I believe it is over priced (originally for sale by owner for $280k,later listed through agent at $360k), but I feel like the seller may be open to a creative financing option. 

Like @Tom Wong I'm originally from Honolulu, and have been in Japan since '97.

My original plan was to save up for a year and buy my first home.

Some of these comps aren't in the same subdivision and the sqft for all of them are a lot less than the original property.

I agree with the original poster.

Quote from @Roger Flot: I was reviewing some renovated listings in my area and one indicated that even though the house was originally built in 1920, because of all the renovations bringing the house to current code, that you could get 2024 rates on insurance. 

Originally posted by @Deborah Burian:Ok, I wasn't spamming (I don't even sell anything I could spam) but I was pasting a "hi" message to new members THE SITE RECOMMENDED TO ME.

Within a year we had 3 or 4 originators, 2 or 3 processors, and a full-time admin assistant. 

ThanksThis thread is 4 years old and I'd be surprised if the original poster is still around.   

The key is staying flexible—house hacking isn’t dead, but it might look different than you originally planned.Good luck!