There are some excellent investment opportunities in stocks that most investors know, but sometimes it can pay off nicely to look beyond the household names. There are some great companies -- especially in the real estate sector – that many investors haven't heard of that have excellent risk-reward dynamics and the capability to produce market-beating returns for years to come.

With that in mind, here are two under-the-radar stocks that patient long-term investors may want to take a closer look at in 2023.

Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA) is a real estate investment trust, or REIT, that invests in several different types of commercial properties. However, all of them have one thing in common -- their tenant is the United States government (specifically, its various agencies). This gives Easterly a near 100% occupancy rate, and a steady and reliably growing income stream that many REITs would love to have.

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