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How We Bought Our Abandoned House in Japan | Process, Costs, Risks, Finance, How to Find One

Tokyo Llama3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2020-2024
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3.8M views · 7 years ago · documentary · evergreen

The Tokyo Llama channel details how the creators found and bought an abandoned akiya minka house in Japan. It covers process, costs, taxes, financing and risks of renovation.

Recommended as a candid look at the real costs and paperwork of buying and renovating an abandoned Japanese home.

Investing & personal financeSocial issues & cultureHome, DIY & practical skills#akiya#japan#realestate#renovation#kominka

4 comments from Hacker News

@shagie2024 · in “Need a Home for 80k Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle”

Should head over to Japan... Exploring the eerie beauty of Japan's abandoned villages --- link -- link 171 points | 4 months ago | 126 comments The top comment by nataz: > If you are interested in buying an abandoned home in the Japan countryside highly recommend the YouTube channel Tokyo Llama. He's spent the last four years renovating a beautiful traditional style Japanese house and property about an hour outside of Tokyo. He talks about the renovation aspects, taxes, paperwork process, and the pros and cons of doing this with a family. Lots of videos the watch. > ▶ this video

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@nataz2023 · in “Exploring the eerie beauty of Japan's abandoned villages”

If you are interested in buying an abandoned home in the Japan countryside highly recommend the YouTube channel Tokyo Llama. He's spent the last four years renovating a beautiful traditional style Japanese house and property about an hour outside of Tokyo. He talks about the renovation aspects, taxes, paperwork process, and the pros and cons of doing this with a family. Lots of videos the watch. ▶ this video

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@gusgus012023 · in “Honest guide to Vanlife in Japan after a year”

Well there's at least one person who has: ▶ this video He mentions renovation companies as well as builders who will undertake renovations. He has many more videos detailing the process. However, being a youtuber does open up possibilities that aren't common.

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@rwmj2020 · in “1-Euro Houses”

On a similar point, this video goes through the costs of buying an abandoned house in Japan: ▶ this video To be fair, although there are a lot of "extras", the sums involved still seemed relatively small.

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