Take and Joey first launched AkiyaMart in early 2023. Now with over a year of experience under their belt, they discuss their top 8 priorities for the year, including website improvements, native listings, and growing the team!00:00 Introduction00:41 Japan’s *second* best onsen.05:20 Scaling AkiyaMart06:35 Improving AkiyaMart Direct09:29 A new service: AkiyaStay10:37 Learning to sell Japanese homes12:09 Website improvements15:48 Listings for Japanese sellers18:26 2025’s real estate strategy21:02 Legitimizing a business in both the US and Japan22:36 Bonus: How the Japanese say “no”

Take and Joey first launched AkiyaMart in early 2023. Now with over a year of experience under their belt, they discuss their top 8 priorities for the year, including website improvements, native listings, and growing the team! 00:00 Introduction 00:41 Japan’s *second* best onsen. 05:20 Scaling AkiyaMart 06:35 Improving AkiyaMart Direct 09:29 A new service: AkiyaStay 10:37 Learning to sell Japanese homes 12:09 Website improvements 15:48 Listings for Japanese sellers 18:26 2025’s real estate strategy 21:02 Legitimizing a business in both the US and Japan 22:36 Bonus: How the Japanese say “no”

Running a Japanese Business: Struggles, Successes, and Plans for 2025

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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