Should I rent or buy a property in Hokkaido?
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Hokkaido Real Estate Calculator
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Finding a Home In Hokkaido
If you plan to rent or buy a property in Hokkaido, finding your property will be a major step in your relocation to Hokkaido. If you have not lived in Hokkaido, you should rent rather than buy your property in Hokkaido, at least for six months. If you would like to rent or buy a real-estate property in Hokkaido you may email us at webmaster@japan-travel-guide.de with your real-estate questions.
It is the best way to know not only if Hokkaido is the place you want to live or retire for the next few years, but also if Hokkaido is suited for you.
Apartments & Houses in Hokkaido
If you are planning on living in Hokkaido, it is likely that you will be living in an apartment/condo versus a house.
Please make sure that modern equipments, such as electricity and water should function to the maximum. Please double-check and make sure electrical outlets are located in every room and functioning.
Make sure you turn on the water and make sure that hot and cold water is functioning and flush the toilet, turn on the shower. Dont count on real-estate agents in Hokkaido to point out the negatives of a place theyre trying to rent or sell you.
Hokkaido Agencies
Real-estate agencies in Hokkaido advertise in local Hokkaido newspapers and as well on their office windows.
You should be able to notice a real estate agency in Hokkaido by the window full of ads for the different apartments or houses they have available for rent or sell in Hokkaido.
Before you begin working with an agency in Hokkaido, check that their fees are acceptable and that they are a member of the Hokkaido Real-estate Assocation. In most rental agreements in Hokkaido most agencies charge a months rent for a twelve-month rental agreement.
When selling a property in Hokkaido, real-estate agents in Hokkaido usually charge between 2.5% and 3% of the final sales price.
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