A few years ago I made the decision that I wanted to stop living paycheck to paycheck and quickly developed a plan of attack to be able to do so. Part of that was crypto investing via long term holds but the other part has been something I have been stacking up by taking as large of chucks out of my income as possible and putting it into dividend paying stocks.
A good core amount of those dividend paying stocks are REITs otherwise known as Real Estate Investment Trusts.
In short these are stocks of companies that hold large swaths of buildings that have rent due. This could be anything from server farms, government contracts to store valuables in mountain sides, apartments and mortgages.
Most of these investments are pretty safe but of course every investment has risks involved and some more then others. REITs recently got hammered this last year however people still have to keep paying montages and rent otherwise they are out on their A$$ which makes them a rather safe bet as the last thing most people want to do is sell their home or be forced out of their homes. DISCLAIMER: This is for entertainment purposes only and not investment advice. Please seek professional advice and consider all risks before investing.
While this took major hits because of the corona virus I still feel they are good investments and actually bargains now. Many who are rich today are because of the REITs they bought in the last major stock market crash of 2007. These healthy dividend stocks pay anywhere between 4% to 7% with some upwards in the 11%-14% now. Don't let a dividend full up you. A high dividend can be risky and possible mean there are signs of that company getting into trouble and either having to reduce their dividends or possibly close up show. However the more stable ones such as O
This stock has proven to payout time and time again MONTHLY and also slowly increased their dividend payout. This increase in dividend payout means a stock you buy this year that earns you around 4.5% yield after a few years can turn into 5% 6% yield on your investment as that dividend grows. Now of course it is 100% up to that company if they wish to pay out that dividend on increase or decrease it. But O has has a proven track record of increased dividends for the last 108 times or around 9 years!
As stated above and another quick disclaimer: This post and the information within are for entertainment purposes only. Seek professional advice and consider all risks before investing.
