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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:33:21 AM EDT
When Jaya Thursfield found a house he wanted to buy in Japan a few years ago, friends and family told him to forget it. The place wasn't worth the trouble, they said. After all, it stood in a forest of shoulder-high weeds after being abandoned about seven years earlier one of the millions of vacant houses known as akiya, Japanese for "empty house" throughout the country.
But Mr. Thursfield, 46, an Australian software developer, wasn't deterred. Through the overgrown garden, he could see it was special: The black roof tiles cascaded down to slightly curving eaves that were much higher off the ground than those of most houses. The entrance hall had its own gabled tile roof. If the 2,700-square-foot house looked more like a Buddhist temple than a farmhouse, it's because it had been built by a temple architect in 1989. Mr. Thursfield and his Japanese-born wife, Chihiro, had moved to Japan from London in 2017 with their two young sons and a dream of buying a home with a big yard. The plan was to purchase a vacant lot and build a house on it, but land is expensive in Japan and their budget wouldn't allow it. So they turned to the growing supply of abandoned houses, which are cheaper and often come with more land.  moar |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:37:41 AM EDT
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If I was single and thirty years younger, I’d Fo hard. I’d be making a lot of kids good at math.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:41:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I was single and thirty years younger, I'd Fo hard. I'd be making a lot of kids good at math.  |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:43:51 AM EDT
[#3]
Are these homes posted on Zirro.com?
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:46:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are these homes posted on Zirro.com? I rike it..... 
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:47:59 AM EDT
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Remember when Japanese homes were so expensive that people were taking out 100 year mortgages? It was also about the time that Japan was going to take over the world economically.
Times change. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:48:04 AM EDT
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Helps having a Japanese wife, that language is hard to learn and they don't like us gaijin.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:50:57 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Helps having a Japanese wife, that language is hard to learn and they don't like us gaijin. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:52:05 AM EDT
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I don't think Japan is very big about letting non Japanese move into their country and they are smart for being that way.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:54:18 AM EDT
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Tokyo still fond of wood structures I see.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:54:40 AM EDT
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Nope. I like where I'm at and I don't want Gojirra to be flattening my home.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:56:02 AM EDT
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I'm guessing that said 25K houses are not in Japan's version of The Hamptons. I'm willing to bet that Detroit has sub 25k houses too.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:58:25 AM EDT
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Do they allow non=citizens to own property?
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Posted: 2/19/2024 10:59:56 AM EDT
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Imagine how strong the diversity!
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:00:08 AM EDT
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It’s all fun and games until a kaiju stomps that shit flat.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:14:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do they allow non=citizens to own property? yep. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:16:55 AM EDT
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I’d prolly hit my head on every door frame but I’m down.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:17:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd prolly hit my head on every door frame but I'm down. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:17:46 AM EDT
[#18]
@ToledoXJ
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:19:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are these homes posted on Zirro.com? 
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:25:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I was single and thirty years younger, I’d Fo hard. I’d be making a lot of kids good at math.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:25:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm guessing that said 25K houses are not in Japan's version of The Hamptons. I'm willing to bet that Detroit has sub 25k houses too. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:26:47 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm guessing that said 25K houses are not in Japan's version of The Hamptons. I'm willing to bet that Detroit has sub 25k houses too. I would bet that their worst areas don’t hold a candle to Detroit or any of our other democrat run shitholes. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:28:16 AM EDT
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I thought Japan was overcrowded and shoehorning people into apartments the size of coffins.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:28:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'd prolly hit my head on every door frame but I'm down.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:29:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I thought Japan was overcrowded and shoehorning people into apartments the size of coffins. we're talkin' about the boonies here, son.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:29:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: just realized all the trucks and equipment and PPE in japan are gonna be far too small for a merican male of my stature. I’ll fit. For a 25k house, I’ll fit. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:32:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: just realized all the trucks and equipment and PPE in japan are gonna be far too small for a merican male of my stature. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I'd prolly hit my head on every door frame but I'm down. Don't forget the tiny condoms. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:32:54 AM EDT
[#28]
Japan's real estate market apparently is a crazy dichotomy.
SUPER expensive in the big cities. But as the article implies -- hella cheap out in the sticks. Plus -- there population is shrinking too. Has been flat since like 1990. The demographics don't look good with lots of implications. Very aged population also. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:33:14 AM EDT
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Ok, but how can I be sure it’s not the house from The Grudge?
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:33:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll fit. For a 25k house, I'll fit. i gotta shoehorn my ass into one of those kei trucks. this is how i die.gif  |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:34:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't forget the tiny condoms. 
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:34:36 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Japan's real estate market apparently is a crazy dichotomy. SUPER expensive in the big cities. But as the article implies -- hella cheap out in the sticks. Plus -- there population is shrinking too. Has been flat since like 1990. The demographics don't look good with lots of implications. Very aged population also. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:35:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If I was single and thirty years younger, I'd Fo hard. I'd be making a lot of kids good at math.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:36:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: the roads in japan are too small for an F550 crew truck let alone a merican highline truck. i gotta shoehorn my ass into one of those kei trucks. this is how i die.gif https://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1991_daihatsu_hijet_159261330164dbb6IMG_0498.jpg?fit=940%2C627 Still worth a 25k house
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:37:04 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Still worth a 25k house
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:38:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Helps having a Japanese wife, that language is hard to learn and they don't like us gaijin. hell yeah! my fetish is women who are attracted to me, but disgusted with themselves because of it. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:38:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: man, you must really want to own a house. Man the median sale price in AZ is like 400k. I’m fully expecting to have to move out of state for a home. Moving out of the country ain’t off the table either.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:41:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's all fun and games until a kaiju stomps that shit flat. getting killed by mechagodzilla is 500% cooler than dying of too many Big Macs |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:41:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Helps having a Japanese wife, that language is hard to learn and they don't like us gaijin. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:41:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: hell yeah! my fetish is women who are attracted to me, but disgusted with themselves because of it. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:41:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Man the median sale price in AZ is like 400k. I'm fully expecting to have to move out of state for a home. Moving out of the country ain't off the table either. now do montucky.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:41:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: getting killed by mechagodzilla is 500% cooler than dying of too many Big Macs |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:43:57 AM EDT
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Isn't Japanese construction notoriously poor?
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:44:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $400k is cheap. now do montucky. 530k for 2023, fuck that |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:45:26 AM EDT
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What happens to investment real estate in a debt based economy that leverages the future for the now when the birth-rate plummets?
Why yes, that is why the borders are open. American leftists are being replaced by those fit to survive in more austere living conditions brought on by leftism that is still lighter than that from where they have come, and the barren professional women will pay for the migrants children through taxes and inflationary spending they vote for until they are marginalized in number to no longer matter. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:46:10 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Man the median sale price in AZ is like 400k. I'm fully expecting to have to move out of state for a home. Moving out of the country ain't off the table either. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: man, you must really want to own a house. Man the median sale price in AZ is like 400k. I'm fully expecting to have to move out of state for a home. Moving out of the country ain't off the table either. sit down for a sad tale. Many years back, my family left the hills of Kentucky to chase Pancho Villa out of Arizona. My great-and-change-grandpa met a senorita down near Tubac and decided to stay. Time passed, and my pathetic ass got chased out because too many tech-bros from San Fuckyourself, California bought houses and I couldn't afford it. Back to the hills of Kentucky for me, until the next horse-pirate lowers property values enough for me to go back. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:46:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: What happens to investment real estate in a debt based economy that leverages the future for the now when the birth-rate plummets? Why yes, that is why the borders are open. American leftists are being replaced by those fit to survive in more austere living conditions brought on by leftism that is still lighter than that from where they have come, and the barren professional women will pay for the migrants children through taxes and inflationary spending they vote for until they are marginalized in number to no longer matter. i'm in. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:46:43 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: did you make them feel dirty and ashamed? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: hell yeah! my fetish is women who are attracted to me, but disgusted with themselves because of it. that's where it starts |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:48:02 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: that's where it starts  |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 11:49:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Gee Dee incels + single japanese babes = ??? elite sumo class |
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