The time before I think I found a suitable replacement building purely by luck.

Be sure your lender is comfortable with this, as many fear giving folks primary loans for properties they view as having a high probability of being turned into a purely investment.

Purely answering the 80% vs 90% leverage question, in most cases it's better to reach for that 20% down.

This is purely my observation, but you also seem to regard yourself as being above, or better, than everyone else.

If you truly enjoy property management, it might be for you, regardless of financial consideration.If evaluating the question purely from a financial standpoint, it comes down to the value of your time. 

The buyers did a long inspection, multiple days... made a huge request for concessions based on what we knew to be purely made-up issues.

For pure residential, ranging 0.5-2mio USD, I’m seeing something like 5-8% outside of central Tokyo vs 2-5% in central Tokyo. 

Are you planning to live in the property or use it purely as an investment?

He delivers pure content with no hype.

It is purely clickbait.Find yourself a market that you are interested in, learn as much as you can about that market, and find your deal.