There are many ways to earn "passive income," but some require more activity on your part than others. One of the more labor-intensive is to own rental properties. While rent checks may produce a nice steady income stream, maintenance problems and tenant issues can often mean that the income is not quite so passive after all.
However, a properly passive way to profit from rental income is to own shares of a high-quality real estate investment trust ( REIT ). One great example is Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA) , aka MAA.
MAA is a residential REIT focused on owning apartment communities. The company has 282 properties with 96,313 apartments across the fast-growing Sun Belt region. This diversified apartment portfolio provides MAA with stable rental income.
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Here's a Surefire Way to Start Making Some Passive Income