The tax expert knows more about whether or not the future is affected by changing the use between 2023 and 2024.If you are worried about paying taxes on rental income, you might consider that you can rent your home out tax-free for (I believe this is correct) 14 days of the calendar year. 

A good real estate accountant can save you thousands of dollars by leveraging entity selection and formation, tax deductions, cost segregations, bonus depreciation and tax planning.I recommend finding an accountant who specializes in real estate taxation, business taxation, financial planning and tax planning.You may want to consider working with your accountant remotely to expand your options.I would also recommend looking for a accountant willing to work with you throughout the year.

Have you considered starting with a market that has strong rental demand and landlord-friendly laws?

A few months go by and unbeknownst to me the escrow account had now drawn negative which triggers the lender to no longer apply what’s considered a “partial” payment to them, given that I’m now paying less that what’s due given the escrow increase required but not relayed to me even though I expected it at some point.Last month I’m on Zillow looking at the value of my properties.

So...Assuming we're considering the advantages for American's to invest in Japan, I personally think it only makes sense in a select few situations. 

As JD stated, if you knew you were going to be moving in 6 months, this would be considered Occupancy Fraud.  

I know I wouldn’t have even considered it.

Consider the risks vs the small reward...

This will effect your ability to obtain financing for quite a few years but may be worth considering.  

Let them know how much you value their property and ask if they’ve ever considered selling it.