For those interested in buying (foreclosed) property in the Asia-Pacific region, we think value-wise, Japan and the Philippines make a lot of sense. Of course value is absolute as well as relative, and one needs to consider these values from your perspective of value. This I have done, and it has culminated in reports on the Philippines, New Zealand and Japan. If you like the Philippines, you might also like Thailand. Japan has a great appeal to many young and old because of its rich cultural experience, great services and infrastructure. Mind you a great many Westerners these days go to the Philippines for medical treatment on the cheap. I have used one of the private hospitals and they do have experiences, Western-educated doctors. Anyway, the property reports aside, if you are interested in the countries, then I have blogs pertaining to these countries where I explore more of the issues living in these countries.
1. Living in NZ - In this blog I also talk a lot about Australia - my home country - as they have similarities, and people interested in NZ are usually interested in Australia.
There are of course other countries where you can live and even buy property, however I find these countries the least restrictive in the Asia-Pacific. i.e. You can stay in the Philippines by extending your tourist visa for 18 months before you have to leave. But they don't mind if you come right back. Its just a question of paying around P1500 per month. You can stay in Japan for 3 months. They will let you extend, or you can leave & re-enter, in which case they will ask questions, unless you have a girlfriend who will sponsor you. I did, and was able to stay there over 2 years. I also worked these on another occasion. Teaching English is a great way to get sponsored to live in Japan...if you have a BSc/BA degree. NZ allows you to stay 3 months, but you can extend for 6 months (which is the mnimum property lease period), and its easy enough to go to Australia for another 6 months if you want to stick around the region. Many young and elderly people live from campervans in these countries.
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