Landed: The Guide to Buying Property in Japan (Paperback) by Christopher Dillon

9789881714732. New condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 232. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 232 p. In Landed Japan, you'll learn:

• How to buy Japanese real estate, including high-yield Tokyo apartments, custom-built houses, machiya, foreclosed homes and chalets in Niseko and other ski resorts
• How an aging population, a falling birth rate and other demographic trends drive demand for small Tokyo apartments
• Where to find English-speaking real estate agents, mortgage lenders, architects and other essential service providers
• Where foreigners can get a mortgage in Japan and the documents and insurance you will need to apply for a home loan
• About managing risks such as asbestos, earthquakes, floods, nuclear power, termites and zoning
• Why you should avoid buying homes in rural areas, apartments built on leased or reclaimed land, and old houses in Japan
• About nonresidential investments, such as Japanese love hotels, nursing homes, farms and real estate investment trusts (J-REITs)
• About Japanese investment property, including financing, management companies, tenants' rights and standard terms in a lease agreement
• How Japanese real estate is appraised and taxed and the use of tax-efficient structures like tokumei kumiai (TK) and tokutei mokuteki kaisha (TMK)
• Much more