Opinions
Zachary Curry 
Automotive Properties Real Estate Investment Trust
APR.UN-T
TOP PICK
Jan 13, 2016
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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This is his preferred REIT right now. They specialize in owning the real estate of car dealerships. They are triple net leases, meaning that they don’t pay anything, the dealership pays the taxes, maintenance and utilities. This REIT collects rent from the dealership. They’re financing these out 5+ years, and this is yielding almost 9% right now.
(A Top Pick Jan 13/16. Up 30%.) This company buys the land under auto dealerships and then leases it back to them. These are triple net leases, meaning that the dealership pays for everything, taxes and maintenance. There is a 1.5% escalator clause for every year. The company has made 2 acquisitions since last year. It is paying just under 7.5%, so a good income generating investment.
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Owns about 26 car dealerships in Canada. Have moved the land under some of those dealerships into this REIT. The land is on triple net leases, meaning the car dealership, not the REIT, pays the taxes, maintenance and utilities, and the REIT gets the income from that. Leases are 11 years at a minimum with an annual 1.5% rent escalator. Their debt to interest payments is around 3.5%, and the majority of their debt does not come due until after 2020. Dividend yield of 8.96%.