Should I rent or buy a property in Tokyo?
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Tokyo Real Estate Calculator
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Finding a Home In Tokyo
If you plan to rent or buy a property in Tokyo, finding your property will be a major step in your relocation to Tokyo. If you have not lived in Tokyo, you should rent rather than buy your property in Tokyo, at least for six months. If you would like to rent or buy a real-estate property in Tokyo 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 Tokyo is the place you want to live or retire for the next few years, but also if Tokyo is suited for you.
Apartments & Houses in Tokyo
If you are planning on living in Tokyo, 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 Tokyo to point out the negatives of a place theyre trying to rent or sell you.
Tokyo Agencies
Real-estate agencies in Tokyo advertise in local Tokyo newspapers and as well on their office windows.
You should be able to notice a real estate agency in Tokyo by the window full of ads for the different apartments or houses they have available for rent or sell in Tokyo.
Before you begin working with an agency in Tokyo, check that their fees are acceptable and that they are a member of the Tokyo Real-estate Assocation. In most rental agreements in Tokyo most agencies charge a months rent for a twelve-month rental agreement.
When selling a property in Tokyo, real-estate agents in Tokyo usually charge between 2.5% and 3% of the final sales price.
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