In the past the  sophisticated investors from Hong Kong were the dominant buyers in the Japanese real estate market.

They are not new but you may not have read them.The Power of Habit - great book for understanding your own and other peoples habits.Hmm, most of the books I can think of have been mentioned on the BP podcasts.Buy and Hold by David Schumacher is great.The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing - great for getting your own house in order.not a book, but a blog - Mr Money Mustache - great for getting your own life focused if Financial freedom is your thing. 

Before the Chinese it was the Japanese.

It's built on the Japanese Kanban board model and is very different in look and feel from any other CRM, and is much more visual.  

There are people looking for a fast sale that are not in one of the disaster groups or are but don't like being associated with the others and they can put themselves in the want a fast sale group.Glenn reminded us of something very important, when to hand the card out, build a little rapport first.I remember one time when a group of Japanese investors invited several brokers to their hotel to meet.

She told me it was a Japanese some kind of dog, which if you look it up looks exactly like a husky or an Akita, and being that they're all from that same part of the world they have to be related.Anyway, I digress.

By not using English, it gave me a profound appreciation for the English Language and the year after I started reading every book I could get my hands on.My wife taught Japanese immersion and I saw a similar miraculous transformation for kids from the inner city.

The Japanese are awesome at creating a lean mean machine for every type of company out there. 

You cannot beat Japanese engineering and North American muscle all together creating one of the strongest, longest lasting vehicles on the road.

@Nick Brubaker  ONe other thought Is I know some companies that sell rentals in smaller Japanese cities that return 10% and from what I understand a Japanese tenant can be one of the best in the world.. they don't trash units like our US tenants do.