HelperElfMissy 42 Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Buy now, or wait....hmmmm... PB and #4Cub need some this week, on the plane Saturday. But I think I am coming over in 6 weeks. Maybe I'll just get SOME, hedge my bets. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 Yes I am thinking the same maybe just another $1000AU and wait and see what happens for next year. I wish I could pay for my accomodation no though Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I wish I understood. Or at least, had some insight into it all. When they change 10%, 20% and more though it's a lot of dough on big numbers. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I was thinking of sending some money back but perhaps not at the moment! Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Perhaps a good time for me to bring back some of my savings built up over the years on a better rate. Might go to pay for a house! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 We need the yen to get strong again as I want to import stuff! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Yeah I don't like the weakening of the yen Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I'm quite happy with the enyasu at the moment. A 5 year investment I made matures soon and if I sent it back over to Japan at the current rates, it will have grown over 30% and that's not including the interest each year. Very pleased about that, makes for a big chink of extra. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Back to a bit of endaka by the sounds Link to post Share on other sites
Saitaman 1 Posted February 28, 2013 Share Posted February 28, 2013 Anyone know in detail how the US$ will be against the yen in early April? would like to know going back to the US for a few weeks then. Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Anyone know in detail how the US$ will be against the yen in early April? would like to know going back to the US for a few weeks then. Isn't the US facing the fiscal cliff, that was postponed, soon? Yen 99.6 v aud yesterday. May have to buy some more for 2014. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 I have heard a few economists saying Japn is heading for a big fall in 2015 not sure why but Iam saving my pennies to buy some property over there Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 No details on that seemore? Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 No sorry Muika Something about Wages vs Productivity it bores me I can't worry about things I have no control over Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Nearly at 145 to UK now. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 July 2007 it was 250! Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I have heard a few economists saying Japn is heading for a big fall in 2015 not sure why but Iam saving my pennies to buy some property over there Hey Seemore, I have toyed with this idea a lot and sometimes I regret just not jumping in and doing it years ago , but I still dont think Ive missed the boat having read other posts concerning Japenese property / pricing and might be better if your sources are reliable. If you don't mind me asking, any ideas of where are you thinking of buying and reasons why/ why not? At a guess it would be somewhere near your favorite area which cannot be name Hopefully I am not straying off topic too much. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 I have heard a few economists saying Japn is heading for a big fall in 2015 not sure why but Iam saving my pennies to buy some property over there Hey Seemore, I have toyed with this idea a lot and sometimes I regret just not jumping in and doing it years ago , but I still dont think Ive missed the boat having read other posts concerning Japenese property / pricing and might be better if your sources are reliable. If you don't mind me asking, any ideas of where are you thinking of buying and reasons why/ why not? At a guess it would be somewhere near your favorite area which cannot be name Hopefully I am not straying off topic too much. I toyed with the idea a few years ago to buy a property near Rusutsu but couldn't find anyone to look after it for short term leasing and snow clearing. So most probably a small town somewhere in Hokkaido where I can just dissapear to and use as a base for a holiday home still needs a bit more research to be done yet Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 makkari would be my pick Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yes that looks like an ok location something with views and besids a creek with access to onsen water Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 Depends on what you want from your property purchase. If you are looking to relocate it is a different proposition to owning a holiday home. Do you want your holiday home for exclusive use and will just lock it up and throw dust covers over the furniture when you leave? Or do you want someone to manage it for you and have others able to use it when you don't? Are you using I every year from now on? Or do you want to maybe skip a year every now and again - life gets in the way sometimes, or maybe you want to try Europe for a change. Personally, we want options. Which is why we went for the BigN and professional management. Can still use it as a base to explore wider, but it gives us the security of also being able to add it to the rental pool and get an earn off it when we are not using it. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 Yes MB but the original outlay is alot more and I would struggle to justify that to my wife And I don't really want to be somewhere too busy. I like the idea of just having a little chalet that sleeps 8 where we can lock up and leave (I know I may be dreaming) Link to post Share on other sites
69 5 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 How much would that chalet cost in the place that we dare not name? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 How much would that chalet cost in the place that we dare not name?To buy? Depends...and varies widely! Having stalked the market for the last 4 years looking for something 3 bedroom/6 beds the prices asked have ranged from about 30,000,000 yen up to 120,000,000 yen - lower prices usually smaller, in need of a tidy up, lower village or Izumikyo. Upper prices with the fancy appliances, spacious designer interiors and walk to lifts in upper village. But there are some very good buys out there if you look. Link to post Share on other sites
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