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How much was your security deposit? |
100,000 to 200,000 yen |
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22% |
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210,000 to 300,000 yen |
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33% |
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310,000 to 400,000 yen |
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22% |
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410,000 to 500.000 yen |
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0% |
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510,000+ |
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11% |
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I am buying a house or an apartment |
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0% |
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Are you guys nuts? I didn't have to pay anything. |
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11% |
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It's none of your damn business |
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osakajojo

Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 229
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 10:09 am Post subject: How much did you initially pay before renting an apartment? |
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Looking at apartments and checking out the prices of the security deposits and or key money. Nothing like the good ol' one month's rent deposit that is possibly fully refundable back in the states. Just wondering, for those of you who have rented an apartment on your own (no guarantor from your employer) how much did you have to pay initially for your little apartment? |
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freddie's friend daniel
Joined: 17 Apr 2005 Posts: 84 Location: Osaka-fu
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:25 am Post subject: |
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Gulp. I hardly want to think about it but we paid out close to a million yen in deposit, key money, agent's fees and up-front rent...but our monthly rent is low and we have a really great 80 square meter apartment in Osaka.
By the way, Osakajojo, that picture is great! |
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canuck

Joined: 11 May 2003 Posts: 1921 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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In Osaka, there are lots of places that you don't have to pay key money, but the rent is a little more. Look in the Kansai Flea Market. There are lots. I opted by going through a real estate agent, Mini Mini. They charged one month's rent for the fee. I paid 150,000 key money/deposit, with 100,000 refundable when I move out. I had to pay the first month's rent too. |
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Glenski

Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:01 pm Post subject: |
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Here in Sapporo, I believe we paid 2 x 70,000 yen, plus insurance fees for a brand new (just constructed) apartment about 20 minutes from downtown and 20 minutes (in the opposite direction) from work.
About the same applies 4 years ago when we rented a smaller place not far away that was only 2 years old. Both places are 2 bedroom apartments. |
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guest of Japan

Joined: 28 Feb 2003 Posts: 1601 Location: Japan
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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I think the wife and I put down about 480,000 for a 2LDK in Funabashi Chiba, walking distance to the major station. |
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osakajojo

Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 229
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Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:13 am Post subject: |
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Well, we did it.
300,000 and will get 50,000 returned (hopefully) when we leave. |
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