Hello, and welcome to a very special video. Today we are discussing the pros and cons of investing in real estate through real estate investment trusts vs rental properties with Anna from the Panda Boss channel. She is a fellow investor with an amazing YouTube Channel called Panda Boss - Personal Finance & Bossing Life. I have her channel linked here:    / @pandabossanna  .

We should explain what a REIT and rental property are.

Rental Property - A rental property is when you invest into a specific property (house/flat), and then rent it out for income (when your tenants pay you rent). Although some people pay this with cash, the majority of people do end up taking out a mortgage in order to finance this.

REIT - stands for Real Estate Investment Trust. It’s essentially a corporation which owns many real estate assets which produce income. Think of it like an ETF, just with property. These assets can be anything from office buildings to hotels and residential properties. These funds are mandated to pay out 90% of their income as dividends which means they tend to be a pretty reliable source of dividends.

In this video, we weigh the pros and cons of rental property vs REITs in terms of the time and effort required, liquidity, leverage, control, returns, convenience, diversification, down payments, taxes, and interest on debt. We also discuss out current plans for our real estate investing. If you are interested in REIT investing, dividend investing, REIT stocks, or rental property investing, this is a great video for you. Consider it real estate investing 101 or real estate investing for beginners. Rental property vs stock investment is an important decision to make so you will want to weigh all the relevant pros and cons prior to investing.

Which do you prefer to invest in, REITs or rental property? What do you think are the pros and cons? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. We look forward to hearing from you.

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