I rate Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: MAA ) a Buy, for growth and income investors interested in the long term, buy and hold real estate investment trusts (REITs). The recent decline in price caused by tariff negotiations presents an opportunity to David A. Johnson is founder and principal of Endurance Capital Management, a New Jersey Limited Liability Company. As an investor entrepreneur, David invests in stocks, bonds, options, ETFs, REITs, real estate, closed end funds and alternative inv ...