Groovy @Stephanie Medina good luck and keep us posted on your progress.These sorts of things are problems that no one really things about when buying a property and it is something that should be in their mind.

I am excited, motivated and ready to learn and grind in the Real Estate Market!

Find your "why" and let that be your motivation!

Similar to the comments above on using FurnishedFinder, also check Airbnb and sort for 30+ day rental options. in addition, I'd recommend talking to the local university and hospitals nearby by calling to their various departments.

Good to hear your motivation to get into real estate investing.

Curious, what sort of cap rates do you see in Japan? 

I'm guessing they want some sort of updates during the rehab.  

Low cost housing is a huge motivator to change behavior and keep their housing voucher. 

You avoid the tax hit, and still get the use of 75% of the equity if you do a cash out refi - (but high interest rates sort of play against that to some degree presently… but you could alway refi again down the line if rates dropped.  

.: My question is… Do people promote buying rentals due to some sort of  personal benefit/conflict of interest?