That gets worse as you get farther out of the cityTLDR: values depreciate, inflation has gone basically nowhere in Japan for a long time, the supply of housing is pretty good compared to demand (unlike the US) and that's because of flexibility with rezoning and development, taxes on rental income are high. 

I drive through there to our lakehouse and there are a few of these structures used for homes in the area.

It wasn’t ideal, but it was the only way to keep the deal alive.I made the drive to her small town, met her at a local bank, and had the paperwork notarized.

Thanks @Henry Lazerow, that is basically what we do in the city. 

Since 2021-2022 and the surge in prices in basically all markets across the country, how are fix and flippers evaluating properties.

So I just wanted to make sure that the 8 days that they accessed the property to continue to move out basically, would be considered unpaid rent.  

I'm tempted to do what many have said which is to just use a debit card, but I get 2% back on a CC, which is not insignificant when managing dozens of vendors, and I really hate to change a process that's working because the software I chose is lacking a basic feature.  

You’re able to learn the basics of a real estate investment with lower risk and build equity at the same time.

Appreciation will drive your returns, not cash flow.

There are areas outside the Tahoe basin with a short drive that can provide for solid short term or long term income streams and still pull in the Tahoe goers.