What is a Real estate investment trust?

Where are some good places to find some good one?

A REIT was set up in the 70s under Carter as a way to get people to "own" property with little money. A thousand people with a thousand dollars each can own $1 million worth of property. The REIT is responsible for the paperwork and are required to give 90% of the profits back to the "owners" in the form of dividends.

Generally you want to look at sector REITs, for instance business, medical and housing are different sectors in the REIT industry. You want to focus on which sector has staying power. For instance a REIT that runs a mall during a downturn is a bad investment while a retirement home REIT with 80 million people retireing in the next 11 years might be a good long term investment.

barchart.com breaks them down into sectors.

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