Relocating from WA to Minneapolis, Minnesota

[Courtney Pack]

My husband, daughter and I are looking to move to Minneapolis spring 2017 and house hack a duplex with at least 3 beds or a single family home with a basement or attic to rent out. We are looking in the Coon Rapids area which will be closest to my husbands new job and want to try to do some smaller renovations before we rent out the other unit on the property and other renovations along the way so we can refinance and then move on to our next property in 2-3 years. Any recommendations for real estate agents, mortgage lenders who could help with my non existing credit score at the moment, and any GC recommendations would be great, landlord tips, etc would be super helpful! Thanks!

[Franchesca Ramaker]

Welcome to Minnesota, Courtney! I'm looking to do the same in the southwest suburbs. The north and east side of the twin cities seem to have more deal options so you'll probably be in luck. There's a website called DuplexChick.com that has some good info about owning duplexes in Minnesota. Otherwise, lots of great people and info on BP! Good luck!