Passive Real Estate with REITs and ETFs (European Investor)
46K views · Feb 26, 2026 · Education
Comments · 73
@thetomcrosshill · 7 months ago · pinned
1) 👉Check out my step-by-step training on ETF & index investing from Europe: <a href="https://www.indexmasterclass.com/training?utm_content=Long2607">https://www.indexmasterclass.com/training?utm_content=Long2607</a><br><br>2) Please IGNORE comments that recommend a specific financial advisor or amazing book or investment – those are scams.
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@dans3320 · 6 months ago
You don't mention the main issue: what if tenants stops paying rent? In some countries you take years of legal battles to regain your property.
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@dw9zg6kctnr23 · 7 months ago
Hi Tom. Can you please consider making a video on factor ETF investing (Fama-French and beyond) for Europeans?
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@maidanorgua · 7 months ago
I think the financialization of real estate is significant net harm to society.
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@ruyt95 · 7 months ago
The only benefit with physical realestate is, that you can work with borrowed money instead of investing just your own.
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@FjodorKupinski · 7 months ago
Hi Tom! Could you please make a video covering the topic of Emerging markets ETFs? It is a very interesting topic, but there is not much info about it on the internet
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@tijntjeofive8219 · 7 months ago
Great explanations.
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@salto1994 · 7 months ago (edited)
luckily in Luxembourg i have a tax free allowance of 1500€ gross per year on dividends. i'm in $O and $VICI for now. Thanks for talking about the UCITS and KID issue for european investors who want to get REIT ETF's. Reminds me of SCHD which we can't buy either.
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@fcm5729 · 5 months ago
Super helpful. Fantastic 💯
@janhonig9901 · 7 months ago
Don't buy REIT ETF if you are in Germany! REIT are a different category from stocks in Germany, you get no "Teilfreistellung" for REIT ETF. Meaning you get taxed more. This is especially bad for US REITs in ETF, you get taxed 15% in the US and then again 27% in Germany. That makes your earnings much lower compared to a US investor investing in the same portfolio. (There are some syntetic ETF though which try to circumvent this, but they have tiny Assets under management.)
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@JimmyTheGreek2000 · 4 months ago
Chapters: <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY">00:00</a> - Introduction <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=50">00:50</a> - How Much Money Can You Make <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=160">02:40</a> - Landlord Reality Check <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=353">05:53</a> - Leverage <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=532">08:52</a> - Risks of Real Estate Investing <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=896">14:56</a> - What are REITs ? <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=1192">19:52</a> - Disadvantages of REITs <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=1316">21:56</a> - Historical returns of REITs <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=1500">25:00</a> - Real Estate ETFs <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI7uKBZYVNY&t=1598">26:38</a> - How to choose Real Estate ETFs
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@fcm5729 · 5 months ago
Thanks a million
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