Water is now so hot they must be having a steam bath inside the bathroom & I found that the chrome coated shower rod started to rust from so much residual water vapor.

Hi Zak, there is nothing wrong in being a newbie but, when you buy overseas, you really need to know what you’re doing, Things are different and you can’t just apply what works in the US, especially in Japan, where the market behaves in a unique fashion.If I were you, I’d stay away from Japanese real estate and especially apartment buildings.

She has a small 20lb dog (offcource sweet and well behaved).

Knowing the NJ market, you may be having difficulty due to the proximity to the coast. 

I'm supposed to be having my 2nd call with them this weekend.

Here is a Google definition of “woke” since you seem to be having trouble with it: “Woke is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination".

You need to be having 20-30 conversations a day to get a shot at finding a solid lead every day.

It behaves somewhat like a syndication but has a different legal structure that qualifies for 1031 exchange treatment.

Fractional real estate investing appears to be having a renewed interest and growth over the last few years so I am transitioning into fractional real estate investing in new construction luxury STRs.

They will likely be better behaved and take better care of the unit if they know.If its a MF and I'm in a different unit, I can see the benefit of being anonymous, but even then unless you are a total "hands off" LL and let a PM handle everything, then its hard to stay "hidden"