It's been a hard year for investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and broader S&P 500 are down 12.7% and 19.4%, respectively. Some individual stocks have fallen as much as 80% or more this year. With talk of a recession starting, the volatility is unlikely to end anytime soon.

While it's certainly no fun to endure a bear market, savvy investors know it can present fantastic buying opportunities. Income investors, in particular, have a chance to take advantage since dividend yields tend to have an inverse relationship with pricing.

Three real estate investment trusts (REITs) that Motley Fool contributors believe are great high-yield dividend stocks to buy right now are National Retail Properties (NYSE: NNN), Innovative Industrial Properties (NYSE: IIPR), and Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (NYSE: HASI). All three are down 14% or more despite each maintaining solid business performance as of late.

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