•On the flip side, a bank savings account offers one of the lowest interest rates and returns on investment, but it’s also one of the safest places to store money.

If you don't have to own your own residence though, why not invest the money in a profitable investment elsewhere and rent in Japan?

If you didn't actually get any money, how do you know for sure they are a real legit lender? 

Alot of unknowns as you don't have the ability to walk the property beforehand, but interesting process, and pretty good deals exist there.While the Trustee Sales are cash purchases, there are many hard money options that can turn over the funds in time for the 24 hour funding required to complete the purchase.If you are interested, let me know and I can go into more detail, as well as make some other suggestions for you to consider. 

However, we've found that for the most part, shopping directly with these suppliers will save you so much money.

I fired them last year.I just opened my mail to find a notice from a COLLECTION AGENCY stating I owed them money.

Just underwrite a refinance assuming about 30-36% of the money you will receive goes to refinance closing costs at worst, and find discounts when you can.

This is the scenario:I buy a fixer with some hard-money.

Multiple vehicles of storing money; fixed income, equities, crypto, alt investments, real estate, etc.What avenue makes the most sense for you to get into real estate?

An example would be mixing your personal and LLC money in the same bank account.3.