Hi Kate,

I recommend you check out toy town Germany for more advice on apartment hunting. I live in Berlin and I was advised by some folks on that forum nicely. Some say best places to look for flats for a family is Kronberg, Bad Homburg or Königstein.
Of course depending whether you are ok to drive and if you want a quiet neighborhood.
The other thing is, since you have two girls, healthcare can be a bit tricky in Germany. Especially concerning English-speaking doctors. I had trouble making appointments over the phone etc, and eventually I found this phone app: www.meedoc.com,
And man, thank god for technology. You can treat yourself and your girls (you can chat to an english-speaking doc, chat or video) and get prescriptions to a pharmacy next door. Prices are around 30€, but they also have promotional codes sometimes. They usually post them on their download page:
https://goo.gl/MZjjCC
Hope my post helps! Good luck with your move!

Cathy

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Hello kate, Here are a few websites to get an idea of whats on the market. Ebay.de - immobilienscout24 - immowelt.de Make sure you understand all the charges not normally seen in the states. Ex.-Provision ( commission paid buy BUYER). Hausgeld ( common area fees ). Also understand what utilities, if any, are included in the rent and try to get the efficiency rating of the unit. The Leistungsfahigkeit is quite commonly posted. Also polish up on your German, as no matter how hard you try everyone will practice their english on you! Good luck .....

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