larry is looking to add a real estate investment to his portfolio that is publicly traded on the exchanges, thereby offering him diversification and marketability. he has decided that a real estate investment trust (reit) is the best choice and asks his financial planner for information about the reits available for purchase. based on larry's request, the financial planner explained the various investment choices. which of these was incorrectly stated by his financial planner? a) mortgage reits finance real estate ventures by making loans to develop property or finance construction. b) hybrid reits are a combination of equity reits and mortgage reits. c) equity reits acquire real estate for the purpose of renting the space to other companies, thereby generating income. d) for the shareholders, income received is considered passive income.