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Buying from Australia: what we did
The dream becomes a sequence of manageable steps.
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- MichelleAnd then, yeah, it moved fairly quickly from there.
- I did most of the process remotely, and then we went back at the end of March, early April,
- and we inspected the home with our agent and the seller, and then fell even more in love with it,
- because it was even better than the pictures gave credit. We did all the paperwork
- and stayed in Sapporo for a couple of days to do all the formalities. And then
- we went back to Yubari and stayed in an Airbnb for the rest of the week, just to get a feel for the
- town and meet a few people, and that sort of thing.
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The research began in February, the week the family got home from their third Hokkaido trip. Most of the process happened remotely from Queensland. By the end of March they were back in Hokkaido inspecting the house with their agent and the seller.
A couple of days in Sapporo covered the formalities. Then they returned to Yubari for the rest of the week, on foot, to get a feel for the town and meet a few people before it became theirs. The house was still occupied, and the seller was flexible on the timeline.
It was even better than the pictures gave credit.
What this may mean for you
Remote research can narrow choices. It should not remove inspection, verification or difficult questions.
See the questions to ask before committingMichelle’s experience, told in her words. Not a cost promise, legal advice or a general claim about risk.