It's amazing how much you can change the room with painted walls/refreshed floor/etc.But once in awhile painted is best.Do you have a picture we can see?

so i had a detailed respose type out until my page refreshed and i lost it all....anyway to answer your first question the capital comes from institutional sources such as pension funds, private equity funds, hedge funds (sometimes), life insurance companies, and other developers.to get access to this capital you typically work with a financial intermediary such as Northmarq Capital, HFF, Eastdil, ect.

If it's a lower-rent area, or you expect to rent to people in a low-middle income bracket, you may want to go with cheaper materials with a plan to refresh later on.

I echo Marenetta's comment that it's refreshing to be able to access folks willing to help on this site...

I know Japanese who invest in the US, got more than a few US clients who invest in Japan, and my mom (plus many others like her) won't look past Australia, even though you'd have better chances finding the proverbial needle in a haystack than finding a positively geared property anywhere but in mining towns down under (and these are here today gone tomorrow - not to mention you'd be hard pressed to buy one property for the price of five in the US these days)...and it goes on and on..

The "location" theme isn't always as reliable as the sun rising tomorrow, as many used to believe - the same goes for long term appreciation (real-estate always goes up in value, the American dollar is always a good currency to have, Japanese electronics are always no. 1, etc etc - so many axioms out there have proven to be anything but right)2.

It's refreshing to see more people from the valley getting involved here on BP!

They meet at the Japanese Cultural Center on Beretania Street the first Thursday evening of each month.I'd also suggest having a look through the past articles on my websites http://bigrockinvestments.com and http://masterycoachingmichael.com/blog in addition to http://hawaiihousingnews.com.

As other's have said - it's refreshing to see someone come onto BP and do what they should be doing - making a plan, reaching out, interacting, etc.

The japanese economy suffered a balance sheet recession in the corporate sector and the the US has experienced a balance sheet recession in the household sector.