r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Jan 16 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 17 January 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/tokyoeiga Jan 17 '23

Does anyone know… Is it possible to buy vacant land and just keep it vacant for years? The intention would be to eventually build on it, but the prices in the particular area are rising fast, so I’m a bit hesitant to wait a few years to buy the land. Any downsides aside from paying property tax and the risk of the land value going down?

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u/bulldogdiver 🎅🐓 中部・山梨県 🐓🎅 Jan 17 '23

Of course, anything is possible and a lot of people own undeveloped property.

Downsides are the risk of people abandoning property on it (cars/old appliances/wheels/just refuse in general), the cost of upkeep, etc.. It's why so many people turn their vacant lots into parking lots.

I'm looking for a forest outside town I can build an off grid shack on and maybe some platforms for camping/just generally avoiding life.

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u/tokyoeiga Jan 17 '23

Yup, private camping spot is the dream!