Get $1,000 in Monthly Rental Income from Boardwalk REIT

Boardwalk REIT (TSX:BEI.UN) offers a safe 4.35% yield from a diversified portfolio of residential properties. You can receive monthly rental income simply by sitting back and doing nothing.

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Some investors buy properties and rent them out to receive rental income. Those properties require a huge amount of capital up front.

By investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) instead, investors can invest a small amount and still receive a juicy monthly income. Additionally, a professional management team takes care of the properties and the tenants, so you don’t have to.

Furthermore, by buying REITs, you diversify your portfolio immediately because REITs typically own and operate hundreds of properties.

About Boardwalk REIT

Boardwalk REIT (TSX:BEI.UN) owns and operates over 32,000 residential units across 220 communities. The REIT focuses on providing quality service to tenants, maintaining its monthly distributions, and creating value for unitholders.

Investors should be aware that about 65% of Boardwalk’s net operating income comes from its Albertan properties, while 14% comes from Saskatchewan, 13% comes from Quebec, and 8% comes from Ontario.

In the third quarter that ended in September, Boardwalk REIT’s occupancy rate was 96.7%, 1.3% lower than the same period from the previous year. Yet average monthly rent increased by 1.8% compared to the average market rent that decreased by 1.8%. This shows that Boardwalk REIT has some pricing power.

How to receive $1,000 in monthly income

Buying 5,870 units of Boardwalk REIT at $47 per unit would cost a total of $275,890. You’d receive $1,000 per month, a yield of 4.35%.

Most of us probably don’t have that kind of cash lying around. No problem. You could buy 2,935 units at $47, costing a total of $137,945, and you’d receive $500 per month and still get a 4.35% yield from your investment.

Okay, $137,945 is still too much. Instead, you could buy 589 units at $47 per unit, costing $27,589, and you’d receive $100 per month.

See what I’m getting at? You’d receive that 4.35% annual income no matter how much you invest. And the investment amount is up to you.

Investment Annual Income
$275,890 $12,000
$137,945 $6,000
$27,589 $1,200

Is Boardwalk REIT’s income safe?

Boardwalk REIT’s payout ratio is under 62%, creating a comfortable margin of safety for its distribution. Furthermore, management equity ownership is around 25%. Usually, a high percentage is a good sign because management receives income from the distributions as well, and so their interests are aligned with shareholders’ interests.

Tax on the income

REITs pay out distributions that are unlike dividends. Distributions can consist of other income, capital gains, foreign non-business income, and return of capital. Other income and foreign non-business income are taxed at your marginal tax rate, while capital gains are taxed at half your marginal tax rate.

So, to avoid any headaches when reporting taxes, buy and hold REIT units in a TFSA or an RRSP. However, the return of capital portion of the distribution is tax deferred. So, it may be worth the hassle to buy REITs with a high return of capital in a non-registered account.

Of course, each investor will need to look at their own situation. For instance, if you have room in your TFSA, it doesn’t make sense to hold investments in a non-registered account to be exposed to taxation.

In conclusion

If you’re looking for diversified rental income from residential properties, consider Boardwalk REIT, which has been paying a monthly distribution since 2004. It currently yields 4.35% to start, and occasionally the REIT pays out one-time special distributions that come from sale proceeds.

This article represents the opinion of the writer, who may disagree with the “official” recommendation position of a Motley Fool premium service or advisor. We’re Motley! Questioning an investing thesis — even one of our own — helps us all think critically about investing and make decisions that help us become smarter, happier, and richer, so we sometimes publish articles that may not be in line with recommendations, rankings or other content.

Fool contributor Kay Ng owns shares of BOARDWALK REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST.

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