Inspection Results: Mostly small issues, inspector was mainly concerned with multiple cracks throughout the siding.

The main one is running your business well.In my experience better than 80% of lawsuits are settled out of court. 

When rented, we lock all interior bedroom doors aside from the bedroom we are renting by the room and sync the calendar with the main house's calendar.

The main challenge was ensuring the buyer was ready to close immediately, but our pre-listing strategy and efficient processes made this a seamless and successful transaction.

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.

I only ask because the main purpose of an LLC is legal protection, and if you don't have a large amount of assets to protect, say less than $1M...you may be putting the cart before the house, and it may make more sense for you to focus more on finding and closing more deals.

Hey guys,This post is mainly just to share where I'm at with this process, provide opportunities for myself to network with others in the area, and so I can periodically update. 

What’s the main reason you wouldn’t buy a property I’m just interested in ways to strategize a good deal when I see one

This is one of the main reasons that HUD deals fail to close.  

Depending on the lender and program your biggest hurdles might be credit score and income and time in job.