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Flipping Niagara Falls | WGRZ.com

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Share This Story Property Deals Prompt Questions About AZ Firm Rodney Ernhart of Bigfork, Montana has had enough. “We’re done. We just want to wash our hands of the whole situation and just walk away. Take our licks. Learn from our mistakes and go on.” As mistakes go, Ernhart’s was an expensive one, costing him roughly $60,000. “It’s my own stupid fault.” In the spring of 2016 at a real estate conference in Las Vegas, Ernhart and his wife were approached about an opportunity in Niagara Falls, New York. The pitch came from a representative of Return On Rentals. The Arizona-based company says on its website that it “( helps) its clients create long -term wealth, using turnkey, residential rental property as the vehicle. We provide rehabbed, rented, professionally managed, cash flowing real estate for investors. ” Available for sale was a four- unit apartment building in Niagara Falls. Price tag was $100,250.  Ernhart was being asked to purchase, on the spot, without ever seeing the p...

Five ways you can still plan an affordable Labor Day weekend

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http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Five-ways-you-can-still-plan-an-affordable-Labor-11943432.php Kristin Hanes Updated 3:53 am, Thursday, August 24, 2017 Labor Day weekend is coming up, and not all of us are excited to spend a ton of money on a getaway. But never fear, there are some ways to save, whether you're doing a staycation, or even a trip abroad. Here are five travel hacks that will help you keep more money in the bank while also enjoying a few glorious days away from the daily grind. 1. Trusted Housesitters Trusted Housesitters  is an online site that trades pet-sitting for a place to stay. You can browse beautiful homes and apartments in San Francisco and all over the world. Don't like dogs? Don't be discouraged. You can search for homes with other animals like cats, birds, reptiles and farm animals. Yep, you can take care of a real-life farm while on vacation, or, maybe that doesn't sound like a vacation after all. Trusted Housesitters does have a caveat, ...

TRAVEL New Rules for Visiting Cuba: The Perfect Havana EXPAT Tour

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Touring Havana with Legendary Cuban- American Dual Citizen , Attorney Manny Ramos Let’s just say if I had known Manny was a distant cousin of Fidel and Raul’s I might have made it to his daughter Suzie’s wedding in Havana two years ago at the base of the Spanish fort overlooking the Old City. Manny hired 30 vintage American cars and the 102 guests, who had flown in from Belfast and Hong Kong, Paris and New York, San Diego and Charleston, were all chauffered to the La Divina Pastora restaurant for the festivities. Most of Manny’s ex-wives even showed up. He’s had four and is on to his fifth. They still all speak to him, which shows how good a negotiator he may be. Manny Ramos, a founder of the San Diego office of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard and Smith, is the only person I know to hold duel US-Cuban citizenship. At age 8, he was on the last flight out of Havana after the Revolution. His father was the City Treasurer for the Batista dictatorship, his father’s job, to collect the taxes ...

Jim Bakker prepares Missouri town for Eclipse fallout

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As President Donald Trump promised to unleash 'fire and fury' on North Korea,  a slightly-built, bearded TV evangelist bragged of his recent visit to the White House and warned of an up-coming ' nuclear winter .' Jim Bakker's studio audience whooped and cheered – before reaching deep into their pockets to buy 'Staying Alive' food - buckets full of freeze- dried products apparently capable of sustaining survivors through the Apocalypse. The charismatic pastor then made an impassioned plea for money to keep his ministry afloat – suggesting a year's supply of pancakes with a 30- year shelf life for an apparent bargain $550 or four cheaply published books for $40 to tide readers over through Armageddon. sell food buckets full of freeze- dried products , claiming the meals will keep followers alive after the Apocalypse" class="blkBorder img-share" /> Jim Bakker (pictured with wife Lori) uses his platform as a televangelist to sell f...