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He likes holding this one. Apartments are doing well in the space. He worries if these are being over valued. REIT distribution yeilds need to be re-though. Real Estate is very capital intensive and high distributions may require more debt and more equity to get raised to pay them. He prefers a lower yield and low payout ratios. This REIT has done things well, with a low distribution yield that is allowing free cash flow to grow at 18%. He prefers owning apartment REITs versus owning a condo. Yield 1.8%

The business of realty income is good. They buy big portfolios of real estate and have the low cost of equity to allow them to make acquisitions. They often offer sale lease-backs to the owners of the assets they buy. You would not be hurt to buy it even here.

(A Top Pick Aug 16/18, Up 21%) If you want to own one international real estate holding -- this is it. They continue to raise lots of capital and have an army to deploy it. They charge fees to management assets and fees on the profits. The bigger the pool of assets, the bigger the fees they collect. Their inside owners interests are well aligned with investors. If markets do drop, they are best positioned to take advantage of opportunities. There could be some risk that regulations that come into the private equity market, but he is not too concerned it would impact their fees.

(A Top Pick Aug 16/18, Up 24%) One of the best capital compounders out there. They build life sciences buildings on campuses across the US. Biotech companies co-locate on these campuses, creating great opportunities. The fundamentals remain positive and he continues to hold it.

(A Top Pick Aug 16/18, Up 35%) The largest warehouse holders in the world. They have a solid platform around their business. He says 2% of global GDP flows through their warehouses. They are using that understand the data of the flows through their assets and use that to better their client services. He sees this as value that will continue to feed on itself.

Real Estate is a long term asset and you should look to hold it for the compounding benefit. They have great properties that generate good cash flow with some growth. Walmart is their largest tenant and some will come up for renewal soon -- a little worrying to him.

Why the higher yeild? He prefers to put money in with the parent instead. BPY.UN-T holds a lot of US malls and offices. There are supply issues in some of those key markets and the capital insensitivity is creating some uncertainty, resulting in the higher yield he thinks. The leverage is also pretty high. It will do well in the long run and they hold high quality assets. But he doesn't think you need to be there.