Wolterk Every real estate investor, including REITs, must assess and choose among potential investments. These choices ideally should consider not only price but also desired property type, cash earnings, earnings growth, and risks. The choice of investments also should reflect the source and cost of the funds used. It is one thing to buy a property with cash on hand. It is something else to take on debt to raise some or all of the cash. More complexity is added if you sell part of your real-estate comp ...