Will I even find a place in Minneapolis?  

If you buy a duplex and your "cost" per month is 750 (just using a number) but for you to rent or (even buy) a similar single family it would cost you 2000 a month then you are still 1250 a head every month! 

@Francine Geike If the investment property doesn't seem to bring in enough cash flow to comfortablyprovide a return, a 1031 exchange might be a good option for you.

That would be a big no bueno.

But regardless of how promising a market may be, it's important that you have a way to source good deals, whether that be through a wholesaler, agent, etc.  

just taking a moment to introduce myself on here.

fix them up well, and list them at a good fair market price (this goes back to what your ARV was to begin with), and get that on the market (lower is better to build up to that price, and attract more buyers)!

Can anyone recommend a great REI friendly agent? 

I'm not bankrolling a large portfolio so the popular option to gouge smaller managers for a minimum $100/mo isn't a biz model I'm willing to support. 

After half a lifetime of working and saving and investing in index funds while renting, im ready to make the jump into a new asset class.Looking to owner-occupy a multifamily in the city of philadelphia and hopefully pass a portfolio on to my kids someday.open to any and all advice!