It is great the a Japanese company bought the refinery12/2015 that shut down years back.

I was just wondering if people are willing to share their level or education or what kind of full time job (if not real estate) that they have and their level of success with real estate. of course if you make a lot more money, its easily to play with properties, but I want to hear about the 30 year old plumbers who own and manage 30 properties on the side, etc.Personally I just graduated Washington University in St.Louis with a dual major in finance and accounting and now I'm working at wells fargo as a trader.

I am an active trader and I know what fees and transaction costs do to your profits.

We did very well for many years especially when the J log  Japanese log was at a thousand a thousand camp run.. it was crazy money frankly.

I am an investor, not a trader.

I used to be a stock options trader and a semi-professional Blackjack gambler, so I know the importance of money management and determining your exit points before you even enter the investment.Build a system, back test it, use it and refine it. 

From my understanding, at the start of the lost decades, the Japanese were badly burned by property losses and passed their skepticism to their children.

It is almost like day traders vs swing traders vs value investors.

@Rick BaggenstossThe reason i look at the Korean migration patterns is this Asian demographics will more likely migrate to a new city/area for better entrepreneurial and lifestyle opportunities more so than the Chinese & Japanese who are more likely to root themselves in 1 tier world class cities like New York, San Francisco and LA and stay put.

Bud, it looks like your Japanese got censored!