I could care less what happens to the prior homeowner or if they go after him, as far as I am concerned.  

My main concern with the Japanese market is that I really know nothing, and I find it a bit hard to find information about it, but I guess I also know "nothing" about property markets anywhere other than maybe Hong Kong. 800 square feet is not tiny by Hong Kong standards, you are absolutely correct, but just as you mentioned we have a live-in helper and are hoping to start having kids about 1.5 years later.

Knowing how fast or slow things are turning would not cause me to change how I manage my business.I'm more concerned about current market rents  All else equal, I know that by lowering my rents $50 or $100, I can lease up my units almost instantly. 

When 99% of transactions have commissions above 2%, it's essentially a fixed rate, not a truly negotiable one.I respectfully disagree with the concern about "buyers that don't have money to pay a commission to buyer agents."

If My father and I use the heloc to fund the repairs; I'm concerned to have payments on a heloc as well as giving up all the cash flow for a period of time.

If you want to keep your options open to access more deals, it’s worth having an honest conversation with the agent about your concerns.

My largest concern based on the marketing package is the value add I can bring to the property, and the HOA fee's which aren't apparent in the marketing.

Many other projects have reduced or suspended planned CF distributions and I've also had a few capital calls in which I did participate since the business case still made sense (the MF in Florida had a capital call to finish construction and get through stabilization and it still returned the 32% IRR).I expect almost all of the deals to be OK, just later exits than originally projected.I am very concerned about one project and have already written it off in my head.  

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My only concern with renting it out room by room in Philadelphia is my safety as my roommates could be psychopaths.