GUIDE
Investment Guide
INVESTMENT GUIDE
Before you own property in Tokyo
TAISEI Co., Ltd. has worked with the Tokyo property market for more than twenty years.
For those living overseas, or who have only recently arrived in Japan, both the legal framework
and the commercial customs of Japanese real estate transactions can be unfamiliar.
This guide sets out, in four themes, the points we believe you should understand from the moment you begin looking for a property through acquisition, operation and eventual sale. Please feel free to consult us at any stage. We can assist you in Chinese, English and Korean as well.
CONTENTS
Four themes
OVERVIEW
If this is your first investment
Decisions to make first
- Your investment objective: whether you are looking primarily for monthly rental income, for a capital gain on a future sale, or for asset preservation and succession planning. The right property differs according to the objective.
- The name in which you will hold the property: as an individual, or through a Japanese company. Because this changes how you are taxed, we recommend considering it at an early stage.
- Budget and funding plan: the amount of your own funds, whether you will use financing, and the total figure including the transaction costs incurred at acquisition on top of the property price.
- How the property will be operated: who will handle tenant recruitment, building maintenance and tax filing. If you live overseas, entrusting these to a management company is a realistic option.
How we can help
From introducing properties and accompanying you on viewings, to the purchase application, contract and settlement procedures, and on to rental management and repairs after handover, we handle the entire sequence as a single point of contact. We also work with judicial scriveners, tax accountants and administrative scriveners, so registration, tax filing and residence status procedures can all be arranged through us.
Please note when using this guide
This guide is intended to help you understand the general framework of real estate investment in Japan. Rules such as tax rates, relief measures and the requirements for residence status are subject to amendment, and market conditions also change considerably over time. When making an actual investment decision, please confirm the most current information at that time and consult specialists in each field, such as a tax accountant, judicial scrivener or administrative scrivener.CONTACT
We welcome your enquiries and requests for materials
Tell us your budget, your preferred areas and the yield you are looking for, and we will introduce properties that match.
In addition to Japanese, we can assist you in Chinese, English and Korean.