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Eric McAskill, bought an abandoned house, or akiya, in rural Japan through an akiya bank for $23,600. Foreigners can obtain Japanese real estateOne of the best parts of Japan is that foreigners can own property, McAskill said. AdvertisementAdvertisementBut navigating akiya banks can be confusing because every community in Japan manages its own directory of abandoned houses, McAskill said. "The real-estate agents worked with the notary here to prepare the documents and sent me a copy in Bali," McAskill said. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe transaction was finalized without a hitch, and McAskill's currently in the midst of restoring the abandoned property.
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Eric McAskill bought an abandoned house, or akiya, in the rural Japanese countryside for $23,600. Eric McAskill and his wife, together with their two children. Over the next decade, he would find himself visiting Japan again and again, each time visiting a different prefecture. McAskill bought his akiya through an akiya bank, which is a database maintained by the local municipalities for abandoned or vacant houses. "The first person to bid starts to enter into negotiations with the owner," McAskill said of the bidding process in Japan.
Persons: Eric McAskill, Eric McAskill's, , McAskill, let's, Eric McAskill McAskill, Eric McAskill McAskill's, I'm, haven't, It's, I've, he's Organizations: Service, IKEA Locations: Wall, Silicon, Japan, Bali, Nagano Prefecture, Vancouver, Canada, Abashiri, Hokkaido, Yonaguni, Taiwan, Indonesian
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