Looking to get into some smaller apartment buildings in the near future.As far as the difficulties of investing in Japan, I of course agree with everything said, but in my case I'm at near-native fluency and own and manage my own business separate from anything real estate related so even without permanent residency I've never had trouble getting a loan (except of course I can't get some govt backed ones like a primary residence mortgage) for business or investing.I'll try to get in touch with everyone local to よろしくお願いします。

Have you refinanced this into a long-term mortgage?

There is no UBIT because your investment isn't leveraged with a mortgage or debt.

Pay the mortgage.

That would be best option as a traditional bank wouldn’t do this I read that I can assume the existing mortgage.

Our big cost is the mortgage interest, which is 8.3% on approximately $360,000, last year our mortgage interest was about $25,000.

Can you give the forum a few numbers on your existing properties, including estimated values, current loan balances, current rent on the duplex and expected rent on the SFH?

Here’s how I’m currently thinking about it:The interest rate on my existing property is 3.5%, so I’d like to maintain that rate rather than refinancing the entire loan.

Those stilled cashflowed mostly due to insanely low interest rates.3) Investors started chasing Class C rentals in 2022 when Class B rental prices AND higher mortgage rates didn't allow cashflow at purchase.4) Investors are now chasing Section 8 tenants as the cure-all for Class C tenant performance issues, so their Class C properties ACTUALLY cashflow.

For connecting with local resources like mortgage brokers, investors, and agents, the Austin Real Estate Investors Association (REIA) is a great starting point.