Iowa City, Iowa doesn't look like much on a map — but spend five minutes with Tundi Brady and you'll wonder why more physicians aren't moving there. A physician spouse herself, Tundi has spent 12 years helping medical families land in a community that offers Broadway shows, a world-class hospital, diverse dining, and a 20-minute commute from anywhere. In this episode, she makes the case that Iowa City is one of the most overlooked relocation destinations in the country — and she might be right.
This episode is sponsored by Bob at Truist, who works closely with physicians and medical families navigating big financial decisions — especially around relocation, home buying, and long-term planning.
If you're making a move, stepping into a new role, or just want clarity around how your money fits into your life, Bob brings a calm, strategic approach that's built for people with complex careers.
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Tundi Brady has lived the physician spouse journey from the beginning — from dating her husband through undergrad in Boulder to following him through medical school, a three-year occupational medicine residency, and eventually putting down roots in Iowa City in 1998. She never left. Neither did her love of the city.
In this episode, Zoe and Tundi dig into what makes Iowa City such a surprisingly strong market for relocating physician families, how the university shapes everything from real estate cycles to school options, and why the 20-minute rule changes every assumption you might bring from a bigger city.
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Tundi Brady is a Realtor with Urban Acres in Iowa City, Iowa, with 12 years in real estate and decades of firsthand experience as a physician spouse. Her husband is an occupational medicine physician who completed his residency at the University of Iowa — and the family never left. Tundi is one of the most well-connected agents in the Iowa City physician community, actively working to match incoming residents and attendings with rentals, purchases, and the support networks they need to settle in quickly.
She is a long-standing member and sponsor of Iowa Medical Partners, the physician spouse and partner organization that has served the University of Iowa medical community since 1945.
🏢 Brokerage: Urban Acres
📍 Location: Iowa City, IA
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Zoe Taylor is the founder of Moving Medicine Partners and someone who has sat at that kitchen table herself. Through her work supporting medical families across the country, Zoe has seen the unseen labor of relocation up close — and built this podcast to make sure no one has to navigate it feeling invisible, rushed, or alone.