Can Foreigners Buy Property in Japan? (Yes, and No, It Does Not Get You a Visa)
Yes, foreigners can buy property in Japan with no restrictions at all. Owning it, though, gives you zero right to live there. Here is what is actually true.
Selling a house you renovated yourself: what your DIY work is actually worth to a buyer, what has to come out before the photos, and the moving part nobody warns you about. Written from our own sale, with a realtor in the family.
Yes, foreigners can buy property in Japan with no restrictions at all. Owning it, though, gives you zero right to live there. Here is what is actually true.
The 22 questions my realtor brother asked 15 agents before we sold our house, grouped by pricing, track record, marketing, and the contract.
My realtor walked our house before we listed and gave us seven things to fix. The full list, what he told me not to touch, and the order to do it in.
We took ten things out of our Florida house before it went on the market, including the tool room I built myself. Here is the whole list, what we left alone, and how long to give yourself.