Japan is not a bastion of affordability, generally speaking.

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Will this be a trend? Young LDS couple move from Seattle and buys small house in Japan on 1 acre for $30K

Zenoch All-American

4/1/24 12:49am

RE: Will this be a trend? Young LDS couple move from Seattle and buys small

garyfan

4/1/24 12:53am

Perhaps. But the story didn’t say why.

Brisco

4/1/24 12:56am

Trend in what way? Living abroad or Japan in particular?

DubuMfalme

4/1/24 12:56am

Yeah, probably just moving wherever you can realistically afford what you want—wherever that is.

Brisco

4/1/24 1:00am

Japan is not a bastion of affordability, generally speaking.

Cougarbib

4/1/24 1:21am

And yet, they found something.

Shore10

4/1/24 3:35am

Did one or both learn Japanese on their mission? Is their company’s HQ there?

ldssdl

4/1/24 2:26am

He served a mission there, she is half Japanese and she has family there.

N8Dawg

4/1/24 7:08am

Then this is totally not that surprising or is it “a trend”

pink22

4/1/24 8:24am

I would say not a trend, they have some deep roots there.

N8Dawg

4/1/24 12:10pm

Hopefully. This country has pulled all it's appreciation forward about 20 yrs.

Shore10

4/1/24 4:06am

I've heard it's very difficult to do renovations in japan.

Mister P

4/1/24 4:48am

The reason its so cheap is Japan is dying

CougarMandias

4/1/24 11:49am

Now describe Tokyo where the jobs are.

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:18pm

$$$

CougarMandias

4/2/24 7:57pm

I've thought of doing this. From my understanding, homes in Japan do not ...

NumbersGuy

4/1/24 5:19am

Living abroad will be a trend…grew up in Orem, now live in Colombia.

Honor Code

4/1/24 6:42am

If my current situation doesn't work out, I'm leaving for Portugal or Vietnam

Shore10

4/1/24 6:50am

Run away, or do something about the problem. I'd rather fight than run away.

Les IsMore

4/1/24 8:35am

Sounds noble. I don't have much to fight for here though.

Shore10

4/1/24 11:21am

you think privatization is the problem with our healthcare system?

Gente_Boa

4/1/24 10:08am

I can agree with that. I also think we need regulation.

Shore10

4/1/24 10:49am

US healthcare is the worst of both worlds.

CougarMandias

4/1/24 11:47am

You think our government is a huge problem and you’d consider going to Vietnam

russkiejedi

4/1/24 12:20pm

Sounded to me like it was a lot more than just the government.

hamaca

4/1/24 12:38pm

No, not “a lot more.” The whole second paragraph was government stuff.

russkiejedi

4/1/24 12:41pm

Sure. I'll explain more.

Shore10

4/1/24 1:41pm

All of the stuff you complain about with government is likely to be as bad or

russkiejedi

4/1/24 1:46pm

Thanks for the heads up.

Shore10

4/1/24 2:49pm

LOL, what? I’m not opining on product development or design, you were talking

russkiejedi

4/1/24 4:33pm

This you?

Shore10

4/1/24 5:22pm

Yes. Vietnam sure feels secure right now!

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:20pm

Do your thing. I'll do mine.

Shore10

4/2/24 6:28am

I am not criticizing you for having to move someplace cheaper. BTW, I moved

Cougarbib

4/2/24 11:07am

More natural beauty here. Food is plenty good in the U.S.

DubuMfalme

4/1/24 7:11am

Our food is considerably worse than any country I’ve been to besides the

maxpowers

4/1/24 7:27am

I agree with this point. The US has the worst food of any country I’ve visited

Honor Code

4/1/24 8:36am

The Amazon's are amazing... same with the alps...even slovenia had some beauty

runnincoug

4/1/24 7:37am

The Amazon's what?

ochobeeguy

4/1/24 7:58am

Sorry...amazon jungle. I was typing too fast. And the Andes mountains are the

runnincoug

4/1/24 8:13am

Natural beauty is everywhere. This point for me is a tie

Honor Code

4/1/24 8:20am

I’m shocked at the color differences between home grown tomatoes and

Lefty24

4/1/24 12:58pm

That "making money" part is sort of important.

shoganai

4/1/24 7:15am

I lived in Germany/worked in Luxembourg for 11 years. Saw a number of American ex-pats come and go. Most didn’t

hamaca

4/1/24 8:21am

Renounce citizenship. You can always sneak back in if you change your mind.

Les IsMore

4/1/24 8:40am

What could go wrong?

vagabonder

4/1/24 8:45am

This take significantly depends on the country and the makeup of the person.

BringYourUltimate

4/1/24 11:21am

Wow, happy you were able to make it out of Orem and find better life in Columbia

Cooouuugs

4/1/24 8:20pm

Exactly. Jobs. That is why it won’t be a huge trend. Security in many places

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:19pm

I look through Akiya Banks from time-to-time. The areas themselves seem somewhat appealing but Japanese houses

mokelembembe

4/1/24 7:16am

Midwest and Southeast are both still affordable with land available.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/1/24 7:27am

Jackson County Missouri is very affordable. Good long term prospects too.

Longhaul

4/1/24 7:52am

That revelation needs to be switched to use the church land in Florida.

dYrtbYkerYder

4/1/24 7:57am

I’d buy one of the $1 mountain homes in Italy if I was to do something like that

Pepe

4/1/24 7:30am

Lots and lots of strings attached, and they're generally in undesirable places

vagabonder

4/1/24 7:46am

I’m assuming that will be the case anywhere that has dirt cheap housing. At leas

Pepe

4/1/24 8:16am

No. The average young married couple would not have connections like they do.

JohnnyC

4/1/24 7:49am

Lived in rural Japan for nearly 2-2 1/2 years (depending on how you classify

NYC and Japan

4/1/24 7:52am

Hiroshima is definitely not rural; it’s more “urban” than most big US cities. I

Japan Coug

4/1/24 8:43am

Lived in Tsuyama in Okayama for about 3 months, but not an international villa

NYC and Japan

4/1/24 10:08am

I lived in central Hiroshima, right off the Hondori, 700m from the hypocenter of

Japan Coug

4/1/24 10:55am

Tsuyama is rural. Just visited through there last week. Love that part of

bad84cougar

4/1/24 3:34pm

From your username I never would have guessed

vagabonder

4/1/24 8:47am

Why is that on the news?

Gunga Galunga

4/1/24 8:14am

Being from Seattle is a good thing if you're not a leftist.

Les IsMore

4/1/24 8:45am

Not to Japan

JuicyJam

4/1/24 9:12am

I plan to do that myself. Sold my home in Col Springs and will rent in Provo

bad84cougar

4/1/24 10:05am

I took my family to live in Japan from 1997 - 2000 while my kids were still pre teens. We loved it

Mozey

4/1/24 5:24pm

Key words: for a few years.

Cougarbib

4/1/24 10:36pm

Once more people's neighborhoods and schools go to crap, more will move.

Shore10

4/2/24 6:41am

These issues are not new and they are global. You greatly overestimate what

Cougarbib

4/2/24 11:27am

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