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Chapter 16 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It focuses on the risks of investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs). It also outlines the potential problems that REITs might face, including management and financial issues.

Chapter 15 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It explains how people can invest in real estate investment trusts (REIT), starting off with a description of the role institutions play in REIT investments. This is described as important as the number of those investing in such has risen considerably. It suggests that people research on the indexes which monitor REITs, such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Internet.

Chapter 14 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It discusses the value of real estate investment trusts (REIT), citing the collapse of the market in 2007 as an example of the challenges involved in gauging property values. The means by which one usually determines real estate value are listed, including the replacement method, the market comparable approach and capitalization rate valuation. Common errors in determining value are also cited.

Chapter 13 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It states that real estate investment trusts (REIT) cover a very broad spectrum. Its other forms include specialty, diversified, and mortgage REITs. A fourth category blended mortgage and equity REITs to produce hybrid REITs. Specialty and diversified ones are considered pure equity REITs, while mortgage REITs lend money to real estate firms for purchases.

Chapter 12 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It covers real estate investment trust (REIT) for hotels and motels, described as the most volatile due to economic conditions. As occupation is based on short term leases, the industry is said to be heavily dependent on high turnover. Management is therefore considered important as far as maintenance, marketing and adjusting rates according to demand. The ability to provide value added services is also cited.

Chapter 11 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It covers self-storage real estate investment trusts (REIT), described as the smallest segment of equity REITs. Self-storage reportedly started out as temporary facilities in the 1940s for soldiers, eventually becoming permanent in the 1970s with the rise of commercialism and the creation of homes without storage. Profitability is said to be had through marketing, diversification and offering other products.

Chapter 10 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It covers healthcare real estate investment trusts (REIT), described as both the most unique and complicated of the REIT options. Reasons cited include all the government regulations which dictate the industry, the fact that it changes every four years due to U.S. presidential elections, and the structure of actual investments. Profitability reportedly comes through spread investments by managing companies.

Chapter 9 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It focuses on industrial real estate investment trusts (REIT), described as having low volatility and high predictability. Reportedly considered a boring investment, it is described as a stable one because industrial tenants tend to sign up for long term leases, have a high tendency to renew those leases, and the buildings require low capital and maintenance.

Chapter 8 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. Its focus is on retail real estate investment trusts (REIT), which cover shops and stores. It states that as of 2007, 27 equity retail REITs were traded, according to figures by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). These fall under three categories, such as shopping centers, regional malls and free standing. Together, they make up the largest chunk of equity REITS, about 25%.

Chapter 7 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It is devoted to residential real estate investment trusts (REIT), and states that apartments make up the central product. Some similarities to office REITs exist, such as grading scale, building type and the relationship between tenants and landlords. A history of the development of the apartment industry in the U.S. is cited and compared to the housing industry.

Chapter 6 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. Various forms of real estate investment trusts (REIT) are described, as well as the risks involved in each. Those cited include office REITS and those used for investments. The former is described as the most volatile, while the latter is considered very risky, but offers the possibility of high returns. The risk factors are attributed to a number of reasons including the real estate industry and the economy.

Chapter 5 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. Ralph L. Block is cited as the foremost expert on real estate investment trusts (REIT), the author of "Investing in REITs," and publisher of the newsletter "The Essential REIT." It states that there are many inaccurate beliefs about REITs, which Block has worked to dispel. Misconceptions include the belief that REITs are riskier than other stocks, and that housing slumps will affect the overall market.

Chapter 4 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It states that the history of real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S. is 50 years old as of 2008, which provides a background for understanding the industry. Cited as being generally good, a belief is expressed that the next 50 years will be equally so. A historical overview is also presented, starting with the robber barons in the 1880s, going forward till 2001.

Chapter 3 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It states that accounting principles are necessary to understanding and profiting from real estate investment trusts (REIT). At its simplest, it stresses the maxim of buying low and selling high. Various terms are introduced, including net asset value (NAV), funds from operations (FEO), and adjusted funds from operations (AFEO). The aim is to find out what the actual value of a property is before investing.

Chapter 2 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It states that investing in the stock market is both difficult and risky, and that the same holds true with real estate. Part of the reason cited for the former has to do with a dearth of information available on some stocks. This is reportedly not true with real estate investment trusts (REIT). A description of real estate pricing cycles follows, with a stress on the value of location.

Chapter 1 of the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented. It cites the beginnings of the New York Stock Exchange in 1792, and the desire of people for an investment that gave high returns with no risk. Such a thing reportedly does not exist. It states that the closest one can get to such an investment is through a real estate investment trust (REIT), created by the U.S. Congress in 1960 which allows people to own property, pooling resources as needed to acquire it.

An introduction to the book "Complete Guide to Investing in Reits-Real Estate Investment Trusts: How to Earn High Rates of Return Safely" is presented in which the author attempts to explain the ups and downs of real-estate investment trusts (REITs), the history of the investment and how it relates to risks and rewards.