If you're looking to IPO eventually, structuring as a REIT allows for much better overall liquidity. If you're keeping the investment private, or if the assets will be less than about $100 million, it won't pay to be a REIT unless you're accepting a lot of foreign capital. REITs come with big compliance burdens that aren't worthwhile for smaller enterprises or those without the desire to get the liquidity of the public markets.
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