Just posting some tickers in case anyone is looking for a place to start their research. I have a portfolio of high yield preferred stock and exchange traded bonds. Generally the 7-9% range is my sweet spot of risk vs reward. I hope to use the dividends to fund travel in the future. Separately, I own a diversified portfolio of index funds.
Mortgage REITs - Cumulative preferreds or bonds that maintain their contractually high yield
ADAMH EFC-B PMT-C PMTW RCD RITM-D
Apartment REITs - In the long term, rents increase and mortgages are fixed
AVB EQR ESS IRT MAA
Hotels
PEB-H SHO-H
Business Development Company (BDCs) Bonds - companies that lend to leveraged companies. The common stock is too risky for me but their 7-8% bonds are stable.
GAINI HTFC MFICL RWAYZ TRINZ
MLPs without the K-1 - 0.3% expense ratio that mixes c-corps and partnerships to avoid the hassle of K-1s
ENFR
Misc high yield
BFH-A IIPR-A LANDP EICC