A REIT is owning a share of the real estate investment trust that is a tax structured entity that invests in real estate and must pay a majority of the profits out in dividends on a yearly basis. A timeshare is shared ownership generally in vacation real estate that gives the ownership allocated time each year to use the property. The GreatX structure is a principal-protected investment that once pledged to a specific hotel, will share the upside associated with that hotel. GreatX also has a utility function for the use of room nights associated with the pledged hotel.Â