Can non-English speakers buy Japanese foreclosed property

My Japanese level is very basic, so I would have to say it would be very difficult to buy foreclosed property without Japanese assistance unless:
1. You use a local broker who specialise in such matters
2. You find a Japanese agent who speaks English. This could be expensive unless you filter out the properties you want him to analyse in detail. The instructions I provided for people to people to use the Bit Sikkou website are intended to help you get to this point.
3. You call upon the help of a Japanese friend with business-level English.

It might seem like a drag for them to do this for you, but I would suggest several novel approaches:
1. Turn it into an English lesson field trip - i.e.. Today we are going to go to the Japanese District court to investigate property. I can imagine them saying 'Really, sounds exciting'!
2. Turn it into a lesson in financial literacy. I am always talking about investments, and I really find the Japanese curious to learn, particularly the girls. The guys can be too proud to take advice from foreigners, particularly the older guys, whilst the younger guys tend to lack a strong sense of purpose. Older girls & boys (>30yo are better). I would often talk to Japanese young people about buying property in izakayas. For many of them its really an interesting way to learn English.
3. Appeal to what they value. If you say to a guy he can buy a foreclosed 18m2 studio to bang his girlfriend for P1mil, he will probably say:
(a) But I already spent that I jewellery and holidays for her, or
(b) I'm too shy
(c) But whose going to wash my sheets.
I think the girls are so much more fun to take on field trips, but be sure to stop at many coffee shops because they quickly lose interest.
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com