REIT On Clearance!

      I have not posted in a while but I promise that I am back at the encouragement of friends around me to stick with my love for stocks.  Tremendous upside is in the air with the new year dawning!

      There is a great opportunity to create wealth for you and your family.  I wish all a Merry Christmas and I pray that God will bless your family at this special time of the year. 

    With the housing market in a mess and those in foreclosure seeking other means of housing...a clearance rack of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) have emerged.

     These can be defined as:

     A real estate investment trust or REIT (pronounced /ˈriːt/) is a tax designation for a corporate entity investing in real estate that reduces or eliminates corporate income taxes. In return, REITs are required to distribute 90% of their income, which may be taxable, into the hands of the investors. The REIT structure was designed to provide a similar structure for investment in real estate as mutual funds provide for investment in stocks.[citation needed]



     Like other corporations, REITs can be publicly or privately held. Public REITs may be listed on public stock exchanges like shares of common stock in other firms.


  The key statistics to look at in a REIT are its net asset value (NAV), adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) and cash available for distribution (CAD). REITs face challenges from both a slowing U.S. economy and the global financial crisis, depressing share values by 40 to 70 percent in some cases.

-WIKIPEDIA

     This has happened to RAIT FINANCIAL TRUST (RAS).  These types of companies are involved in apartment complexes and multi-use properties that mix residences and commericial together.

     The economy has handed it to RAS two ways.  First, every body being able to buy a house pretty easily before the crash killed the apartment business.  Second, the economy slowing stopped the construction boom of multi-use  and raised vacancy rates as businesses went out.  RAS was a $30 dollar stock two years ago. 

     Now we are rising from the ashes and it looks great.   The rate of foreclosure unfortunately is causing a construction boom again for apartment complexes.  (There are several going up around where I live in Lexington, SC).  The apartment vacancy rate is 30% nationally.  There will continue to be demand for apartments.  Others are moving to apartments to live on smaller budgets and to cut out the maintenance costs of upkeeping a home.

    Commercial construction is up as well and multi use is a big industry now when cement is pouring.  RAIT just posted their first profit in a while.  This stock bottomed around $1.50 and is now around $1.80.  REITS pay dividends as well when profitable. 

     RAIT suspended their dividend during their time of difficulty....but it will be back.  Some analysts have done the math and state that this stock is severely undervalued.  I believe this could be a $8-$10 stock sometime next year. 

     This is a great opportunity to pull this company off the clearance rack and tuck it away in your portfolio. 

     I dedicate this blog to a good brother and friend of mine who encouraged me to pursue this dream of trading stocks for a living.  Thanks, Jimmy.  I hope you enjoy.

Thresher Industries Has Everything Going For It

     I started watching this stock at .0002.  It has gotten up to .0007.  It has scaled back, but is poised to make a run towards a much higher level.  Take a look at the company, via the website post and press releases and do your due diligence.  

      Specifically, Thresher Industries is located within a state enterprise zone, a recycling market development zone, a foreign trade zone, and an SBA HUB Zone for contract preferences.  They recycle aluminum and create high strength metal composites that are being sold as parts to S&P 500 conglomerates, and automotive manufacturers.

     Just yesterday, the volume went crazy at over a 500,000,000 shares trading hands.  Today this report came out (posted below).  It has been fluctuating between .0001 and .0002  for a month.  This volume has taken it to .0003 today and coupled with the press release, I think good things are on the horizon for Thresher.  With $250 in an online brokerage account, you could purchase 833,000 shares.  If it went to a dime, you would come out with $8300. 

     Sirius peaked at $1.14 today.  I still say it is going farther.  Good trading!


Press Release Source: Thresher Industries, Inc. On Wednesday February 24, 2010, 9:21 am EST


HANFORD, Calif., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Thresher Industries, Inc. (Pink Sheets:THRR.pk - News) announced today that it has received the positive interim material testing analysis from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Material Sciences Department. The test report concluded the company's own findings on its proprietary material as well as the process used to obtain its superior distribution of particulate in the base aluminum.



According to the company, the success of the new material is due to the high level of distribution of the particulate and this is exactly where many companies have failed before. These results will enable Thresher to obtain a large market penetration in this highly profitable industry. The company, through its partnership with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo anticipates further developing this material as well as other materials for strength, wear resistance and heat dissipation for use in vehicles, reducing emissions and fuel consumption via weight reduction in this multi-billion dollar industry.



"These test results represent a significant milestone for our company in its quest to be a leader in the development of light weight high strength materials," said Tom Flessner, President and CEO of Thresher Industries Inc. "Our now proven ability to manufacture these advanced materials in a cost effective and consistent manner will make our company and product very desirable to the automotive, and aviation industries," further added Mr. Flessner.



About Thresher Industries, Inc.



Thresher Industries, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of low carbon footprint conventional and custom machined die castings made from 100% recycled aluminum and metal matrix composites. Based in Hanford, California, the Company operates an ISO 9000-compliant, "green" foundry that integrates bio-degradable technologies and processes to lower the economic and environmental costs of production. Thresher offers full engineering support, designing, and prototype development to a variety of industries including: agriculture, aerospace, defense, transportation, and automotive in the U.S. and Europe. For more information, visit http://www.thresherindustries.com.



Statements contained in this news release, other than those identifying historical facts

Hope Somebody Knew I was SIRI-us.

Hey everyone.  Back on February 10th, I highlighted Sirius Radio at .70.  Today, it is up over $1.00 to $1.05.  I believe it will continue to rise despite some profit taking.  Watch it if it dips.....but you might have missed your best shot.

 

If you have a company you are interesested in, but not quite sure of, send me an email.  My main address is stonezbox@gmail.com.  I will be happy to do some due diligence with you and see if it makes sense.

 

Thanks and good luck to all.