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    Question REITs

    What do y'all think about using REITs in an IRA? Or, possibly to or not to invest REITs at all?

    I was considering using REITs because I wanted to take advantage of what I believe to be a future rise (just being stupid as it can't get MUCH lower) in the real estate market without having to own more properties (not quite ready to be a landlord).

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    Default Re: REITs

    I read a positive article in the WAll Street Journal about REITs last week. They were recommending active purchase for future income even though the group as a whole has had some nice price gains already.

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    I did a quick search of WSJ and read a few articles and although I am a newbie, I just "feel" getting a REIT ETF in my consolidated IRA is a good idea. I figure it will positively add to my equity holdings outside of stocks. TSP will be where I have most if not all of my stock holdings, so I will use my IRA to hold investments I cannot get in TSP.

    I will keep looking and see what else I can do to diversify and improve my odds of getting better returns.

    Thanks !!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RealMoneyIssues View Post
    I did a quick search of WSJ and read a few articles and although I am a newbie, I just "feel" getting a REIT ETF in my consolidated IRA is a good idea. I figure it will positively add to my equity holdings outside of stocks. TSP will be where I have most if not all of my stock holdings, so I will use my IRA to hold investments I cannot get in TSP.

    I will keep looking and see what else I can do to diversify and improve my odds of getting better returns.

    Thanks !!
    Research Annaly Cap. Mgt.(NLY) . Not recommending you understand but high dividend yield in this low interest environment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scout333 View Post
    Research Annaly Cap. Mgt.(NLY) . Not recommending you understand but high dividend yield in this low interest environment.
    Interesting, Scout! I've been looking at VNO, O or VNQ. The divvy on this one is more than double. I'll starting doing my due diligence on NLY and thanks for pointing it out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steel_Magnolia View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Scout333
    Research Annaly Cap. Mgt.(NLY) . Not recommending you understand but high dividend yield in this low interest environment. :-)
    Interesting, Scout! I've been looking at VNO, O or VNQ. The divvy on this one is more than double. I'll starting doing my due diligence on NLY and thanks for pointing it out.
    I have been looking at VNQ and O, but I will definately look at NLY.

    Thanks !!

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    I had been starting to think about REITS lately, and NLY was on my radar to look into. but this article today brought me back to reality. its not time yet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alevin View Post
    I had been starting to think about REITS lately, and NLY was on my radar to look into. but this article today brought me back to reality. its not time yet.

    http://www.minyanville.com/businessm...als&from=yahoo
    I will have to dig into it, but I thought most REITs were commercial property and not residential... not sure, just thought I would throw that out there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RealMoneyIssues View Post
    I will have to dig into it, but I thought most REITs were commercial property and not residential... not sure, just thought I would throw that out there.
    i don't think it matters much if it's commercial or residential, it's all dirt, and that's gonna beat paper on the midterm horizon the way i see it.
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    read the whole article reit talk comes in halfway down-multi-unit housing, pick your reit carefully, commercial mortgage rollovers have not hit hard yet-yet to come. lots of empty commercial space in my town, dont see it getting bettter yet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by burrocrat View Post
    i don't think it matters much if it's commercial or residential, it's all dirt, and that's gonna beat paper on the midterm horizon the way i see it.
    ok, sorry, quick scan failed... I don't necessarily disagree with the analysis, just not sure that for the long term, putting ~10% into a few REITs will be a bad thing. Trying to have more in equities than just stock...

    Thanks for the information and thought provoking insight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alevin View Post
    dont see it getting bettter yet.
    by the time us little folk see it it is too late, got to feel it first, got to believe, then you'll see.

    that's how i think it works.
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