A real estate investment trust (“REIT”) is a popular asset class among income seeking investors due to its regular dividend payouts. However, there are pains unknown to most investors that are seldom shared by speakers in public seminars.Singapore's Garden By the BayThe following 4 pains are the common issues constantly faced by REITs investors throughout their whole REIT investing journey.Pain #1: Dealing with Rights IssuesREITs in Singapore have to distribute a minimum of 90% of the net income to enjoy the tax concession. As such, it is very common for a REIT to raise funds to acquire more properties or refinance the debt due to the limited cash on hand. When a REIT offers rights to existing unitholders, most of the time, the rights will be offered at a discount from the prevailing marke