Joey and Take join Risa on her inaugural podcast and share their journey of turning a post-layoff dream into a thriving business. Discover how these two friends started AkiyaMart, a company dedicated to helping foreigners buy and renovate abandoned homes in Japan. Learn about the challenges, triumphs, and the “doer” mentality that drives them to succeed in a market most would shy away from.Find Risa's newsletter and podcast <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risa993/episodes/Why-did-they-buy-an-abandoned-home-in-Japan--Akiyamarts-Take-Kurosawa-and-Joey-Stockermans-e2nu6gp?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email">here</a>00:10 Introduction and First Impressions06:06 The Birth of Akiya Mart16:03 Challenges and Customer Insights27:06 Embracing the Doer Mentality31:46 Challenges and Opportunities in Japanese Real Estate37:45 Future Plans

Joey and Take join Risa on her inaugural podcast and share their journey of turning a post-layoff dream into a thriving business. Discover how these two friends started AkiyaMart, a company dedicated to helping foreigners buy and renovate abandoned homes in Japan. Learn about the challenges, triumphs, and the “doer” mentality that drives them to succeed in a market most would shy away from. Find Risa's newsletter and podcast here 00:10 Introduction and First Impressions 06:06 The Birth of Akiya Mart 16:03 Challenges and Customer Insights 27:06 Embracing the Doer Mentality 31:46 Challenges and Opportunities in Japanese Real Estate 37:45 Future Plans

Joey and Take join Risa on her inaugural podcast and share their journey of turning a post-layoff dream into a thriving business. Discover how these two friends started AkiyaMart, a company dedicated to helping foreigners buy and renovate abandoned homes in Japan. Learn about the challenges, triumphs, and the “doer” mentality that drives them to succeed in a market most would shy away from.Find Risa's newsletter and podcast <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/risa993/episodes/Why-did-they-buy-an-abandoned-home-in-Japan--Akiyamarts-Take-Kurosawa-and-Joey-Stockermans-e2nu6gp?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>00:10 Introduction and First Impressions06:06 The Birth of Akiya Mart16:03 Challenges and Customer Insights27:06 Embracing the Doer Mentality31:46 Challenges and Opportunities in Japanese Real Estate37:45 Future Plans

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We’re Joey &amp; Take - two friends who dreamed of owning a cheap home in Japan. So we bought one...and then five more!Dreaming of owning property in Japan? We cover everything you need to know and more. Highlights include:<ul> <li>Pros and cons of purchasing in Japan</li> <li>The complexities of Japan’s real estate market</li> <li>Challenges for foreign buyers</li> <li>Interviews with locals, expats, and experts</li> <li>All the mistakes we’ve made (so you can avoid them!)</li></ul>Find your Japanese dream home: <a href="https://www.akiya-mart.com/?utm_source=podcast">www.akiya-mart.com</a>Serious about buying? Let’s chat! <a href="https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/?utm_source=podcast">https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/</a>Take a video tour of our Beppu Akiya: <a href="https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0">https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0</a>Take a video tour of our Tokyo Akiya: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg</a>Take video tour of our Nagasaki Akiya: <a href="https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw">https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw</a>Drop us a line! podcast@akiya-mart.com

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We’re Joey & Take - two friends who dreamed of owning a cheap home in Japan. So we bought one...and then five more! Dreaming of owning property in Japan? We cover everything you need to know and more. Highlights include: Pros and cons of purchasing in Japan The complexities of Japan’s real estate market Challenges for foreign buyers Interviews with locals, expats, and experts All the mistakes we’ve made (so you can avoid them!)Find your Japanese dream home: www.akiya-mart.com Serious about buying? Let’s chat! https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/ Take a video tour of our Beppu Akiya: https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0 Take a video tour of our Tokyo Akiya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg Take video tour of our Nagasaki Akiya: https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw Drop us a line! podcast@akiya-mart.com

We’re Joey &amp; Take - two friends who dreamed of owning a cheap home in Japan. So we bought one...and then five more!Dreaming of owning property in Japan? We cover everything you need to know and more. Highlights include:<ul> <li>Pros and cons of purchasing in Japan</li> <li>The complexities of Japan’s real estate market</li> <li>Challenges for foreign buyers</li> <li>Interviews with locals, expats, and experts</li> <li>All the mistakes we’ve made (so you can avoid them!)</li></ul>Find your Japanese dream home: <a href="https://www.akiya-mart.com/?utm_source=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.akiya-mart.com</a>Serious about buying? Let’s chat! <a href="https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/?utm_source=podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/</a>Take a video tour of our Beppu Akiya: <a href="https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0</a>Take a video tour of our Tokyo Akiya: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg</a>Take video tour of our Nagasaki Akiya: <a href="https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw</a>Drop us a line! podcast@akiya-mart.com

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