3 Cheap REITs to Buy for Long-Term Wealth

Diversification is key when it comes to building wealth over the long term. One area that has created billions in wealth over the decades has been real estate. You can gain real estate exposure through the stock market via real estate investment trusts (REITs).

As such, in today's video, I will discuss three REITs that are trading at cheap valuations and have high-quality portfolios. One of those REITs is Realty Income (NYSE: O).

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*Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Feb. 24, 2025. The video was published on Feb. 25, 2025.

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