The Intelligent REIT Investor: How to Build Wealth with Real Estate Investment Trusts
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.11 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1119252717 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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Tosa said SWEET REIT Knowledge of Quality. The early chapters stick to basics and are easily a door into this new real estate sector.Great explanations of private versus public traded REITs and ease of selling (liquidity) or buying.It is a reference of quality for quality listing the credit ratings for the traded REITs.Another early chapter delves into an easy review of how to understand cash flows and the use of FFO or free cash flow or AFFO to measure value. Excellent c. Not really helpful if you are already a Brad Thomas fan I follow Brad on Seeking Alpha, and bought this book hoping it to be an in depth look into his approach to choosing REIT stocks. This book turned out to be a primer - long on history, short on analysis. Like many of these books, they show some basics, but don't show the walk forward of how/when he "makes the call" to purchase. I expected 25% on background and 75% on analysis and use of that analysis and it feels like the reverse.. robert k grazier said The Kindle version was useless because it had no index so I could not. The Kindle version was useless because it had no index so I could not find the topics I was interested in at the time. Had to buy the hard copy which so far is good.
The Intelligent REIT Investor is the go-to primer and practical road map to understanding essential aspects of REIT investing, including how to: Apply easy-to-use equations to assess the strength of a REIT's balance sheet and dividend safetyUnderstand research reports and public information on REITs across the spectrum of different commercial property typesWeigh the risks and benefits of each property type to optimally balance investment portfolios with specific goalsFilled with illustrative charts, useful summary tables, and historical anecdotes that explain how different p
Over the past 15-year period, for example, REITs returned an average of 11% per year, better than all other asset classes. Later this year, the REIT industry will experience a watershed event when Standard & Poors creates a new Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sector called Real Estate. REITs are companies that own or finance commercial rental properties, such as malls and apartment buildings. The Intelligent REIT Investor gives you the information you need to invest wisely and manage your real estate risk effectively. Prepare yourself, and your portfolio, to benefit from the demand for REITs that will follow the creation of a Real Estate GICS sector. Understand REITs processes, mechanisms, and industryCalculate key metrics to identify suitable companiesAccess historical performance tables and industry-specific terminologyIdentify publicly-traded REITs quickly and easilyREITs have consistently outperformed many more widely known investments. Since 2009, REITs have enjoyed positive returns; large cap stocks and cash are the only other classes that paralleled that record. REITs have a long history (over fifty years) of performance, and are ab
He is editor of the Forbes Real Estate Investor newsletter and writes for Forbes and Seeking Alpha. Her prior publications include REIT Roadmap: An Insider's Guide to Successful Investing in Real Estate Investment Trusts (2nd edition, 2012).R. Stephanie Krewson-Kelly analyzed REITs for top Wall Street firms from 1994 through 2009 and, today, heads the Investor Relations departmen