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REITs For Dummies

Brad Thomas

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For Dummies
16 October 2023
Get the 411 on real estate investment trusts (REITs) and how they might fit into your portfolio

Are you looking for exciting—but responsible—new investment opportunities that go beyond simple stocks and bonds?

In REITs For Dummies, celebrated investing lecturer and author Brad Thomas delivers an easy-to-understand guide to getting started with real estate investment trusts—also known as “REITs.” These flexible and lucrative investment tools package together individual properties so you can invest in land and buildings without the hassle of being a landlord.

In the book, you’ll get a straightforward tour of REIT property sectors and the different ways you can invest in REITs. You’ll also find:

Strategies for selecting the best REITs for you and your family Ways to navigate the sector and generate durable income that helps you sleep well at night Options for those who want to go beyond the United States and investigate international REIT products.

You already know about the basics of stock and bond investing. Now it’s time to learn about some of the other interesting financial products available to the responsible investor. In REITs For Dummies, you’ll get the jargon-free and easy-to-follow guidance you need to wrap your head around this exciting opportunity.

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Imprint:   For Dummies
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 231mm,  Width: 185mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   386g
ISBN:   9781394185351
ISBN 10:   1394185359
Pages:   288
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with REITs 5 Chapter 1: Who Wants to Be a Virtual Landlord? 7 Chapter 2: It All Starts with Real Estate 15 Chapter 3: Unlocking the First Level of the REIT Universe 31 Chapter 4: Understanding How REITs Make Money 45 Chapter 5: REITs around the Globe 61 Part 2: Exploring the REIT Universe 83 Chapter 6: Exploring the Primary REIT Sectors 85 Chapter 7: Exploring Alternative REIT Sectors 105 Chapter 8: Putting on Your REIT Analyst Hat 125 Chapter 9: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff 149 Part 3: REITs for All Investors 161 Chapter 10: Building a Smart REIT Portfolio from the Ground Up 163 Chapter 11: The Big Fish REIT Investors 179 Chapter 12: Pressing the REIT Easy Button 195 Part 4: The Part of Tens 211 Chapter 13: More Than Ten FAQs About REITs 213 Chapter 14: Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Investing in REITs 223 Appendix A: Assessing Weighted Average Cost of Capital 233 Appendix B: Determining Net Asset Value 237 Appendix C: Calculating Adjusted Funds from Operations 241 Glossary 243 Index 261

Brad Thomas has over 30 years of real estate investing experience. He’s published over 4,000 articles during the last 13 years, and he is the top writer on Seeking Alpha, the world’s largest investing community. He is also the CEO of Wide Moat Research, senior analyst at iREIT®, and a REIT ETF provider (iREIT® MarketVector™ Quality REIT Index). Brad teaches REITs at New York University and other schools such as Penn State University, Clemson University, the University of North Carolina, Cornell University, and Georgetown University.

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