Book: Real Estate by the Numbers | Authors: J Scott and Dave Meyer | Chapter: 40
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And that’s a wrap. We’ve gone through every chapter of Real Estate Investment Trust Investing: The Secret to Passive Income from REITs by Mike Hartley (published 2023), and it’s been a ride. Sixteen posts covering everything from “what even is a REIT” to estate planning and ethics. So let me share some final thoughts.
Nobody gets excited about taxes. I get it. But if you’re investing in REITs, understanding how they’re taxed is genuinely important because it directly affects how much money you actually keep. Chapter 11 of Mike Hartley’s book covers this, and I’ll try to make it as painless as possible.
Alright, let’s get into the actual meat of things. What even is a REIT?
In Real Estate Investment Trust Investing by Mike Hartley, the first chapter lays out the foundation for everything that follows. And it starts with a simple idea: you should be able to invest in real estate the same way you invest in any other business. By buying shares.
So I picked up this book called Real Estate Investment Trust Investing: The Secret to Passive Income from REITs by Mike Hartley (published 2023), and honestly? It changed how I think about building wealth through real estate.