(George Sterling) - Retirement is something everyone looks forward to as it is that time of our lives when we can finally stop working and contribute our time to relaxation or do things we have always wished for. However, we can only do the things we have longed to do after retirement if we have saved money. Planning [...]

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(Money Manager) - Grove Property Trust: This real estate investment trust is based in Connecticut, it was a company that owned and managed apartments, it was a registered REIT meaning that it was taxed as a REIT and the profit was equally divided amongst the shareholders rather than paid to income tax. Grove Property Trust owned 60 properties and 7,296 units in and around the Boston area as of 2000, it also owned 4 retail shopping centers and open air retail stores, the company was then valued at $461 million dollars, making it a large REIT but not the largest or the most profitable.

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(Money Manager) - Equity Residential Properties: this real estate investment trust is based on apartments and apartment buildings, creating communities and units for the upper class to live in. Equity Residential Properties operates in many cities and states around the Nation, with over 4000 full time employees, and 200,000 tenants this REIT is rapidly becoming one of the largest of its kind.

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(Money Manager) - Spieker Properties INC: This was a self run real estate investment trust company. This incorporation owns and also operates industrial properties and offices in the Seattle and California area, although the company is based in California, and as of the year 2000 Spieker Properties was the biggest and largest real estate investment trust on the West Coast, working with some of the biggest companies in California and Seattle.

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(Money Manager) - IRT Property Company: This Real Estate Investment Trust was based out of Atlanta Georgia and specialized in retail properties and developments; from the development and management this company would oversee it all.

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(Money Manager) - Equity Office Properties: This Real Estate Investment Trust is based on office properties and investments; it was founded in Chicago Illinois. Equity Office Properties is one of the largest office space owners in the United States; it owns more than 59 million square feet of class A office space in most urban areas in the USA. They also have many signature companies that give the REIT name resignation, as well as a stable income.

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