Top 5 REIT Stocks that will Never Let You Down

I love real estate investing but there are more than 300 REIT stocks available. How do you find the best REITs to buy and build a dividend portfolio that will never let you down? I’ll show you how to find the top real estate investment trusts, how to narrow your REIT list and then reveal the five reliable REITs you can count on!

I started my career in real estate as an analyst and no other asset class has created as much wealth. Americans have more of their money invested in real estate than any other asset. REIT stocks are a great opportunity because you don’t need a huge down payment or the hassle of managing property yourself.

But the problem is, how do you pick from over 335 real estate investment trusts available on the exchanges? How do you build a portfolio of the best REITs that will produce consistent dividends?

In this video, I’ll start with a stock screener for REIT stocks and then show you how to narrow the list to the top five REITs to buy now. I’ll also show you how to build a portfolio of different property types to diversify your real estate investments.

Don’t miss these other great stocks to buy in our portfolio series!

We’ll screen our REIT stocks first for dividend yield and positive cash flow. Most REITs will pass the dividend yield filter because all REITs have to pay a dividend…it’s the law or they lose their REIT status. Cash flow is very important though because it separates out those REITs that might not be able to increase the dividend or worse yet, might have to cut it. Finally we’ll also filter for REIT stocks that have a history of increasing the dividend payment.

That leaves us with a short list of REITs to watch. I’ll then show you how to narrow your list further to the top REITs in each property type. It’s extremely important to diversify your portfolio across property type because, as we saw last year, something can come around to destroy a particular segment of the market.

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Joseph Hogue, CFA spent nearly a decade as an investment analyst for institutional firms and banks. He now helps people understand their financial lives through debt payoff strategies, investing and ways to save more money. He has appeared on Bloomberg and on sites like CNBC and Morningstar. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation and is a veteran of the Marine Corps.
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[hotrodder]

He's right! You don't need a lot of money just to get started. I just spent $100.00 on ARMOUR Residential Reits @ $5.05 per just to get my foot in the door. They pay a monthly div @ 23.695. Going to be buying more soon. 💰💰💰💰💰

[QUINTUSMAXIMUS]

I have STAG, CTRE, HRZN in terms of REIT stocks. STAG and HRZN are monthly. I've added to STAG and HRZN recently and have to add to CTRE.

[michaelorr]

can you discuss the REIT TPRP, and it's $5000. annual payout on a share of about $27k ?

[MaiNguyen-ulhv]

Got it. Shirt fits like a glove; however, you're floating in the new blue shirt. bowties are always nice

[gragnaktube]

What are your positions please? Do you own these stocks?

[grzesiekszewczuk]

Yes its nice. But i live in Poland and i got some realty income stock and it was 35 % taxed in US so for me its not very good

[mperez]

Off the 5 pick you mention which one will be your go for it if you have to pick 1, appreciating your response

[earlfridley]

Just wanted to say I really enjoy watching your videos and learning about different ways to grow my passive income. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge.

[Nemo-ynsp]

Came back to this for MPW because it's down enough for me to load the boat, but also to see what else Joseph likes in this sector. Continue to add to STAG. CoreSite is not coming up on Fidelity. AMT is the only one higher than when this video was made. (today is 8/26/22)

[rafaelcalisto]

How about (GOOD) Gladstone commercial?

[NAF]

Greetings from Brazil. I've been learning so much about REITs. Thank you for the great video

[Dsdoung]

Hello Mr. Joseph Hoque I’m a new investor. I want want your opinion on these stock ETFs for a long term investment and retire on in the next few years. The stocks are, ticker symbol; FDIS, FSTA, FENY and FNCL . Thank you. I wonder if you can make a of video on it.

[holywarrior]

Thank you Joe - great stock picks. My favorite is PSA.

[prepperminded]

REIT divys taxed as ordinary dividends rather than qualified dividends?
At least the ones I own are.

[epauloconnor]

How did you begin as a real estate analyst? What type of business needs a real estate analyst? And what was your background/certifications that you had, that made you qualified for the job? That sounds like a great job to have/start out in... so I'm interested.

[howtoadultschool]

This is a great video! I was literally looking for REIT information like this a few days ago, thank you! I'm becoming a big fan of the bowtie nation 👌

[harambenolevest]

Anyone familiar with the short thesis on MPW? I noticed the Bear Cave has written a report on it. It suggests the PE companies supporting the healthcare providers that are clients of MPW are on loose footing.

[masoncnc]

Pauses between sentences are a blessing

[Mannykeri]

Why is MPW being shorted by hedgefunds right now? The price has dropped because of it it seems.

[timpoolsbeanie]

I am looking forward to what STAG has to offer in the coming years. Very bullish on them.