One team in Tokyo, from the first viewing to the monthly report.
Most overseas buyers deal with five or six firms in Japan and translate between all of them. We bring them together and work for you.
Acquisition advisory
We start from what the money is for: yield, preservation, a home in Tokyo, or a platform for more buildings. Then we shortlist what fits, including off-market buildings that owners sell quietly through people they trust and never list on public portals.
- Investment brief and target returns
- Off-market and listed sourcing
- Site visits in person, or by video from overseas
- Price negotiation in Japanese
Due diligence & transaction
A Japanese building can look fine and still carry problems in the paperwork: zoning limits, an old seismic standard, illegal extensions, unpaid repair reserves. With a PhD in architecture from Tokyo Tech, Kylin reads the drawings and the building herself. Our company is a licensed real estate brokerage, so the transaction is handled under Japanese law, and every document is explained to you in your language.
- Building, zoning and seismic review
- Rent roll and lease review
- Important-matters explanation and contract, translated
- Settlement and title registration with a judicial scrivener
Japanese bank financing
Foreign buyers are often told that Japanese banks will not lend to them. In our most recent transaction, a foreign-owned company buying three Tokyo buildings, we arranged bank financing for more than half of the price. We know which banks lend, on what terms, and how to present the deal to them.
- Bank introductions
- Loan structuring and term negotiation
- Loan application materials in Japanese
- Financing for foreign-owned companies
Structuring & tax
Whether you hold personally, through a Japanese company or through your own overseas entity changes your tax, your financing options and how easily you can sell. We set up the structure with licensed tax accountants and judicial scriveners, and arrange a tax agent in Japan, which non-residents are required to appoint.
- Japanese KK / GK setup
- Tax accountant and annual filings
- Tax agent for non-residents
- Bank account and remittance set-up
Asset management
After closing, the building has to earn. We appoint and supervise the property manager, keep the building leased, plan repairs before they become expensive, and report rent and costs to you in plain numbers. We run buildings of our own in Tokyo, so we manage yours the way we manage ours.
- Property manager selection and oversight
- Leasing and tenant relations
- Repair and renovation planning
- Regular reporting in your language
Seven steps, one point of contact.
- 01
Brief
A private call to agree budget, goals, timing and how you want to hold the asset.
- 02
Sourcing
Shortlist of listed and off-market buildings, each with our written view.
- 03
Due diligence
Building, legal, zoning and rent review before any commitment.
- 04
Offer & financing
Letter of intent to the seller and loan applications to banks, in parallel.
- 05
Contract
Important-matters explanation and sale contract, explained line by line. A deposit is paid at signing.
- 06
Settlement
Balance paid, keys handed over and title registered by a judicial scrivener on the same day.
- 07
Management
Leasing, repairs, tax filings and reporting for as long as you own the building.