Unfortunately, Japan does not offer the same tax deferral benefits for 1031 exchanges as the U.S. does.

Talk to them about the house they have, but also offer to meet for coffee and let them know you are actively looking and ask how you can get on their list.Attend meetups and REIA meetings.  

We are having a hard time finding tax professionals that offer tax strategy consulting as well as basic tax filing services.

We used Tenant Turner before that and switched because TT did not offer auto showings at the time.

Sure as hell beats paying $40k to an actor fronting for a real estate marketing company operating out of Las Vegas or Salt Lake City and providing guidance by a failed salesman reading answers from a script.  

But the damage caused by hanging them (namely puddying the holes and touch up paint, or repainting walls if touching up doesn't work) will come out of their deposit. 

And in the STR game, reviews are pretty much everything.Assuming you have the hot tub up and running smoothly though, I'd also take some time to focus on what cold weather amenities you can offer to guests to entice them to visit during the colder months when ADR's drop and occupancy falls off a cliff. 

Facebook and ALE Solutions (for insurance placements) can be good places as well and I would recommend reaching out directly to the hospitals that are close by.

Even better news is there are a few lenders out there that offer no PMI with these types of loans, jaw dropping stuff. 

I offer them 2% of the final purchase price to the realtor if they bring a buyer.