All Forum Posts by: Priti Donnelly

This right here is why people invest in Japan! It is unthinkable that someone would even try to live in your property without paying rent and you’d actually have trouble removing them…geez!

@Davo Jonathon

Glad I could help. Yes, being able to break the language barrier is certainly key! Good luck!

@Davo Jonathon

Regarding short term rentals, in Japan there is "minpaku" which is rentals of less than 1 month. These have to be approved by the local zoning so can be a bit challenging. A better option is a lease of 1 month or longer. The key is a central location and of course, attractive to guests.

Fluency helps however, many realtors still refuse to work with foreigners so choices can be limited to just those realtors that will (some in Tokyo, Niseko near the ski areas, US Army/Navy bases.)

Hope that helps!

Hi @Daniel Hadden,

We have listings for occupied rentals across Japan. If you are familiar with the market you know that the yield is exceptionally high from 6% to 11% yield net pre-tax. Since they are occupied, income immediate and stable. We also have vacant units if you are looking for something for yourself. Let me know how I can help. 

-- Priti Donnelly

@Casey Maeda Mississauga! A small world it is :) Happy to put you in touch with our Executive Manager, Ziv Nakajima-Magen who is at the head office in Fukuoka who will discuss with you more about opportunities in the Tokyo commercial market. I will pm you with the details. Very nice to meet you!

@Shin Nishikawa Right now it is still difficult for foreigners to get financing from Japanese banks. We do not have contacts with private lenders at this time. Most of our clients are cash buyers. But if we can assist, do let me know.

@David Gotsill I do agree with in you in part. US, UK, Australia and other parts of the world are more for "traditional" investing in real estate for capital gain. The Japanese market is different in that it is a high yield cash flow market, non speculative investing. Every month you receive cashflow from rental income. Properties are between $25K and $50K for a small apartment and at 10% yield net pre-tax you would get $250 to $500/month. By investing in metropolitan areas your yield would be lower (6% to 7%) but you would have a lower vacancy rate. So, it depends what you are looking for as an investor. Capital gain or cash flow. That's not to say you property doesn't increase in value in Japan, it can but that's not what you would bank on. If it does, then you have gain and cashflow, icing on the cake!

@Nico Nakamura have you considered investing in commercial real estate in Japan? Excellent opportunities to take advantage of while you are in Japan and possibly qualify for funding. Just a thought. Happy to help.

I am happy to help as well. We provide a proxy service for foreign buyers, basically your arm in Japan without having to travel or know the language. If you are interested but not sure where to begin, happy to send you a free ebook.

Hi @Daniel Mills nice to meet you here on BP.  I am always keeping my eye open for promising markets for our clients. This is your primary residence, but other investors renting out would have the benefit of both cash flow and capital gain. Rare indeed!