Property Management Hints and Tips from Japan

Delivering Japanese Real Estate Information and More!

Real Estate Investment

Simple and Easy Ways to Shorten Room Vacancy – Room Decoration

投稿日:

Today I will be sharing some simple ways to shorten vacancy.

A stylist room is definitely more attractive to tenants. Upgrading your apartment can shorten vacancy rate. However, the cost to upgrade or renovate could be expensive.

Below are some ideas on how to easily and economically add value to your apartment.

Wall stickers to decorate your room

Instead of changing the wallpaper, consider decorating your room with stickers! This can give the room a new look and is cheap in cost. For example, allow tenants to decorate a certain side of the walls freely.

(In Japan, tenants are usually not allowed to stick or punch anything on the wall)

Landlords can also consider providing tenants with stickers and some decoration ideas!

Flowers and paintings subscriptions

Flowers and paintings are some standard items to decorate a room. Recently, there are services that regularly deliver flowers and paintings for a fixed price. This is usually cheaper than buying them in store. Landlord can consider including such service in the rent.

 

The above ideas attract customers and hopefully lead to lower vacancy rate. Moreover, with these extra services, tenant may way to live for a longer period of time thus lead to better tenant retention rate.

For more information, visit us on 

-Real Estate Investment
-, ,

執筆者:


comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

CAPTCHA


関連記事

Tenant-Satisfaction and Apartment’s Appearance – 24 Hour Accessible Disposal

Customers check not only the room, but also the common area of an apartment. According to the latest edition of tenant-satisfaction survey conducted by Recruit Sumai Company, more than half of the participants stated that they look at the condition of the common area when renting an apartment. Among the above participants, 84% of them answered that they take into consideration of the disposal station in the process of renting. The condition of the common area reflects how well a property management company is doing their job. Regardless of how nice a room can be, an unhygienic and faul smelled …

6 Ways to Lower Vacancy Rate

How is everyone dealing with high vacancy rate? Today, I will introduce some effective ways to shorten vacancy. Things to take in account when considering room vacancy measures When deciding which measure to make, take the below three points into account: Take advantage of search engine First impression during room viewing Fast-acting aid Most people use online search engines to look for apartments during the room searching process. In order to get your property appeared during the search, it is important to have qualities and equipment that match tenants’ needs.   6 Measures to Shorten Vacancy Time After getting picked …

Interior-Coordinator – Using Colors to Showcase your Apartment

Have you heard of ”Interior-Coordinator”? Interior Coordinator is a professional who uses various forms of decoration such as furniture and lighting to create an aesthetically pleasing living space. While this qualification is not required in property management, the knowledge of interior design can come in handy when considering the operation of furnished rental apartments and lowering vacancy rate with home staging. Moreover, this is significatly crucial in the case of renovation. Make your property more appealing by home staging We all know the importance of first impression. It is proven that 83% of people’s first impression is determined by what they …

Civil law amendment in 120 years! How does the new law affect rental in real estate?

Civil law in Japan was amended for the first time in 120 years and the new regulations have come to effect on April 1st 2020 (with exclusion). New regulations apply to all lease agreements ‘’signed’’ after the effective date. Keep in mind that ‘’signing date’’ and ‘’starting date’’ of a lease is different. Even if your lease starts after April 1st, if you sign your name on March 31st, the new regulations do not apply Let’s look at the changes that the amendments made in the rental market! Below are the most frequent asked questions. Will there be more or …

Hazard Map and Real Estate Investment

Japan is a hazard vulnerable zone. Every year, Japan gets hit by numerous natural disasters such as earthquakes, cyclones, typhoons, floods, and even volcanic eruptions. Depending on the area, the destruction of natural disasters can be more severe than that of other area. Hazard Map by Japan Government The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has published a map showing area that are under the risk of floods, mudslides, and tsunami. This map also shows at what level the area is at risk of the above natural disasters. Below are maps showing areas near Tokyo that are under the risk …