Why This Hawaii Family Bought a Second Home in Japan
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A Hawaii family shares their journey of purchasing an oceanfront home in Japan for just $16,000.
A Hawaii family buys an oceanfront home in Japan for $16,000 and it has a surf break out front, a bike path, and ski resorts 40 minutes away. This is how they did it. In this episode, host Take Kurosawa sits down with Chris Rose, a former Army veteran, longtime Hawaii resident, and Buying a House in Japan direct program customer, at the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden on Oahu's east side. Chris shares his full journey: from falling down the Instagram rabbit hole of cheap Japanese homes to closing on a stunning two-story oceanfront property in Itoigawa, Niigata for just ¥2.5 million (~$16,000 USD). What You'll Learn * How Chris went from browsing Instagram to owning an oceanfront home in Japan in under two months * The one filter trick on the Buying a House in Japan website that helped him find the perfect property the day it was listed * Why he passed on a more popular (and pricier) Myoko ski town property * The "checklist method" Chris used to evaluate every listing, and the boxes his Itoigawa home checked that nothing else did * What it's really like to arrive at your new Japanese home in February with snow on the beach * How they set up the house before arriving: Amazon JP…
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