In a previous life, we bought manufacturing equipment from closed down Rochester firms for nickels on the dollar. Eastman Kodak, Xerox and other big name companies once had a strong presence here.
I remember ads for Darien Lake/Seabreeze, Hill TV, Rochester House of Guitars, J&E Grocery, Wegmans, Lauer’s Furniture, and other Rochester businesses on the TV stations we got from there up in my locale, lol.
Sellers market, my backside.
Where I live existing homes worth a couple of hundred K have $5,000+ annual property taxed on them.
They’re sitting unsold for months.
So are the McMansions.
People can try to sell, but nobody’s buying unless the seller is willing to take a bath.
Rochester has a lot to offer, if you stay away from downtown.
Parts of the city are *enter at your own risk* territory.
There is no reason to live in Rochester.
Hundreds of other places offer a better life.
Move.