Also the depreciation laws for tax savings have a couple of major loopholes which can save you a large amount on income tax.The negatives are close to zero capital appreciation, a declining population due to the lowest birthrate globally (currently dropping 250,000-300,000 people a year), floating rate on most all bank loans (although it's a near certainty these won't be going up anytime soon as its been said if interest rates in Japan hit 2.5% the government would currently go bankrupt), and the highest debt to GDP ratio of any country in the world putting a dampening on future economic outlook.For net yields you're looking at 3-6% in and around Tokyo, 6-8% in the other major cities, and closer to 8-10% outside of that, although there are always lots of exceptions.  

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These will all be very normal," he told a conference in Beijing.As well as cutting interest rates on Friday, the PBOC lowered the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves.Both moves were bids to jumpstart growth in China's slowing economy, a drag on global growth that has been of major concern in emerging markets and other leading economies.Monetary policy easing in the world's second-largest economy is at its most aggressive since the 2008/09 financial crisis, as growth looks set to slip to a 25-year-low this year of under 7 percent.Yi said China in the future would lower the reserve requirement ratio for banks, the amount of cash that major lenders need to keep on hand - at a "normal" pace."

The risk factor can be based on your current net worth, liquidity, global cash flow to out earn making a mistake with your regeneration of monthly cash.

That said it is definitely something to keep an eye on as the city continues to infill and the city pushes for a more vibrant downtown.Well there you have it.

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Eventually the house of cards collapsed and nearly took the global economy with it.

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