I'll take that as a "win" right now for sure.

And in this phase simply put, prioritize comfort and convenience in every decision.

If you want to save some money you can simply look up the owner name on the county website.

I am just exiting the last of my Cleveland stuff and its very evident there as well Just like James Wise said you have a certain price point and area of town and no matter what you do or who you have its a savage business the tenants simply do not live their lives like the landlord does. 

Like pert near anyone in our bizz you do have bummers each year myself I wholesale them off when i do have to take one over.. or i might sell them on my 0 interest short term owner finance program .. which creates some rock solid paper given the assets usually need a lot of attention at that point.. for the speculation I had 2 long term land plays one paid off after 22 years of owning it for a 100X multiple  yes 100X  :)  And the one i currently have that the new CHIPS act could create a huge win for myself and partners..

Each parts of this loop could be broken and get investors stuck, therefore, Flipping is a very high risk, experience and team&networking based game, it is not for everyone, the chances to win the game is low!

Can the issue be avoided if I simply wait to sell until I leave Japan?   

We simply would change the lease dates to be 1 month to make it a "MTM" lease.

Right now, winning a multifamily in these areas with an FHA loan will be very difficult.

So it was a win win for both of us.