POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned, Thomas A. Andruskevich, hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Kimberly J. Smith and Kenneth R. Christoffersen, signing singly or
jointly, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to have full power
and authority to act in his name, place, and stead and on the undersigned's
behalf as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

     (1)   execute and deliver for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
           undersigned's capacity as a director and/or officer of Cole Real
           Estate Investments, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 and other
           filings (including any amendments, corrections, supplements or other
           changes thereto) pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
           Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder  (the "Exchange
           Act") and Form ID, if necessary, to obtain EDGAR codes and related
           documentation for use in filing Forms 3, 4 and 5 and such other
           filings;

     (2)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
           that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
           Forms 3, 4 or 5 or other filing (including any amendments,
           corrections, supplements or other changes thereto) or, if necessary,
           Form ID, and timely file such Forms with the United States Securities
           and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange, self-regulatory
           association or any other authority or person as may be required by
           law; and

     (3)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
           foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
           benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required of, the
           undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
           attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
           of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
           conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his discretion;
           and

     (4)   seek or obtain, as the undersigned's attorney-in-fact and on the
           undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in the
           Company's securities from any third party, including brokers,
           employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
           undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
           information to such attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any
           such release of information.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the
Company or any of its subsidiaries assuming, (i) any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act or any
liability for the undersigned's failure to comply with such requirements or (ii)
any obligation or liability that the undersigned incurs for profit disgorgement
under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.

     This Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect until
revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact or by such attorneys-in- fact in a signed writing delivered to
the undersigned.  This Power of Attorney does not revoke any other power of
attorney that the undersigned has previously granted.

     This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
including, without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 16 of
the Exchange Act.  Additionally, although pursuant to this Power of Attorney the
Company will use commercially reasonable best efforts to timely and accurately
file Section 16 reports on behalf of the undersigned, the Company does not
represent or warrant that it will be able to in all cases timely and accurately
file Section 16 reports on behalf of the undersigned due to various factors and
the undersigned and the Company's need to rely on others for information,
including the undersigned and brokers of the undersigned.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
this 7th day of February, 2014.

                                          Signature: /s/ Thomas A. Andruskevich
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                                               Name: Thomas A. Andruskevich