We just found out we're moving to the Twin Cities. Where do we even start?
Start with your life, not with listings. Before any house can make sense, you need three honest answers: where you'll be commuting to, what you want a Saturday morning to look like, and how much you need the neighborhood itself to provide.
The Twin Cities isn't one market — it's two downtowns, dozens of distinct city neighborhoods, and rings of suburbs that feel nothing alike. Scrolling listings from 1,500 miles away skips the only question that matters: which of those worlds fits you. Lock the commute anchor first. Then decide whether you're a walk-to-coffee person or a big-yard-and-quiet person. (People who skip that step unpack in the wrong life, not just the wrong house.) The rest is logistics, and logistics are solvable.
DM me RELOCATE and I'll send my relocation guide — it starts with those questions, not with houses.
I wrote this answer, and I stand behind it. I'm Chris Deutsch, a Minneapolis Realtor (MN #20382264). Twenty-five years of walking these neighborhoods, checking basements, and sitting across kitchen tables from people making exactly this call. I re-check every answer and date it — this one was last verified .
If your situation is more specific than the market, that's the one worth talking through. Email me at chris@lakesarearealty.com.