SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                   WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
                              
                              
                              
                          FORM 8-K
                              
                              
                              
                       CURRENT REPORT
                              
                              
                              
           Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
               Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 17, 2005



           MONMOUTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
                                
                                
         MARYLAND             000-04258          22-1897375
     (State or other         (Commission        (IRS Employer
     jurisdiction of         File Number)     Identification No.)
     incorporation)


3499 Route 9N, Suite 3C, Freehold, NJ              07728
 (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)
                                    
                                    
                                    
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (732) 577-9996

                                
                                
                                
                         Not applicable
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

      On  January 17, 2005, Monmouth Real Estate  Investment
Corporation   issued   a   press  release   announcing   the
acquisition  of a 38,210 square-foot industrial building  at
2902  Gun Club Road, Augusta, Georgia, for a purchase  price
of $3,700,000.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
     
  (c)  Exhibits.

  99 Press Release dated January 17, 2005





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                         SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report  to
be  signed  on  its behalf by the undersigned hereunto  duly
authorized.



       MONMOUTH  REAL  ESTATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION




               /s/ Anna T. Chew
               ANNA T. CHEW
               Chief Financial Officer



     Date January 17, 2005
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