For most investors, retirement satisfaction is positively correlated with income, net worth, and health. However, REITs shouldn’t be painted by the same brush - just because you are an investor in a REIT does not guarantee that the dividend income will be sustainable. Stock exchange-listed REITs are held to the same standards as other public companies and reporting is governed by the SEC. In my newsletter, I have designed a core dividend growth portfolio called the Durable Income Portfolio. It is the largest campus housing REIT (since 2008) in the US, and the company owns 168 student housing properties containing approximately 103,000 beds.

Source: Forbes January 15, 2018 12:00 UTC