I am in the military and currently stationed overseas in Japan, however, my wife lives in Surf City, NC where we have a townhouse together.

I've sort of been all over the world - grew up in Moscow, Russia, moved to San Diego when I was 15, served in the US Navy in Japan for 6 years and now am back to San Diego.I currently run an online business from home and have free time that I want to dedicate to learning more about real estate and expanding my investments.

@Austen Carroll you might be on to something with “adult bnb”... in Japan they have love motels that seem to be pretty popular and have adult themes in each room.

So is Japan, as well as Italy.

Here's the link to one here in Japan (info is in English) http://www.kdr-reit.com/english/Check out "financial reports", "earnings for individual properties", and "IR presentation materials" [investor relations] - a ton of interesting stuff, the only difference is the number of zeros at the end. 

In Japan, a new buyer will often bulldoze the home. ... 

(Unless you're in Japan or the middle east and decide to pour dirt into the ocean to make your island bigger!) 

One of our first applicants for this new studio is currently in Japan and is not going to be able to make a trip here before he arrives for a year's academic appointment.

My wife, and Executive Chef at our restaurants, lived in Japan for 13 years together before moving back to Buffalo about 3 years ago.

Just look at Japan and Germany post WWII.