<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-06-06</periodOfReport><issuer><issuerCik>0001045425</issuerCik><issuerName>RAIT INVESTMENT TRUST</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>RAS</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001168756</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>COHEN JONATHAN Z</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>1</isOther><officerTitle>Secretary</officerTitle><otherText>Trustee</otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeSecurity><securityTitle><value>Common Shares of Beneficial Interest</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-06-06</value></transactionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>5</transactionFormType><transactionCode>G</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value>E</value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>1163</value></transactionShares><transactionValue><value>0</value></transactionValue><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>31277</value><footnoteId id="F1" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeSecurity><footnotes><footnote id="F1">The Reporting Person indirectly owns 666 common shares of beneficial interest in his 401(k) plan account following the reported transaction.  The amount of securities in column 5 excludes common shares of beneficial interest held by Resource America, Inc. of which the Reporting Person is the Chief Operating Officer.  The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the common shares of beneficial interest held by Resource America, Inc.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>/S/ Jonathan Z. Cohen</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-06-11</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

