You pretty quickly when from "yielding 8% on distributions alone" and "REITs that often yield 7%" to "pays 6% today". There are plenty of windows in which an investment in O wouldn't have met your original criteria.
We are discussing a proposed strategy of selling 3-4% of principle as your "income". 6% is clearly far higher, and in this case safer too (imo), which was my original point
CTO pays 8.8% with similar setup, higher payout ratio and debt, but below market rents across the portfolio, and well situated in the Sunbelt. As one smaller cap example
And I can get 4-5% by just holding cash in a high yield savings account right now. The point of the 4% rule is that is has remained true over large scales of time in which a lot changes. Compare that to your CTO example, and that 9.5% yield hasn't exactly been consistent.
We are discussing a proposed strategy of selling 3-4% of principle as your "income". 6% is clearly far higher, and in this case safer too (imo), which was my original point
CTO pays 8.8% with similar setup, higher payout ratio and debt, but below market rents across the portfolio, and well situated in the Sunbelt. As one smaller cap example