Real estate investment trusts (REIT) are some of the best dividend stocks on the market. They typically pay a reliable, high-yielding, and growing dividend, checking off the list of what's important in a dividend stock.

Agree Realty (NYSE: ADC) is a retail REIT that fits this framework. But how much would you have to invest to make $1,000 in dividends?

Agree owns properties throughout the U.S. and leases them to retail chains you know and love, like , CVS, and Lowe's. It runs an efficient business with development and acquisitions as key growth drivers. As of the end of the first quarter, it had $1.3 billion in liquidity, with plans for $600 million in acquisition targets for the year.

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