I would like to share this very good article from SeekingAlpha.com in regard to investing in REITs :

Summary

REITs are famous for being defensive income-producing investments.

There exists, however, a lot of landmines that can lead to massive losses.

We explore the most common reasons that lead to large losses in the REIT sector.

Finally, we present how we seek to avoid landmines at High Yield Landlord.

Generally speaking, REITs are famous for three things:

·         They pay high dividends.

·         They are defensive investments.

·         They tend to outperform in the long run:

When you combine "lower risk" with "higher reward", you tend to get the crowd's interest and REITs have a track record of providing just that.

 ·         They