Saturday, March 21, 2009

Being Small and Playing the Market Like A Big Dog - Own "Corporate Holdings" - REITs

"Corporate Holdings" normally include REITs. If you like investing in REITS, you may be thinking it would be nice to be able to see investing like the big guys do. They are in their brokerage firm offices and have everything at the touch of a button.

You can probably picture their computer screens with a live feed of news stories relating to the REIT market. They have live numbers showing how the various stock markets are doing. In another part of the screen they have charts and scales that show how the funds they are working with have been performing and are expected to perform. They are able to buy and sell at the touch of a button and they even seemingly have a backdoor to the brains of the analysts to know what they are thinking about where the market will go next.

Wouldn't it be nice to have that kind of access? Why shouldn't you? While you may be thinking that you can only have that type of set up by working in a brokerage firm, there really is a way to have it, all to yourself. It's called REITBuyer.com.

REITBuyer.com is a website that is focused on REITs or real estate investment trusts. That means you will have clear and concise information about your market. Here's what they offer:

Advice and Education

One area of their website is focused on nothing but advice and education about the real estate market and the world of REITs. This is vital to read over if you are new to REIT buying, as it will give you a good overview of what you're getting into and how they work and pay you back for your investment.

Tools and Research

Knowing you want to be investing in a market is one thing, actually doing it well means you have to know what you are doing and have done the research to make sure you are making a wise decision. This portion of their website will make sure you have the research and tools you need to make wise decisions.

News Feed

As you know the markets can change in a moment, and if you're not paying attention, you could miss something vital to your investment future. REITBuyer.com has a news feed that will make sure you see the news items that impact your REIT investments as soon as they hit the wire.

Blog

Additionally, there is a blog area where analysts can look at the indicators and give you a heads up or look inside what is happening in the world of REITs.

Statistics

It's always good to know how your investments are faring compared to the rest of the market, and stock quotes, FOREX trading and other major market indicators are exactly what you can find when you check the updated statistics on the site.

Online Trading

Finally, it is vital to be able to act when you know it's time to act. Since they are a full service investing real estate broker, you are also able to do your trading online through REITBuyer.com.

"Corporate Holdings" A Way to Get Involved in Business Real Estate

Many people want to learn how to make the big bucks when it comes to investments. Generally this means knowing how to get into commercial real estate and how to do it right. This is how people like Donald Trump made their fortunes. But are you ready to be the next Donald Trump? Would you like your portfolio to match that of typical "corporate holdings"?
For most people the answer is no. Not because they don’t want to be the next Donald Trump, but because they don't have the cash on hand to get started like Donald does. That's ok. You can start small. One way to start small on commercial real estate is through REITs. A REIT is a real estate investment fund. This is a fund that that works much like a mutual fund but in the area of real estate. You can purchase shares of this fund and then that money is used to purchase, build or maintain properties.

As those properties make a profit, you will get a good percentage return on your investment. By US law, 90% of the profit from a REIT has to be returned to the shareholders in dividends, so if a REIT investment goes well, there could be major earnings.

As you wonder if this is the right way to go for you, why not take on this quote from Will Rogers, "Buy land, they aren't making anymore of it."

That is a very true assessment! There is only so much land to go around and with a growing population, more and more people are going to want a piece of it.

While you may think this only impacts residential properties, if you think a little harder you will see how it could also have an impact on commercial real estate.

While all those people in the growing population will indeed need places to live, they will also need places to shop, have their hair done, buy cars, and for any number of other services that they expect these days. That means commercial ventures that are going to serve this growing population are going to need commercial real estate to work from. If you are a part of a real estate REIT that owns that property you can have a tenant that is paying you profits for years and years to come.

Beginning your venture in to commercial REITs is easy. Start by going to REITBuyer.com. This is a website that focuses specifically on REITs instead of all the other types of investments out there.

Now take a little time to research the REITs that are available. You can look into the portfolio of a REIT to see what type of property is in its holdings. Some are residential and industrial as well as commercial, so if you want just commercial, make sure to weed out the rest.

Next, you should take a little time to see what that REIT has done in the past. See if it has been steady (give or take a few tough market seasons) and if the area where they are located is a good market for future revenue.

If so, it only takes a few steps to purchase the REIT through the site and enjoy your first step into the world of commercial real estate.