In most cases the general public has no idea what the designations mean.

@Dontae ScottWelcome to the site.Signs like that are very easy to find online.FYI the term bandit signs refers to signs that are illegally placed on public or private property.

Finally, because most REITs are publicly traded, they have traditionally experienced substantial volatility along with the stock market.

You need a CPA for public accounting matters, corporations requiring financial statements. 

The only doubt that I still have is that if I put the property under a trust after the closing date, public records will show my name and then the change to the land trust without a sell, which I think will defeat the purpose of the privacy on a land trust.Is this what's going to happen?

Investors and RE operators need to crack open a basic business law text book and learn about different types of agency relationships, how they are formed, responsibilities to a principle and how holding yourself out to the public is determined to be practicing some professional service. 

It may come off as you're bragging, cocky, arrogant, etc...Recently I was bored and got on gis tax map for my city (public records) and there were people in that city that I knew my entire life that probably owned 15-20 properties (commercial and residential).

So yesterday I went to the local housing court in Manhattan (NYC) to look for public eviction filings.I had access where I could search for either case # or name.

I think you will find that - with the right deals/partners, etc - you will see a higher level of security and consistent returns than common asset classes offered on the public exchanges.Any portfolio should be diversified.  

They are public record, so find out where they have to be published.