Terrible communication and very unprofessional.

Did you figure out where you will be getting all your materials from so you can communicate directly if any contractor needs supplies?

It's hard to even be sure your communication attempt ever reached the intended target.

In some cases the reasoning makes sense to me, as a property owner myself: it's not a smart business practice to rent to a tenant who is only in the country under a short-term status, who does not have proof of sufficient employment, who does not have a guarantor (we'd often just call them a co-signer in the US), and with whom the landlord cannot communicate (if the tenant doesn't speak good Japanese). 

what channel worked for you ?

The property management firms in my town run the gamut from a few large managers that do a decent job with Appfolio, communication, etc. 

...and what you put in the search bar or in your communication with your lender is "Delayed Financing"

The founder, Michael Quarles was the one who communicated with me through email I think he's a BP member as well.

Because of what we know the property appraised for in 2004 we assume the property would be in the $400k range just because of appreciation.I have been in communication with two banks regarding financing and they only want to lend based on the cash flow of the building, and based on the 400k expected value the 20k NOI is very light to support that.This brings me to my question, how should we value this property?

Communication is a little lacking but responsive when I have to chase him down.