Real estate encompasses the land, plus any permanent man-made additions, such as houses and other buildings. Real estate investing involves the purchase, ownership, management, rental and/or sale of real estate for profit. Any additions or changes to the land that affects the property's value are called an improvement. Once land is improved, the total capital and labor used to build the improvement represent a sizable fixed investment and the earnings from investment in real estate are garnered from revenue from rent or leases, and appreciation of the real estate's value. we are a publicly-traded real estate investment trust (REIT), a company that holds a portfolio of income-producing real estate. We publicly trade shares just like any other security traded on an exchange such as stocks and it makes us very liquid and transparent. our investors earn Income through dividend payments and appreciation of the shares.