It's no secret to anyone on Seeking Alpha that I'm a big proponent of REIT investing. I believe that REITs are the “pound-for-pound” best investment vehicles for individual investors as they provide an optimal mixture of yield, safety and growth.
They have historically outperformed other stocks and bonds and generated up to 15% annual returns over the past 20-year period:
We invest heavily in REITs at High Yield Landlord. However, it's not all sunshine and rainbows and we are not blind to the fact that no investment is perfect. Lately, risks have been on