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Post #AuxUgBUoMGTRTFPQ7U by [email protected] |
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What the heck, it’s now a legal fact. I actually own a tiny little portion of… |
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Post #AuxUgBbtvu93pEj5Ae by [email protected] |
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We found the “perfect” house pretty early on. Spacious, close to trains/tra… |
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Post #AuxUgBjLUE6GCKD1m4 by [email protected] |
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The house was built in 1973, which is super old for a Japanese house. Typically… |
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Post #AuxUgBqn2Y3SZPgyNU by [email protected] |
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It was renovated 25 years ago, but the interior was still very dated and not su… |
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Post #AuxUgBxscBj4vP0dQe by [email protected] |
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So we found the house in the middle of Jan, made preliminary bank loan applicat… |
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Post #AuxUgC4cD977GIA0vY by [email protected] |
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The only special requirement from the bank was that I submit my longest work co… |
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Post #AuxUgCC3lT4JdNdxWy by [email protected] |
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Once the bank was involved, a complication reared its head. There was extension… |
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Post #AuxUgCKZFpsG3lcknA by [email protected] |
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@kalleboo thanks for sharing. This bit about the 80% and demolition as well as … |
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Post #AuxUgCQatQh8MSRZBY by [email protected] |
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@maccatalan Glad to hear it was interesting, I’ve never bought a house before… |
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Post #AuxUgCWcX1W0f9GNZw by [email protected] |
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@kalleboo On the topic of cultural differences I loved reading "Sixty Mill… |
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Post #AuxUgCgXw7SH9vuJ3A by [email protected] |
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@maccatalan Yeah I bought the book in the “culture shock!” series on Sweden… |
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Post #AuxUgCuj5OnVruXd9U by [email protected] |
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Once that demolition was done, we planned a meeting in the middle of May to all… |
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Post #AuxUgDuPO48axDOtIO by [email protected] |
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Then two days before the signing date, I get a call from the bank - they have o… |
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Post #AuxUgEhgQrYLQ2SF6G by [email protected] |
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The day arrived. We exchanged souvenirs with the seller, as you do. After all t… |
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Post #AuxUgFWNOO6PxGAj7A by [email protected] |
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[1] Yes, stamped, I had to have a personal seal made for this. Before all I had… |
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Post #AuxUgGK0PrnkRBOMTI by [email protected] |
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Some of the financial details - I got a 35 year mortgage, with a fixed 1.1% rat… |
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Post #AuxUgHZzjuBYL3se24 by [email protected] |
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We also looked into getting solar panels installed under the home loan, but it … |
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Post #AuxUgHosqY5x5EqXEu by [email protected] |
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There are mainly two things I’m looking forward to:* Having a yard and being … |
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Post #AuxUgfEXnJHrhU1qvg by [email protected] |
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@kalleboo @maccatalan awesome. Thanks for the recommandation |
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Post #AuxUhlT66DKhKJMR3Q by [email protected] |
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@kalleboo I thought Japan had a concept of the value of a house going down like… |
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Post #AuxUhlZTiUR9e6LX04 by [email protected] |
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@jonschwenn Yep that is true, the value of the home depreciates like a car, 25%… |
