Japan Real Estate

In this episode we cover the final stages of a Japan real-estate property investment purchase, including official document review, the purchase contract and special clauses, payment of the deposit, and settlement.

How to apply for, negotiate and conduct due diligence on potential deals - making your offer stand out, getting your foot in the door, requesting, receiving and reviewing property and tenancy information.

The Japanese place great emphasis on the "proper" way to do things - and to maintain and operate a successful real-estate property investment portfolio in Japan you'll need to learn how. This episode covers subjects such as scouting and performing an initial analysis on property listings, making first contact with realtors, proper introductions, allaying fears and concerns, and maintaining the rel...

The first step to successful real estate property investment in Japan is in choosing the right person or company to represent you locally. Depending on your physical location, experience and local language & know-how, you'll want to choose the right type of representation.

In this episode we're going to piece together everything that we've discussed in the podcast so far, and try to use Japan's unique environment to our benefit, in forming a reliable, profitable, minimal risk investment strategy, which will allow us to leverage the country's advantages and dis-advantages to the best of our ability.

In this episode we interview Mr Sadaysu Ito, of Sadywell accounting in Tokyo, to discuss the differences between individual and corporate ownership of investment properties, related taxes, benefits of each ownership structure, and investment finance lending criteria in Japan.

Introduction to the purchase process and procedures involved in a Japanese real estate property investment purchase - what happens, when and how, every step of the way.

A review of Japan's tenants, tenancies, and the legislation, regulations and common practices surrounding them - the difference between residential and commercial tenancies, and the "do"s and "don't"s of leasing out your investment property.

Japan's current economic macro trends and their causes, effects on property prices and returns, and applicable taxes for resident and non-resident foreign investors.

An introduction to Japan, it's economy and people, business and property investment environment, and the pros and cons of investing in the country.