The Best High Yield REIT to Invest $2,000 in Right Now

The average real estate investment trust (REIT) offers a dividend yield of roughly 3.8% today. That's well above the S&P 500's 1.2%.But you can still do better. Real estate bellwether Realty Income (NYSE: O) is yielding 6.1%. Here's what you need to know and why now is a good time to put $2,000, or more, to work in this high-yield REIT.Realty Income is a net lease real estate investment trust. That means that its tenants are responsible for paying most property-level operating costs. Although virtually all of its properties are single tenant -- meaning there's a high risk if the tenant leaves -- over a large enough portfolio, the risk is pretty low. The REIT is the largest player in the net lease space with over 15,400 properties.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool