r/movingtompls

Hello Moving to Mpls!
I was born & raised there but left in 2006. I’m moving back before the end of this year. New job new life, old hometown. In my 20s & 30s I lived in vintage apartments and brownstones in Uptown, the Wedge and Northeast.
I’d like to try living in a modern, contemporary high rise RENTAL apartment downtown or near downtown. I’ve toured a few of them and I’m intrigued. Wondering if anyone here has experience with any of them (there’s so many - the market seems saturated) and can share info - what’s it like, what to watch out for, what’s amazing, what’s not. Any feedback about any specific buildings would be cool. Real facts from anyone with lived experience would be awesome.

I’m a solo female of color, educator, in my 50s. No pets/kids. Make decent money but not rich. Need covered/garage/secure parking. Would love laundry in unit, some amenities, and a chill, adult professional environment that’s safe and well managed. Looking to try this for at least a year.

NOT interested in buying or a discussion on buying vs. renting; not interested in St. Paul; not interested in the suburbs.

Thanks in advance for any insights. I’m excited and terrified, lol!!!

I'm in Spring Lake Park now, looking for a place in the city. Can pay up to $1200/mo and open to a studio, one or two bedroom. I have rental history and have been at my job for over 3 years making over $60k

I have been reaching out on Zillow and Facebook with little success and calling numbers on the side of buildings. I'm struggling with finding the right place. I'd prefer an owner landlord vs a big company. Any suggestions would be great, I'm scared I'll be living in my wagon if I don't secure something soon

Question in the headline. My (33ENBY) wife (43F) are starting to seriously research a move to Minneapolis in the next year and have been very impressed in what we’ve learned about the city so far. Of course visiting a few times to see if it’s the right fit for us would be ideal, and we plan to make it out there at least once. However I was just curious if anyone had experience moving to Minneapolis sight unseen. Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, I'm looking to move to Minneapolis for work in September and was wondering if anyone had apartment/townhouse recommendations. Ive been looking at the Nordeast/North loop area, but I'm open to other areas. I dont have any pets and its just me moving.

I couple of things im looking for:

Trying to keep rent below 2k, but can go as high as 2.5

Close to nightlife

Covered parking or garage

Balcony/view

Relatively safe

Thanks for any help people can provide! Its been really overwhelming looking for places while working and having such a big city to look through. Feel free to tell me Im out of my mind looking in Northloop/Nordeast with my budget.

Just like the title states, I’m looking for recommendations on what neighborhood to move to & buy a home! I’m relocating to Minneapolis from somewhere very far away and I honestly have no idea where to even begin my search.

I’m late 30’s with a young child and walkability isn’t all that important to me since I’ll have a car. Mainly what I’d like is something quiet and safe, and more of a residential than urban feel. I have a budget of about $500,000 so affordability definitely factors in here as well. Thank you

I accepted a position at a downtown hospital in St.Paul! I'm flexible when it comes to living in Minneapolis v. St. Paul. I will say when weI visited in April I did not spend nearly as much time in SP. We'd like to move in August and looking for:

House, rent 3k/mo max, 2 bedrooms and bathrooms min, 1500sqft min, a garage would be nice, close to the light rail (10-15 walk) not a requirement, must allow my little bird. We've used zillow,trulia, etc with no luck.

We're late 30s/early 40s love a good dive bar, music, food, adventure, we're pretty eclectic. We don't need to be right in action but a stones throw away works. I'm Black and my fiancé is white so diversity matters.

Finally, after years of visiting, I am moving to Minneapolis from Arizona!!! Being born and raised in the heat, I imagine I will spend the winters shaking like a 5lb chihuahua in a sweater.

Any advice on how to winter? How to seasons? I’ve heard about so called “layering” of clothing and I’ve installed a remote start on my car to prepare. Should I get a lizard heat lamp for myself? 🤣

Any advice is welcome!!! Moving with 2 cats and a dog as well, so advice on how to keep them happy is appreciated too!!

Hello! I am hoping to hear some opinions from anyone who’s moved from Colorado to the Twin cities area. I am originally from MN, but have lived in Denver or just outside of it for over a decade. We love the access to nature here and find the city to be well suited to our young family, but we also wouldn’t mind being closer to our Midwest family. It makes us sad to consider that our kids won’t grow up seeing their family often. Climate change/WATER are also issues that concern us and our children’s future here in CO.

Anyone who took advantage of the access to big mountains out here make the move to MN and end up loving it? What areas are great for hiking within the TC metro? I’ve become a trail runner and would love to continue that passion wherever we live.

What’s appealing right now as we consider the move is the potential ability to live in a walkable part of Mpls that’s also family friendly. We can’t afford that in Denver and desperately want out of the boring suburb we ended up in. I’m pretty familiar with the suburbs west of Mpls but would love to get current local opinions on where you’d think a nature loving family that would also love a walkable location would prefer to live.

Budget would likely max out at $550,000. Schools are important, though we are also considering homeschooling for the first or early years.

This is kind of all over the place- excuse my tired mom brain please.

TIA!

A friend of a relative will rent me his apt in Grant Park building in downtown (Elliot park) Minneapolis.

Furnished. 1 Bd. 950sq. Building has all amenities, and utilities come down to 25ish $ a month. He is still thinking about the rent he will charge but promised to offer something cheaper than the area.

What do you think I should expect based on the above. Just so I'm in the picture. Thanks!

Hi 👋! I moved to Minneapolis from Houston 10 years ago and have been living in Whittier for the last 6 of those.

I live in a small building that I like, but my dog just can’t handle the noise from our upstairs neighbor. it got progressively triggering for his anxiety and then by some miracle that neighbor moved out last December. We had six blissfully peaceful months, but somebody new just moved into that unit.

I am interested in staying in the area but moving to a top floor apartment. I don’t own a car anymore and work at MCAD, so a 15 minute walk to work is ideal for all seasons.

I’d love to hear about any buildings/rentals/specific streets you love or recommend to add to my list to check for openings over the next 6 months to a year.

Needs: top floor unit so preferably nothing over 3 stories, dogs welcome, easily walkable to MCAD.

I currently pay $925 for a studio (heat included), and would need to keep rent under $1100.

I live a state over from MN, and absolutely love Minneapolis (things to do, food, people, parks, lakes, etc) and each time I travel here I want to move here.

I understand that the job market is pretty tight especially for software jobs, but I wanted to shoot my shot anyways.

I have 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer, and I’m looking to grow and move to the cities. I would greatly appreciate any leads, positions, or referrals.

I’m open to in-person, remote, and hybrid roles. Doesn’t strictly need to be Minneapolis downtown, but surrounding areas would be great too. Titles/roles I’m looking for:
* Software Engineer II or III
* Senior Software Engineer
* Embedded Software Engineer
* Systems Software Engineer

Thank you!

Edit: I work in the office currently so being remote while I job hunt in Minneapolis isn’t really an option.

Edit: I have applied online at a lot of places but either haven’t heard back at all (not even a phone call) or they have been those job agencies that aren’t helpful at all.

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