About Us
Our Goal is
Community Growth
Developing your community starts with a vision. Our team has extensive experience in community and business expansion. Combining all of our expertise experience, our team has over 100 years of knowledge that can be helpful in guiding you in the right direction with all of your real estate needs.
Our partners and investors work alongside our team to ensure your overall conception, vision, and growth are executed in a timely fashion. Your investment is important to our team and our experience highlights that. We have expanded our team of experts to provide superior residential, land and farm development experience to bring you the best opportunities in the community you live.
Dakota Plains Supports the Community
We genuinely care about the community of Aberdeen and the state of South Dakota. Below are a few of the organizations and groups our agents are involved in:
- United Way of NESD
- Safe Harbor
- Salvation Army
- Boys & Girls Club
- SPURS
- DTOM/Veteran’s Ranch
- Sleep in Heavenly Peace beds
- Northern State University Athletics
- Presentation College
- Aberdeen Area Humane Society
- Aberdeen Roncalli School System
- Aberdeen Public Schools
- Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce
- Aberdeen Downtown Association
- Downtown Concert Series
- Business Improvement District
- Junior Achievement
- Aberdeen Arts Council
- Aberdeen Area Community Foundation
- South Dakota Community Foundation
- Aberdeen YMCA & Youth Development Center
- Bethlehem Lutheran volunteer
- Aberdeen Hockey Association
- Yelduz Shrine supporter
- Moccasin Creek Capital Campaign
- Dacotah Bank Shootout Platinum Sponsor
- MC3 Pro-Am Patron
- Dacotah Prairie Museum Board
- Aberdeen Sertoma
- Aberdeen Rotary
- Leadership South Dakota
- Big Idea Competition
- Aberdeen Planning & Zoning Commission
- Aberdeen Youth Trapshooting Team sponsor
Meet our
Team
Heath & Rob lead the Northeast South Dakota commercial brokerage community with 60 years of collective commercial transactions totaling in excess of $100 million. Their expertise includes retail, office, resorts/hotels, restaurants & industrial sales along with franchise advisory services and a number of successful business sales.
Rob Johnson
Principal
Heath Johnson
Principal
Commercial and Residential Services
Real Estate Brokers You Can Trust
Our commercial property owners & landlords rely on our understanding of both the community and the market to provide valuable insight on pricing along with access to a large diverse group of buyers & tenants. Our commercial property buyers and tenants rely on us to find them the right property at the right price. Our unmatched commercial connections make us a great asset to retail, hospitality, office & industrial users. We’ve been successfully matching buyers, sellers, landlords & tenants for many years.
We’ve added experts in residential, land, rental development and farm real estate verticals to raise the bar in the South Dakota markets for an all-inclusive real estate firm. Connect with us for all of your real estate needs.

Investment Properties
Our extensive experience will help you find the right type of investment with the preferred rate of return that you are looking for. Our market insight and knowledge can be leveraged to find you the right investment, even if it is not openly listed for sale. We have a book of quiet commercial properties waiting for the right investor. Our team also invests in renter and residential properties. For more information connect with our team to find out how we can help!
Community Development
Our community is important to us. Where you spend your dollars is key to sustaining the communities we want to live and work in. We work hard to ensure that the investments you make will be good for both the investor and the community as a whole.


Development
Are you looking for the perfect piece of property to build your business? We focus on site selection using community growth, traffic counts & zoning needs before you close the deal. Use us as a trusted resource to find your future location.
Financing
Financing is always a key component to any sale or lease. We work with numerous local lenders, government agencies and private investors to provide financial options for your project. We will be there to give you the advice and direction you need to turn your idea into reality.


Business Brokerage
When you are ready to buy or sell an existing business, we can provide the expertise to get it done. We’ll provide expert insight on business valuations, drive marketing efforts and offer guidance every step of the way. We can even sell your existing business confidentially to properly vetted buyers. We have successfully brokered 100+ confidential and publicly listed business sales transactions over the years and would enjoy assisting you too.
1031 Real Estate Exchanges
If you have been looking to sell your existing investment property, but aren’t sure how to deal with the Long Term Capital Gains, let us help you navigate the transaction with the use of a 1031 Real Estate Exchange. If you qualify, this IRS approved transaction will allow you to sell your existing property and move your investment dollars into another property without triggering a capital gains payment. We have placed investments for several clients and would like to help you too. Please call us to discuss your individual situation.

Our community is important to us. Where you spend your dollars is key to sustaining the communities we want to live and work in. We work hard to ensure that the investments you make will be good for both the investor and the community as a whole.