This will translate to a range of NOI, it's a straight forward mathematical formula.

Another consideration is if you'll be working at a US company or Japanese company, and if Japanese, then you would likely need to have all your income related documents translated into English for the benefit of a US-based lender. 

The larger population in Columbus generally translates to a larger pool of potential renters and a broader real estate market. 

Is it possible to hire someone locally to carry out the necessary inspections and have an officially translated report of this?

This translates into many professionals looking for places to rent/buy.

Just got to flip mind to translating "I can't" into "how CAN I". 

Google Voice will translate text and voicemail into Gmail emails.It's not the Google Voice phone number it's the fact you can do SMS without your cell phone being in a Cell network.

Then you invoke another "R" for "Refinance", but now refinancing at the higher value.If you do it right, the rents will cover the payments on this new loan, which essentially translates into "free money".Then you get the next "R", "Repeat".

Same with schools, I've seen a "good" school push up the price significant ... and that didn't translate to that much higher rents. 

Translation- the bank views your 25% down payment as stronger collateral than your 160k property.