Archive for February, 2005
Next Entries »Takafumi Horie – Live Door
Saturday, February 19th, 2005Anyone living in Japan will know the president of Livedoor, Takafumi Horie. He has been on television so much lately it’s amazing how he can still have time to run his businesses. He is one of the very few, Japan’s new breed of entrepreneurs. His is a classic drop out of prestigious univeristy – start [...]
Building Inspection
Tuesday, February 15th, 2005The building inspection came back with their report today. Overall it seemed like the houses are in “good condition for their age” which is probably the best I could have hoped for, as I already knew they were no palaces. So, it looks as though I will be going through with buying the property. I [...]
Buzz Marketing
Thursday, February 10th, 2005Here’s an interestesting chapter from a book Buzz Marketing by Mark Hughes. He has some great ideas on marketing your business in the current information age. His ideas appear much more effective and cheaper than traditional forms of advertising.
World Real Estate Price Comparison
Wednesday, February 9th, 2005I was looking for some figures for my future web-site to compare Japanese and Australian housing prices and found some great statistics. For the period 1997 to 2004 Ireland recorded the greatest growth of 174%. Australia comes in 4th with 113%, and Japan comes in at minus 22%! What can we learn from these statistics? [...]
Lots of work to do
Tuesday, February 8th, 2005I have been working on my new Japanese site tonight. I have done quite a bit and most of the text has been written. I have faxed through the rest of the documents for the refinancing of my home loan. They should all be done now. I haven’t been looking for any new property. I [...]
New Offer
Monday, February 7th, 2005I have put in an offer for a block of flats. The deal is very strange that the vendor isn’t letting anyone in the place to inspect the flats. The offer is very low for the high return it is getting. The deal would come in at 14.5% return if it is accepted. I have [...]
Investing in Property in Japan
Friday, February 4th, 2005Some people have been contacting me about investing in property in Japan. Anyone can buy property in Japan, regardless of nationality. I have a Japanese friend who complains how it is difficult to buy in Australia but I could buy anything in Japan. Finance is the most difficult part. I was very interested in looking [...]
Successful Offer
Thursday, February 3rd, 2005I am pleased to report my offer was successful! I offered a little more than what the agent said was the minimum which was a lot less than what he was asking for the property. I think I could easily sell it for another 20-30K if I advertised it a little. However, I would like [...]
First written offer
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2005Today I have put in my first written offer. The place hasn’t even been listed on the Internet because the agent has just been to busy to list it. After spending about a week looking at a lot of different properties, I realise that this looks like a great deal returning around 13.6%. I spent [...]
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