I live in Kyushu with my two teenage boys, seven cats, and a golden retriever, and I get a real kick out of working out the hard thing on my own. I won my US green card through the diversity visa lottery, then handled the entire immigration process from the first form to approval without a lawyer, a consultant, or a single paid hand.
Okay, Miso, but so what, you might think.

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Well, here's the thing: that's the same instinct behind this guide. A foreign process that looks impossible from the outside is usually just steps nobody has laid out for you. The green card was just me, the rules, and the patience to read them carefully. Buying an akiya is exactly the same, so I laid out every step.

 

I also have some real estate background: I once held a California real estate license, so real estate paperwork doesn't scare me.

I started Hello Akiya to help foreign buyers do this with confidence. The money you'd hand to services you could handle yourself is money you could spend on the house instead.

Miso

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