MBC Real Estate Investing is built on 4 core values: abundance, freedom, community, and reliability [1]. I want to go a little deeper into what these values mean to us, so that you have a better idea of whether or not our views align with yours. I believe that understand someone’s values is important to building a successful business relationship and want to provide you as much insight into ours as possible. In the first article in this series, we focus on abundance.
I find that the best way to understand how an abundance mindset appears is to contrast it to a scarcity mindset. When operating from scarcity, the belief is that there isn’t enough, we can’t all come out ahead, and that your success comes at my expense. This leads to thinking about everything in terms of winners and losers, and how to get the best outcome for me even if that means that your needs are not fully met. Hard sales pitches, office politics, scams, and hoarding of information all come from a place of scarcity.
At MBC, we believe that there is more than enough for everyone to be successful. Enough deals. Enough money. Enough people. Enough time. Fundamentally, we believe that we can continually “expand the pie”, so that everyone can get what they want instead of the world being split into winners and losers, competing amongst each other for scarce resources. Our success does not come at the expense of anyone else’s, and similarly, that their success doesn’t come at our expense. We cheer people on and help them succeed when we can.
This belief underpins our focus on making sure that you end up with the right investments for your investment strategy. If that means investing in one of our offerings, that is fantastic – we are thrilled to have the chance to work with you. However, if you are looking for something else, perhaps something with a shorter time horizon or a higher-risk / higher-reward activity, instead of trying to convince you to invest with us, we are also happy to help you find someone who is a better fit.
This is one of the reasons that we take the time to write the blog, provide pointers to other resources [2], etc. We feel that if you take the time to become educated, you can make the best decisions for you at a given point in time. And when that happens, everyone is better off.
It isn’t always easy to keep an abundance mindset. When times are tough, scarcity thinking can creep in and it is easy to believe that there might not be enough for everyone. Taking a step back, remembering the bigger picture, and focusing on the relationship becomes important to retaining that abundance mindset. It takes work to find those win-win opportunities, especially when there isn’t an obvious and immediate win. We find that, over time, it becomes easier and is definitely worthwhile as it builds trust and strengthens relationships.
If you are interested in finding out more about what we do, and seeing if it fits with your goals – or even if we know someone who might be better aligned with your goals – please grab some time on our calendar or reach out by email.
If you have any questions or comment about this post, please email them to me at blog@mbc-rei.com, I will reply to the questions that are straightforward and will turn the questions requiring more detailed answers into future blog posts.
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This article is my opinion only, it is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Always do your own research and due diligence. Always consult your lawyer for legal advice, CPA for tax advice, and financial advisor for financial advice.