About Tim Ornell

Tim Ornell is the founder of Ornell Group Real Estate and a member of Real Broker's Luxury Division, publicly traded on the NASDAQ (REAX). He focuses on waterfront and lake homes across the Twin Cities, working with buyers and sellers on lakes along the 35E and 35W corridor and beyond.

Tim and his wife Michelle are raising their three children on Centerville Lake, in the same communities he serves. Living on the water isn't a selling point for Tim. It's just his life. That experience shapes every conversation he has with buyers and sellers, because he understands what they're actually buying.

Waterfront property behaves differently from any other real estate. Wind patterns, sunset orientation, shoreline usability, water clarity, dock access, privacy. These are the things that determine real value on a lake, and they don't show up in a listing description. Tim built Ornell Group around the belief that understanding these details, deeply and honestly, is what clients deserve.

In a market where there is a realtor on every corner, Tim chose to go narrow and go deep. He loves architecture. He loves understanding what drives value on the water and what doesn't. That focus led to Ornell Group becoming a waterfront-specific practice rather than a generalist one.

Tim works with buyers who know which lake they want and need someone who knows it just as well. He works with sellers months and sometimes years before they're ready to list, because the preparation that happens before a home hits the market is what creates leverage when it matters most.

With more than 15 years in real estate and over a decade as a licensed Realtor, Tim has one consistent approach: be honest, be prepared, and put the client's outcome above everything else.

Ornell Group operates with a simple belief:

Preparation creates leverage. Relationships outlast transactions.