Essential needs providers for net lease retail continue to be in demand for investors seeking a stable, cash-flowing, and long-term investment. As we are all aware, grocery stores, drug stores, and quick service restaurants are winners for landlords and buyers for obvious reasons—people need to eat, obtain their medications, and purchase other conveniences as offered in the drug store space.

Because these three categories are very hot, a larger than usual buyer pool has emerged for these well-performing assets when they come to market. The good news is, these are not the only favorable investments in today's environment. There are other net lease winners that are performing well, and some are even seeing stronger consumer activity than they were pre-crisis.

Here are a few examples of net lease tenant categories I have observed as winners over the past couple of months—something investors can consider adding to their portfolio mix:

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