W. P. Carey Inc. is an internally managed diversified real estate investment trust (REIT) with a well-diversified portfolio of operationally critical commercial real estate. The Company invests primarily in single-tenant, industrial, warehouse and retail properties located in the United States and Northern and Western Europe, under long-term net leases with built-in rent escalations. The Company operates 1,555 net lease properties covering approximately 176 million square feet and a portfolio of 78 self-storage operating properties.