Here in the USA we're facing 5% rates recently, so over 30 years, your $250K house will actually cost $375 including interest and that does not include property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance etc.She said the catch is (at least in areas outside of Tokyo which is booming up to the Olympics), is that used real estate is very cheap so after you buy a home it's guarantee to drop over the years.

If you're ever up in Tokyo and would like to talk real estate, please feel free to drop me a line.  

People are friendly.New metro station coming (either before the 2028 olympics or if not, then in 2040):http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-west-h...New Sprouts and Target coming nearby at La Brea & San Vicente:https://commercialobserver.com/2018/08/cim-group-a...The overall character of the neighborhood is mixed, with working-class families and young professionals interspersed.

We have a regular meeting in Tokyo, but I haven’t heard of anything elsewhere in Japan.

I am too far from LA to feel this bounce but definitely believe there is upside to this as there is with Olympics/World Cup being in a country

There is also a meetup on Sawtelle/Olympic that I've been trying to get to.

Rainier, City Lights, the Olympics and Elliot Bay.

I participated in the Rio Olympics and four world championships as well as African games.

I moved to Tokyo after high school.

I'm an American currently living abroad in Tokyo, Japan, and a couple years back I decided to buy my first rental property in Bakersfield, CA.