The idea is that you have
exposure to real estate without actually owning, directly, the property.
This investment lets you have
exposure to real estate without ever actually owning a piece of land.
Not exact matches
Publicly traded property stocks provide
exposure to real estate, an illiquid asset class,
without sacrificing the liquidity benefits of listed equities.
20:32 «If you are investing in stocks and bonds
without real estate or
without other alternative investments, you're going
to need some stock market
exposure, otherwise you're never going
to have enough saved, you're not going
to keep up with inflation and you're not going
to reach those retirement goals»
That's really the big appeal of REITs
to me: I get the
exposure to real estate (especially commercial)
without any of the hard work.
You'll have
exposure to the ups and downs of
real estate industry
without having
to pay property taxes or maintenance costs.
Publicly traded property stocks provide
exposure to real estate, an illiquid asset class,
without sacrificing the liquidity benefits of listed equities.
I assume the idea was
to dissuade me from attempting
to practice
real estate law
without further training, with the effect, as you say, of limiting LawPro's
exposure.
Social media has made it much easier for the average
real estate professional
to increase their
exposure without drastically increasing their marketing budget.