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How Anyone Can Invest in Real Estate: Understanding the Structure of REITs

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How Anyone Can Invest in Real Estate: Understanding the Structure of REITs
Many experts recommend devoting about 5–15 percent of your asset allocation to real estate or other alternative investments. Frank Lambert/Shutterstock
Javier Simon
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If you’ve ever wanted to invest in real estate but don’t have the means to buy and manage physical property, you may be interested in real estate investment trusts (REITs).

A REIT is a company that owns and operates income-generating real estate such as apartment complexes, shopping malls, and warehouses.

Javier Simon
Javier Simon
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Javier Simon is a freelance personal finance writer for The Epoch Times. He specializes in retirement planning, investing, taxes, fintech, financial products and more. His work has been featured by major publications including Fox Business, The Motley Fool, NerdWallet, and Money Magazine.