South Dakota Investing

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The Real Estate World can be a dog eat dog world and I have ( on more than one occasion) have been told politely to hit the bricks by more than a few individuals. This always struck me as a surprise- If two or more individuals can work together on a project and have it be mutually beneficial for all parties- Well that's just good business!

South Dakota is where I was born and raised and it always had a small town , close knit community aspect to me as an adolescent and young adult. As I matured and enter the Real Estate field i quickly got a taste of the other side of the coin...

Just to clarify, I have partnered and worked with hundred of individuals in South Dakota and have had countless positive meetings and developed countless meaningful business relationships that I am truly grateful for. However, some individuals have the mentality that everyone in the world is trying to get an upper hand on them and they refuse to even have a conversation- which i find wildly strange. 

The planet is anything but butterflies and rainbows and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure this out- but I believe that their are more people out there that want to help mutually grow with you than watch the world rise or burn on their own. 

This isn't simply a South Dakota problem, in fact the more I expand and do business outside of my home state the more I tend to see people's walls go up and it be harder to build real relationships in the business world.

I would love to start a discuss on this, not just for my South Dakota peers but for a healthy Bigger Pockets community as a whole and promote the idea of collaboration and mutual growth. Bring the new decade in with more mutual growth and less toxic and unhealthy business relationships!