VEREIT (NYSE: VER), with a portfolio of just under 4,000 properties, is one of the largest and most diversified net lease REITs in the United States. It flies under the radar of most investors because of a somewhat sordid history. The company was once known as American Realty Capital Properties, a fast-growing REIT built with large and rapid-fire acquisitions. The growth-at-any-price mentality came to a screeching halt in 2014, however, when the emergence of a small accounting error cast doubt on the company's internal practices. Although the dollars involved were trivial, the revelation and the fallout soured the market on ARCP and led to massive change at the company.