Mike Liess's (mikeliess) Blog

We are proud to announce the addition of Nathan E. Coleman Real Estate Agent with the Mike Liess Real Estate Team at Remax First in Rochester NY. Nathan is a native of Westchester County, just outside of New York City. Nathan is a Rochester Institute of Technology alumni. While at RIT Nathan maj...

Penfield home Just Listed - 2 weston Ridge just off of Old Penfield Rd. Visit PenfieldRealtor.com  for more listings   Property Details Just Listed! Single Family 2 Weston RdgPenfield, NY 14625 Price: $209,900 Bedrooms:  4 Baths:  2 Full, 1 Half Year Built:  1982 Square Feet:  2,272 Acres:  0.48 ...

We are proud to announce that Philip Kovach a Le Roy native and Realtor has joined the Mike Liess real Estate Team at Remax First in Rochester NY. Philip comes to us with an extensive knowledge of residential real estate, investment properties and rental market and rental placement history. Pleas...

  US Senate Approves Extension Of Home Buyer Tax Credit By Corey Boles and Martin Vaughan, Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to approve an extension of a tax credit for homebuyers as lawmakers continue to debate a wide- ranging bill of tax policy exte...

In an article writen on Forbes.com Rochester, NY ranks number 3 in America's Best Places To Raise A Family 2010. Quotes form the article: "To find the cities where families fare best, we ranked America's 100 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas in seven categories. Using numbers from the U.S. ...

There are a variety of financing incentives available to buyers in the Rochester Area. TO NAME A FEW: Program available for University of Rochester employees through the City of Rochester Ownership Incentive Program. Go to www.nwrochester.org , sidebar "Purchase a Home" and under "home ownership ...

This year first time buyers will see drastic changes in FHA loans. Although these changes are being made to strengthen FHA's capital reserves, I believe it will make home buying more difficult and take many now qualified buyers out of the market and altimatley may have a negitive impact on prope...

This past Wednesday evening I was with a client writing an offer at 9:30 pm when my wife called to tell me the Carbon Monoxide detector was going off. She immediately call RG&E and got the kids out of the house.  When RG&E got to the house the parts/ million were over 85. With out a carbon monox...

This article found on www.realestate.com, offers a lot of great information on radon gas, the effects of radon. I personally recommend every client to test their home prior to purchasing. Is Radon gas an issue in Rochester, NY. The answer is yes. Over the years I have personally encountered homes...

I came across this very informative article writen by David Whisnart which I wanted to share --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tax Savvy Investing - 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchangesby David Whisnant This article is meant to be an introduction on the topic of ...