My wife is Japanese and through my research we have found that Torrance California has very strong Japanese community. 

Japanese culture is really strong and the saying "the nail that sticks out gets pounded" applies.

Good evening BP,A potential seller has requested a cash/trade offer for his property.  Ive never heard of this before...does anyone have experience in this type of transaction?  And what should I be looking out for in...

Couldn't decide whether that was done by two or four legged critters...Also nasty - a crack pipe hidden in the electrical box, nicely wrapped in a baggie with a lighter.Neat stuff - found a nice carved antique chair stuck up in the attic, along with some old Japanese tea cups.

This is what every guru (amazon drop ship, real estate, stock trader trainer, etc...) says, right? 

For some investors, it wouldn't make sense to hold on to a property for 20 years, they simply like to add as much value as possible and get rid of it, and be in constant acquisition mode.Just like the stock market, you can play the game as a "trader", or as an actual investor, both ways you can make money, but then again, what is your strategy?

So many people will be out of work--the K-Mart, Trader Joe's, two or three hotels and several restaurants along with several other businesses are leveled.

NO one lends at 0% except the Japanese government and the US a few years back or next to 0 and you had to be a multi billion dollar bank to get that loan.

Investors can choose to make money actively – prop traders, active investors – or passively – index funds, mutual funds.

So, all in all, unless there is a change political will to bypass lobbyists in decision making, it is hard to see change.Moving on to Hydrogen fuel cells for energy to drive cars and energy production is something Japan and Japanese automakers are pushing for.