Are you being transferred to Minnesota?  Looking to move to MN?  There are times when a person or a family finds themselves in a position of wanting or needing to relocate-maybe for a job, to be closer to family or for a better life. Relocation involves more than simply finding a house or real estate in the area that is suitable for your needs. Inititially, you might consider subscribing to the local newspaper or magazines. For example, in Minnesota you might subscribe to the Minneapolis StarTribune or the St Paul Pioneer Press.  A great magazine to review is Mpls StPaul Magazine.  A wonder school resource is SchoolHouse Magazine.  Call me for a free issue.  These resources will help you find out what your next potential home town is like, who are the movers and the shakers in the area, what are the important issues going on around town.  On our minnesota real estate website, we have many great resources that can help.  One our links has a brief description of all many of the cities with the Twin Cities metro area.

As you begin your housing search, make sure you consider important amenities within close proximity in your neighborhood.  These might include things such as walking distance of a school or parks and lakes. Is the town or city one in which there is more than one school district? If so, and you have children who will be going to school there, you might want to investigate the various schools.  Visit this link on our website and look for the school bus-Click there and see the school performance results within Minnesota.  These resources will help you choose which one has the best rating in the areas that you might consider for your family.

What about a church or religious institution? Would you like to live near a church of a certain denomination? What about a shopping area? Would you want to be within walking distance of a grocery store or a mall or perhaps a restaurant? We have the Mall Of America in Bloomington, MN which is quite a sight to see.

When you work with a Realtor, make a list of your most important wants and desires for your new house and community.  The better job you do in being precise, the better job we can do in helping you find what you want. 

Once you have researched and decided the general area in which you would like to live, then it is time to consider house hunting. If it is feasible, you may want to visit the area yourself at this point and do a bit of looking around.  We can do a lot of the real estate searching online.  Initially, we will set up your online home search to deliver homes that meet your criteria via email.  Once you're in town, you will have a good idea of what your dollar will buy in various communities.

When I first started selling homes in 1986 we didn't have the Internet.  Today, with the convenience and  availability of technology, we can do much of the necessary research on the net. This can allow you to find out what is available in your price range and narrow the field so that when you are ready to make an exploratory trip to the area, you will go with prior knowledge and be able to spend your time there looking at property or properties in which you feel interested. This will also help you avoid having to search through a number of properties that won’t be suitable for you and identify the one that just may be the ideal home for you.

To sum it up: search well, search wisely and then you will also be able to relocate wisely. If you are relocating to Minnesota, make sure you explore our real estate website to get a flavor for MN. 

We help sell and finance MN mortgage loans in the Twin Cities, Minneapolis, St Paul and all surrounding suburbs such as Edina, Eden Prairie, St Louis Park, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Maple Grove, Robbinsdale, New Hope, Crystal, Chaska, Chanhassen, Waconia, Savage, Prior Lake, Shakopee, Richfield, Bloomington, Mendota Heights, Eagan, Apple Valley, Lakeville, Rosemount, Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Fridley, Columbia Heights, Shorview, Vadnais Heights, Lino Lakes, Roseville, Falcon Heights, North East Minneapolis, St Anthony, Jordan, Belle Plaine, Stillwater, Inver Grove Heights, Lake Elmo, Afton, Cottage Grove, So St Paul, West St Paul, Woodbury, Oakdale, and Greater MN Minnesota.