Here's a Surefire Way to Start Making Some Passive Income

There are many ways to earn "passive income," but some require more activity on your part than others. One of the more labor-intensive is to own rental properties. While rent checks may produce a nice steady income stream, maintenance problems and tenant issues can often mean that the income is not quite so passive after all.  

However, a properly passive way to profit from rental income is to own shares of a high-quality real estate investment trust (REIT). One great example is Mid-America Apartment Communities (NYSE: MAA), aka MAA.

MAA is a residential REIT focused on owning apartment communities. The company has 282 properties with 96,313 apartments across the fast-growing Sun Belt region. This diversified apartment portfolio provides MAA with stable rental income.

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