I've driven past that stretch of 77th near Minnesota Avenue a hundred times — strip malls, car dealerships, the kind of commercial row you barely notice until you need something specific. Chelsea Link's office sits right there, unassuming, which feels right for how she works.
I met her last spring when a friend was house-hunting in McKennan Park. Chelsea didn't do the performative hustle — no aggressive staging talk, no pressure to bid high and fast. She walked through a 1920s bungalow on West 8th and pointed out the foundation cracks everyone else had glossed over. My friend didn't buy that house, but she trusted Chelsea after that.
What strikes me is how she operates in a market that's gotten frantic — Sioux Falls has been growing fast, inventory's tight, and people get desperate. Chelsea seems to treat it like a conversation, not a transaction. She'll show you homes in Whittier, then drive you out to Harrisburg or Tea if that's what actually fits your life. I've heard her talk clients *out* of offers when the numbers didn't work, which — honestly — isn't common.
Her Google rating is perfect across 91 reviews, and I'm always skeptical of that kind of unanimity, but reading through them, the pattern is consistent: she listens, she's patient, she returns texts at 9 p.m. The complaints I'd expect aren't there, though I imagine in a seller's market, even the best agent can only do so much when you're competing with cash offers.
She's not flashy. No billboards on 41st, no luxury branding. Just someone who knows Sioux Falls inside out — the good blocks in Cathedral, the new builds off 85th that are worth it and the ones that aren't — and who seems to genuinely like helping people find the right place instead of just any place.
— Grace
I met her last spring when a friend was house-hunting in McKennan Park.