Here are three stocks with buy rank and strong income characteristics for investors to consider today, September 26th:BRT Apartments Corp. BRT: This real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops multi-family properties has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 5.8% over the last 60 days.BRT Apartments Corp. Price and Consensus BRT Apartments Corp. price-consensus-chart | BRT Apartments Corp. QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 4.7%, compared with the industry average of 3%.BRT Apartments Corp. Dividend Yield (TTM) BRT Apartments Corp. dividend-yield-ttm | BRT Apartments Corp. QuoteApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. ARI: This real estate investment trust has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 8.4% over the last 60 days.Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Price and Consensus Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance price-consensus-chart | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of 13.7%, compared with the industry average of 10.5%.Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Dividend Yield (TTM) Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance dividend-yield-ttm | Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance QuoteFirst Busey Corporation BUSE: This bank holding company for Busey Bank has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 3.5% over the last 60 days.First Busey Corporation Price and Consensus First Busey Corporation price-consensus-chart | First Busey Corporation QuoteThis Zacks Rank #1 company has a dividend yield of nearly 4%, compared with the industry average of 2.8%.First Busey Corporation Dividend Yield (TTM) First Busey Corporation dividend-yield-ttm | First Busey Corporation Quote See the full list of top ranked stocks here. Find more top income stocks with some of our great premium screens. 5 Stocks Set to Double Each was handpicked by a Zacks expert as the #1 favorite stock to gain +100% or more in 2021. Previous recommendations have soared +143.0%, +175.9%, +498.3% and +673.0%. Most of the stocks in this report are flying under Wall Street radar, which provides a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor.Today, See These 5 Potential Home Runs >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report BRT Apartments Corp. (BRT): Free Stock Analysis Report Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI): Free Stock Analysis Report First Busey Corporation (BUSE): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research