Not many stocks are true "buy-and-hold forever" investments, or at least, not good ones. Companies that manage to maintain strong balance sheets and pay a rising dividend over multiple decades have proven to be the best (perhaps only) market-beating buy-and-hold forevers.
Net lease real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a special class of publicly traded real estate companies. They own various forms of commercial real estate, typically retail, office, restaurant, and industrial, but what distinguishes them are the lease terms. Net leases are typically 10-20 years long in their initial term and involve few