2 REITs To Avoid (The Raised Nail Gets Hammered)

  • Avoid high-yield REITs like Sachem Capital Corp. and Gladstone Land Corporation due to unsustainable dividends and deteriorating fundamentals. Sachem Capital faces declining earnings, rising non-performing loans, and a recent dividend cut, signaling further risk of another reduction. Gladstone Land's payout ratio is unsustainably high, with shrinking AFFO per share and a falling share price, making its yield a "sucker yield."