Why I Stopped Buying REITs To Buy Real Estate Instead

In most cases, I favor REITs because they offer better returns with lower risk: 

Why REITs earn higher returns than rental properties? REITs enjoy significant economies of scale. They develop their own properties. They skip brokerage fees. They do sale and leaseback transactions, etc. To give you an example: Realty Income $O has managed to generate 15% annual returns for its shareholders by buying Class A net lease properties with a conservative 30% LTV. Most private net lease investors would have been happy to earn a ~10% return.

Why REITs are safer than rental properties? REITs are liquid, professionally managed, diversified, less leveraged investments, and shareholders enjoy limited liability. With the right adjustments, REITs are also less volatile than rental properties.

But there are exceptions. There are 5 cases in which I would favor real estate over REITs: 

00:42 - International real estate markets
1:42 Value add opportunities
2:33 Buying your own home
3:06 Specialty property sectors (FarmTogether)
4:21 Synergies with your career

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[askjussi]

Do you prefer REITs or rental properties? Let me below.
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Thank you! Jussi

[johnhansen]

Appreciate your balanced view of the situation. I have owned rental property in the past and it is not worth the hassle for me.

[MattTequilaBitcoin]

Yes I agree. Buying a home during a real estate downturn, or just after, can be very good, and profitable.
But I still prefer REITs for everything else, after being a one time landlord myself now, a few years ago!

[ada]

What about $VNA keeps go down, since your recommendation?

[geauxp]

Hey what is a saw line please? Thank you

[antoloy]

Thanks for the videos. I watched them all. Just curious, are you 100% invested in REITs and real estate.

[ususopen]

Hi Jussi, do you have any experience with those farmland crowdfunding sites? Are they legit? what is the average returns?