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People are buying cheap, abandoned homes in Japan

14 points by mikhael 3y ago

samstave 3y ago
There was ina interesting article about why there are so many cheap and abandoned homes in japan and thats laergely due to the superstition absout buying a home that someone has died in... I cant recall where i read it but is was talking about the sheer number available - but there were a bunch of roadblocks to purchasing them... Having a few small places in Rural, but small nice villages as AirBnBs would be really cool -- what would be even cooler, would be to own a "circuit" of little places such that you dont airbnb a single place - you have atour of japan trip "2 nights here, 1 night here, 4 nights here" for a fill week in different parts of japan. ideally get them as FAR apart as you can while being as CLOSE in time by Bullet train. EDIT: I found an article: https://tokyoportfolio.com/jiko-bukken-real-estate/ https://tokyoportfolio.com/jiko-bukken-real-estate/ "So what is a Jiko Bukken? According to the guidelines, a Jiko Bukken is a property where “death other than natural or accidental death” or a “death requiring special cleaning” occurred. This includes properties where suicides or murders have occurred, as well as properties where special cleaning was required, even in natural or accidental deaths."
xpl 3y ago
Can a foreigner get a permanent residency permit in Japan? I mean, even if one purchases an abandoned property, can they live in it without legal restriction?
- linguae 3y ago
  Foreigners can get permanent residency, but for the most part they are not immediately eligible. They will have to spend a specified number of years on a residence visa before being eligible for permanent residency. In normal circumstances, it takes 10 years, though it’s reduced to 5 years for those married to Japanese citizens, and it can be reduced even further for immigrants who meet the Japanese government’s criteria for being “highly skilled,” which typically entails advanced university degrees and professional work experience.
whereistherub 3y ago
Be ready for the tax sticker shock. Those fancy public infrastructure systems aren’t cheap.

14 points by mikhael 3y ago

There was ina interesting article about why there are so many cheap and abandoned homes in japan and thats laergely due to the superstition absout buying a home that someone has died in... I cant recall where i read it but is was talking about the sheer number available - but there were a bunch of roadblocks to purchasing them... Having a few small places in Rural, but small nice villages as AirBnBs would be really cool -- what would be even cooler, would be to own a "circuit" of little places such that you dont airbnb a single place - you have atour of japan trip "2 nights here, 1 night here, 4 nights here" for a fill week in different parts of japan. ideally get them as FAR apart as you can while being as CLOSE in time by Bullet train. EDIT: I found an article: https://tokyoportfolio.com/jiko-bukken-real-estate/ https://tokyoportfolio.com/jiko-bukken-real-estate/ "So what is a Jiko Bukken? According to the guidelines, a Jiko Bukken is a property where “death other than natural or accidental death” or a “death requiring special cleaning” occurred. This includes properties where suicides or murders have occurred, as well as properties where special cleaning was required, even in natural or accidental deaths."

xpl 3y ago

Can a foreigner get a permanent residency permit in Japan? I mean, even if one purchases an abandoned property, can they live in it without legal restriction?

linguae 3y ago
Foreigners can get permanent residency, but for the most part they are not immediately eligible. They will have to spend a specified number of years on a residence visa before being eligible for permanent residency. In normal circumstances, it takes 10 years, though it’s reduced to 5 years for those married to Japanese citizens, and it can be reduced even further for immigrants who meet the Japanese government’s criteria for being “highly skilled,” which typically entails advanced university degrees and professional work experience.

whereistherub 3y ago

Be ready for the tax sticker shock. Those fancy public infrastructure systems aren’t cheap.