All Forum Posts by: Walter Ichikawa-Doyle

Hi @Hassan Rushdhan  and welcome to BiggerPockets. Good luck on your education and future investing journey. There's a never ending resource of knowledge here, just don't try to learn it all before you take action! 

Best Regards,

Walter

Were you planning to self-manage? If not, then what about looking at doing it as a JV, you the money partner and another person with the qualifying power and the management skill?

Welcome @Earl Mclaughlin , you'll find so much information here. Take a look at the varying styles or options, choose one you're comfortable with, and then study some more about that style. Specialise and become a master of one style and take action! Then you can look at other options, too.

Hi @Richmond Jasper Cu , 

In regard to Japan, agreed the price of land is very expensive, but also, it depends what you're looking to buy. To avoid a large land bill, smaller single unit apartments in bigger buildings can be very affordable and provide a nice return. With the Yen falling in value, there are even more good buys available. It's actually quite affordable and a good entry point to the Japan market and international investing experience.

Great insights @Roy N. , obviously based on immense experience. Thanks for sharing.

Hello @Dmitri L.  , nice to hear from you! I concur with what you said about Japan, having a partner on the ground is key for this market at this time. 

Take care,

Walter

@Chris G. , you're welcome to take a look at our website in my signature or feel free to message myself or @Ziv Magen .

Cheers,
Walter

As Ziv mentioned 3 years earlier in this conversation, remote metro centres in Japan are still offering very decent returns, although these days with so many foreign investors selection is somewhat slim as good properties are gobbled up quickly. But small units in older condos at $20-40K are still giving out decent returns, often above 10% p/a. Maintenance is very low and so is vacancy, so even though the returns can be higher in the US, the environments (ghettos and warzones VS bustling city centres in Japan) makes the overhead and net profit worth it by far, from our perspective. And while capital gains have never been a part of the equation, they have started to show up in some cases!

Great new feature... no wonder PB keeps us around!

@Carlton Kohler  - what an amazing offer.... Love BP for just this sort of thing!