03-26-2016, 10:56 AM
Welcome to the forum, Travis!
I'm surprised to see that impression about REITs. I think lots of DG'ers are big fans of *some* REITs, and I think you'll see many DG portfolios with some allocation to REITs. From an income perspective, the higher yields are great, if you choose the safer ones (I'm thinking of course of O and similar, like WPC, and some of the healthcare REITS, like OHI, VTR, etc.). You'll probably get a much more negative reaction to lesser quality REITs, and especially the mortgage REITs, which (generally) have much higher yields, but much more risk.
I'm surprised to see that impression about REITs. I think lots of DG'ers are big fans of *some* REITs, and I think you'll see many DG portfolios with some allocation to REITs. From an income perspective, the higher yields are great, if you choose the safer ones (I'm thinking of course of O and similar, like WPC, and some of the healthcare REITS, like OHI, VTR, etc.). You'll probably get a much more negative reaction to lesser quality REITs, and especially the mortgage REITs, which (generally) have much higher yields, but much more risk.