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Before you buy a Lake Minnetonka home, check the dock permit, septic, and 25% shoreland impervious cap — the parcel rules that cost buyers thousands after closing.

Before you sign a Twin Cities builder's contract: the on-site agent works for the builder, earnest money runs about 5%, and upgrade deposits are often nonrefundable.

Selling a Lake Minnetonka home in 2026 means LMCD dock permits, shoreline rules, and luxury pricing nuance most Twin Cities sellers never have to deal with.