Comments on: REITS Vs Rental Properties

By: propertyman

propertyman — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 08:32:32 +0000

very nice, and simple article. I read it with detail. And wow its great.

By: Mike Pastore

Mike Pastore — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:33:24 +0000

I agree. With REITS, small individual investors are given the chance to get involved with real estate business as this has been known as the business for the wealthy only.

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By: Monevator

Monevator — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:28:51 +0000

Nice wrap. I favor REITs too, but there’s no doubt people who get rich through property do it buying direct.

I just wish my bank would give me a mortgage for 80% of the cost of an average rental property to invest in REITs instead. Without such leverag,e slow and steady is the order of the day.

By: AC

AC — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:40:25 +0000

As a longtime real estate revenue property investor, I now only invest in REITs. The chief reason for this is transaction liquidity. I can enter or exit a position within a brief delay with very little transaction cost. The 2nd biggest benefit is NO property administration headaches, NO tenants, NO employees, NO payables and NO receivables (other than the monthly distribution).
Since I was doing regular due diligence on most TSX listed REITs, I decided to launch a website so others could benefit from this. You can visit http://www.REITinvestor.ca.