Short-term rentals in Rochester, New York

Rochester, on the southern shore of Lake Ontario, runs on universities, hospitals and festivals. The University of Rochester and its medical center, RIT and the Eastman School of Music bring families, patients and visiting faculty all year; the Lilac Festival in May and the jazz festival in June anchor the calendar; and the Finger Lakes begin just south of the city. Summer is the strongest season and winter the quietest. Rentals are mostly older single-family houses and doubles in Park Avenue, the South Wedge, Corn Hill and the Neighborhood of the Arts, with apartments downtown.

Our advice

• Owner-occupants renting part of a double are best placed if the draft code passes.
• Model every purchase under two scenarios, the current code and the draft.
• Use festivals, graduations and medical stays to fill the calendar, and furnished monthly stays to carry the winter.

Two calendars to watch, not one

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