In this article, I will be discussing how you can consistently make $500 through dividends payments by REIT investing. Before we start let’s first understand what REITs are and how it works.

What are REITs?

REIT a.k.a Real estate investment trust is a company that manages and operates various real estate properties under its trust name. The properties could include residential like apartments, condos, etc., or commercial buildings like shopping malls, hospitals, hotels, etc. REITs provide an investment opportunity, like a mutual or index fund, that makes it possible for everyone not only the riches to benefit from high-class real estate properties. REITs also give dividends exactly similar to the way a stock or index fund would give. The stockholders of a REIT earn a share of the income produced – without actually having to go out and buy or manage a real estate property.

Why invest in REIT?

There are two major factors that attract a lot of investors including myself are :

Liquidity

When you buy a REIT you actually get all the benefits very similar to owning real estate but with one key difference and that is liquidity. Since REITs are like any other stock that you own considered a liquid asset, unlike a real estate property. You can sell and get out of the REIT if you wish to however liquidating a real estate property requires a lot of effort and time.

Dividend

The second major advantage of owning a REIT comes in the form of dividends. REITs must pay out at least 90% of their income in the form of dividends to their shareholders therefore most of the REITs yield a very high dividend yield compared to most other stocks. Some REITs even offer 10% or more in dividend yield.

There are many REITs in the market that you can choose from. However, I would like to discuss only the REITs that pay out on a monthly basis. I like the monthly paying REITs a lot compared to quarterly/yearly as it keeps a consistent cash flow into account. 

There are fewer REITs or for that matter even the stocks in the market that you would find which pay monthly divided and are fundamentally good as well. Most of the stocks which are good either pay quarterly or yearly dividends.  With that said, here are my top five picks on REITs that are both fundamentally good and pay a monthly dividend as well.

1. Realty Income Corp (O)

Realty Income, The Monthly Dividend Company®, is an S&P 500 real estate company with the primary business objective of generating dependable monthly cash dividends that increase over time. Its monthly dividends are supported by the cash flow from a diversified portfolio of properties located in 49 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.K.

For more information refer:

• https://www.realtyincome.com/investors
• https://www.realtyincome.com/

Realty Income Dividend 

Dividend Yield: 4.74%

2. EPR Properties (EPR)

EPR Properties is a specialty REIT that invests in properties in select market segments that require unique industry knowledge while offering the potential for stable and attractive returns. EPR’s primary investment segments are entertainment, recreation, and education.

For more information refer:

https://investors.eprkc.com/investing-asset-management/default.aspx

EPR Dividend

Dividend Yield: 8.45%

3. LTC Properties (LTC)

LTC Properties, Inc. is a self-administered real estate investment trust that invests primarily in seniors’ housing and healthcare properties through triple-net lease transactions, mortgage loans, and other investments. LTC Properties operates in accordance with federal tax laws and regulations governing real estate investment trusts, which enables the company’s income to be distributed to its stockholders without federal tax liability to the company.

For more information refer:

https://www.ltcreit.com/

https://ir.ltcreit.com/

LTC Properties Dividend

Dividend Yield: 5.96%

4. AGNC Investment Corp. (AGNC)

AGNC Investment Corp. is an internally-managed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests primarily in residential mortgage-backed securities for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by a U.S. Government-sponsored enterprise or a U.S. Government agency. 

For more information refer:

Home

https://ir.agnc.com/

AGNC Dividend

Dividend Yield: 17.52%

5. STAG Industrial

STAG Industrial, Inc. is a REIT focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the U.S ranging from $5 million to $50 million. By targeting this type of property, STAG has developed an investment strategy that helps investors find a powerful balance of income plus growth.

STAG Dividend

Dividend Yield: 4.61%

Now let’s see a concrete example of how you can generate a consistent monthly income of $500 without actually owning a physical real estate property. In the below example, you are putting in$65000 on REITs to generate $500 in monthly income which is similar to getting rentals.  But unlike a physical asset, your initial capital to start here is way less. You don’t really have to have a large sum to start you can even start with $1000 and build up your portfolio from there.

The second advantage is liquidity as explained above. You are not tied to physical property and the hassles that come along with it.  So you are free to dispose of it quickly in times of urgent need or if a better investment opportunity arises.

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