I love making videos that are based on your comments.
And frankly many of you asked me about REITs because it looks like a really convenient
way to get in the game of real estate.
So, what is a REIT?
Is it good?
Is it bad?
Is it useful?
Is it a help?
Or is it a hindrance?
I'm going to answer all of that today.
And I'm also going to share with you my number one favorite alternative to a REIT.
And I think today's going to give you exactly what you need to hack the financial game to
the next level?
So, what is REIT.
A REIT is a real estate investment trust.
Congress pass this act in the 1960's that basically said, "People can come together
and form these REITs and people can buy into them."
And what it is, it's a group, it's a security of a whole bunch of individuals that are collectively
going out there and basically inquiring real estate.
Because at the time congress said, "You know what?
We got this 401k, we got this IRA thing.
It's be great if we can help people (Americans) experience buying real estate.
But you see, in an easier manner."
Because dude, if you want to buy your own home, you got to put 20% downpayment.
Then you've got everything writing on that one deal.
And that's kind of high barrier of entry.
When it be easier if people could just throw money in and collectively have someone else
in charge of buying it?
And that's essentially what a real estate investment trust is.
Now, there are couple different kind of REITs.
There's equity-based REITs, there's mortgage-based REITs.
And of those 2 kinds, really your equity-based REITs, they tend to focus on buying multi-family,
commercial properties.
You know, street malls.
And what they do is they focus prominently on collecting rents as a source of income
for their REIT.
But you also have mortgage REITs where they actually lending on real estate and they make
their money based on interest returns.
My only beef with REITs is that most of them seem to have annual dividends that pay out
at 6, 7 or 8 percent.
And then there is a little bit of ownership play.
And so, there are advantages to REITs.
I mean, (1) it'll get you in the game, right?
That's a positive.
And the second thing is is that a REIT actually allows you to get some diversifications per
over amount of properties.
But there are some downsides to REITs.
Atleast for me.
Because remember, by bais, I know how to produce 28% every year on average on my real estate.
That's just what my average tends to be on my last several thousand of deals I've done
with people.
With a REIT, you'll lose a high degree of control.
Because now, all of a sudden it's like, you're right, you might get the diversification of
being on many projects and property.
But I actually don't have control.
I don't get to decide what we do with the property.
You don't always even get control of when you get to pull out of a deal or what that
looks like.
So, that's problematic for me.
The second problem with REITs is they're free structure.
You can end up paying a lot of money.
Those things can get sucked dry from the inside making a lot of other people money that you
also could be getting your hands on.
So, that's another disadvantage of a REIT.
But for me, when I look at REITs and I want to compare it to what I do in the game of
real estate, my preference is have a solid strategy on real estate, so whether that you're
working with very little or no money at all, or whether you have a lot of money and maybe
saved up in 401K's, IRA's or business savings.
There's a way to deploy that into real estate.
Instead of getting 6 and 7 percent returns.
There's a way to turn that into 20 to 30 percent returns.
And when you compound that with time, that's why real estate produces millionaires.
I don't see REITs doing that for people.
Because I've known many people that are participating in them.
But when I have the command of the control to bu a property and 4 years later, with great
returns, sell it and trade it for 2.
And sell it and trade if for 4.
Then guess who gets the benefit from doing that.
You get to benefit from doing that.
So, it is a little bit more work but you have to ask yourself.
If a REIT is guaranteed not to give you what you need or want, then it is really the right
strategy.
Most of us are putting our money into broken systems.
I put my money in 401k and IRA or REIT.
And I do the math and when I retire, it wont be enough.
But that's what I'm doing with my money.
Does that really makes sense to you?
Does that sound smart?
For me, I would rather say, "Wait a second, If I use these vehicles and they can't get
me where I want to go, then I have the wrong vehicle."
And that's why there's alternative to REITs.
In fact, one of those alternatives you can get your hands on a copy of my book for free
--The Straight Path to Real Estate Wealth.
It'll show you how to buy real estate in your back yard super profitably with those really
high returns.
Or you can take short cuts and actually learn about some of my systems where I partner with
people and show them over 10 years how to start averaging 100% a year or more on your
real estate.
It's super exciting stuff.
So, I just know some of you are thinking right now, "Okay, Kris.
Give me an alternative to a REIT.
What would that look like?"
I'm going to give you 2 right now.
The first one is if you get your hands on a copy of my book, it's free.
I just ask that you cover the shipping on it.
And when you read it, it's going to show you a 4-step system of how to actually access
the best strategy.
Local real estate for a newbie.
I 100% recommend doing lease option.
It's very simple.
It's something you can do.
And it's a way to get into the game with very, very little money at all.
And in some cases, with no money.
So, I'll break that down for you.
It'll show you how to actually isolate and use some of my favorite strategies for finding
the hot deals that are in your backyard and then how to get them under contracts so that
you can then buy those homes and actually with this system, you'd on average on entry
level basic home.
You end up about $500 a month cash flow and usually 5 grand up front comes back in your
pocket and there's tens of thousands of dollars that you make as well.
So, this book will document that.
The second system is for those of you who say, "Well, Kris.
That's sounds a little bit hands on.
And I don't really know if that's my game."
Well, here's what I want you to understand.
If you want some help, I've got a team of coaches, a whole program, a system that is
design to actually help you do it.
So you don't have to fell like you're alone.
That...
In fact, that's one of the biggest mistakes that people make in real estate is the read
a book and they're like, "I'm just going to do it."
I'm going to say, "Back up and get a mentor and have someone watch your back and see what
you're doing and tell you why not to buy that property or verify why another property might
be a good idea.
I wouldn't have got in the game if I hadn't had mentors that have done that for me which
is why it is it's service that I provide for you.
So, that's one of your options.
The other options is to say, "But Kris, I really want to be totally hands off like a
REIT.
A REIT is really hands off.
I love that benefit."
And if that's meaningful to you, then I also have a version of a REIT that simply pays
out a whole lot more money where you and I actually partner up together.
And we go to a market place together and my team of 200 experts will actually find the
deals for you.
Help buy them on your half.
Get them rented out on your behalf.
Track the them, manage them and then 4 or 5 years, sell them.
Multiply the portfolio and do it all of that for you.
So, whether you really say, "Kris, I got a lot of money or no money or I want to be super
hand on or hands off", there's total options for you.
And copy of this book comes with a free consultation for those that want it.
So that we can actually walk you through.
Put ourselves in your shoes and say, "Hey, here's how we would do it if we we're you."
Friends, that's REITs 101.
I hope that's helpful.
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