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Checklists, step-by-step guides and straight answers for buying, selling and owning a home in the Rochester area. Start with your question.
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Before you buy a Greece waterfront home: 12 things to check
Shoreline rights, flood maps, insurance, permits and the ownership costs nobody puts in the listing. From a former Edgemere homeowner.
Read the checklist → As seen on News10NBC9 signs a rental or home listing is fake
AI makes fake listings look real. Here’s how the scams work and how to check any listing in five minutes before you send a dollar.
Protect yourself →For buyers
7 things to know before you buy in Greece
Postal addresses, school districts, house age and the lakeshore.
Buyer guideWhat will I actually need to buy a home in Rochester?
Down payment, closing costs, inspections and moving. Your real cash-to-close.
TaxesMonroe County property taxes and STAR, explained for buyers
Why the seller’s tax bill isn’t yours, and where to find the real numbers.
Buyer guide10 questions to ask before you sign a buyer agreement
What’s negotiable, who pays, and what you should get in writing.
ChecklistBuying an older Rochester home: the 5 systems to check first
Roof, heat, electric, sewer line and windows, and what each one costs.
TimelineFirst-time buyer timeline: 90 days from “maybe” to keys
A week-by-week plan with the decisions in the right order.
Moving to or from Rochester
Moving to Rochester, NY: the guide we give our own friends
Weather, city or town, taxes, getting around and your first 30 days in New York.
Relocation guideMoving away from Rochester? Let’s make the goodbye easy
Selling from out of town, closing remotely, vacant homes in winter and your moving-out checklist.
For sellers
List lower, sell for more? How Rochester pricing really works
Aspirational, market value and event-style pricing compared, and why only one usually wins.
WorksheetWhat does it cost to sell a house in Rochester?
A net-proceeds worksheet so you know what you’ll keep before you list.
Seller guide8 things to fix before you list, and 5 to leave alone
Where repair money pays back and where it disappears.
Seller guideHow to buy and sell at the same time without moving twice
Sell first, buy first, or line them up. The tradeoffs of each.
For owners and investors
Rochester rental property due diligence checklist
Certificates of occupancy, lead rules, real income and real expenses.
WorksheetThe true annual cost of a second home
Insurance, utilities, upkeep and your own time, added up honestly.
Options guideStay, adapt or move: a housing options guide for seniors
Every option on the table, at your pace, with no pressure to sell.
Stories behind the guides
Day 14 and no offer: the conversation I have with sellers now
Most Rochester-area homes sell in about a week. When one sits for two weeks, here's what we look at first, the questions we ask, and why last spring's sale isn't your comp.
Read it →October 30, 2026
From the dealYour closing date can slide. Your rate lock can't.
A Rochester first-time buyer's deal, a closing that ran late, and a rate lock about to run out. What it means for buyers and sellers when rates move mid-deal.
Read it →October 23, 2026
Our storyOur story: why we do real estate differently
How a bad first home purchase, door-to-door sales and a move home to Rochester became The Maneiro Team at REMAX Realty Group, in JMan Maneiro's own words.
Read it →October 23, 2026
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