selected land parcel, chosen
real estate mine field. Instead, they can nowby LandBanking experts for its location and
buy shares in a REIT and let a team ofimminent  appreciation  potential.
professionals  navigate  the  mine  field.
If you don't agree with their analysis, you
Almost all REITs fall into two categories.can just move on to the next opportunity. But
They are either Equity REITs or Mortgageif you agree, the process is simple and
REITs or a hybrid of the two. Equity REITSstraightforward and once you've become a
use their pooled funds to acquire incomeLandBanker, you can just sit back and watch
producing properties - residences, officeyour land appreciate with no hassles or
buildings, shopping centers...etc.. Mortgageheadaches.
REITs invest in income producing paper, by
providing mortgages directly to propertyIf you'd like to learn more about this
owners or operators or by purchasing existingLandBanking opportunity - and how it stacks
mortgages. In both cases, whether from rentsup against REITs, as well as other real
or mortgage payments, a REIT must annuallyestate investment choices - you'll find more
distribute as dividends to its shareholdersinformation in the link below.



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