I've waltzed through the streets of Vancouver, twirled in Taipei, pirouetted in Osaka, sashayed in Tokyo, and did the hula in Hawaii.

Sydney at 6:00p.m. est. and Tokyo at 8:00 p.m. est.

My wife (Japanese) and I just moved back from Tokyo a few weeks ago.  

The above probably wouldn't be true if in Tokyo, Seoul, Singapore, etc.

SF, LA, SD, NYC, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Paris, Tokyo, etc.

@Priti Donnelly yes your right I want to use the equity of my parents house to purchase a 4 unit apartment so that we can rent our house or fix and sell it.I'm just a trainee here in tokyo japan it's not possible for me to acquire anything here because of the rules of our agency, this is my first job and working now for 2 years. this is my last year though, that's why I'm scared because I don't have a job when I go home, so it will be hard for me to be able to get a loan when I get back home. any advice thak you for your advice I'm very grateful that someone answered my post.

Took a look, but I felt like I was being run over by Tokyo.

I do agree it is complex and my CPA has already told me in not going to get REPS because I'm in Tokyo and I would agree it's not worth the fight.

As I've just told a couple of other new BPers - if you're in Tokyo, you might consider looking into the Tokyo BiggerPockets monthly face-to-face meetup. 

Konichiwa Kristin, I am an American living in Tokyo and my wife and I have been investing in condos in Chicago for several years.