After moving around a lot including a long stint in Japan, this was my first opportunity to buy some property in the states and I jumped at it.

Joey is working on getting us a 10-unit apartment building near Japan Town for $2.

My work has had me on the road working 70-90 hour weeks for the last 5 years in places such as Newfoundland, Houston (x2), Maryland, Corpus Christi, and Japan, so it has been difficult finding time to finally start putting my investment strategy together.  

The last 5 years were spent in Dubai and we have just recently moved to Nagoya, Japan (my wife’s home town).

As I live in Japan and earn a pretty good salary, I am not doing anything unconventional, just buying with 20% down on properties I'm finding through agents and some turn-key.

@Stanley Parsley, im not afraid to make offers or buy, im currently living in japan and moving back to america the end of june, what i am trying to do is analyze properties. example have 100 properties nd then narrow it down to the 10 properties i want to walk to make an offer. 

The problem is the house is in Georgia and I am currently stationed in Japan.

Hi Japan People,I am looking to start a meet-up for investors in the Kansai area of Japan (Kyoto or Osaka).

My first property was in a less-than-optimal area and, although in Japan, this isn't nearly as bad as it is in the USA, it was still a lot of pains for a first deal and a steep learning curve.I'd advise against it, even if it means waiting a bit longer for the right deal to turn up in anywhere that's even slightly better than what you're describing - basically a mini-warzone, from the sounds of it...

My wife and daughters are getting back from a trip to Japan on Tuesday so I am going to have my hands full for a few days.