... para aqueles que procuram com dedicação.
Se você estará mudando-se para a Flórida, ou mudando-se da Flórida e gostaria de encontrar alguém que tem experiência no ramo de relocação aqui vai uma dica - eu trabalho na área de Tampa, minha irmã em Boca e Ft. Lauderdale.
Temos contatos em Orlando e em Boston.
Eu tenho trabalhado em projetos com expatriados e gosto muito de ajudar na parte de adaptação dos recém-chegados.
Por favor sinta-se à vontade e se quiser maiores detalher me escreva. Taita.

This is cool. i have no idea what you are talking about but its important to be able to serve clients who do not necessarily speak English.

Im fluent in Japanese but I cant find any Japanese folks willing to live out in the cornfields of Northern Illinois. I knew I should have studied a different language. But whats with all the Japanese in Arlington Heights, IL? There are about 4 J owned agencies there.

Welcome to the site and thanks for visiting!
Refreshing to know others share our view: it is a big international market.
I have been to multi-cultural Real Estate events, you'd love it!
I work with a PhD Psychologist who has developed an amazing cross-cultural program. She is multi-lingual, and has a Japanese/Portuguese speaking associate.
My last closing was with a Japanese/Brazilian client!
I don't know where the Japanese investment trend is going... a local Realty Board note told us some of our internationals (British) had cooled off due to their own market's shrinking.
However, I hear China's Real Estate is blossoming, so lots of international RE capital is finding its way there.
Anyway, it takes all kinds to make this world.
May I sugest you visit the thread "political afiliation test" - they get so twisted!
I wrote a couple of teasing lines there too.
How is the mkt in Arlington Heights?
Taita,
FYI - Translation:
There is always a solution...
... for those who seek with dedication.
If you are either moving to Florida or away from Florida, and would like to find someone experienced in relocation, here is a tip: I work in the Tampa area, and my sister in Boca and Ft. Lauderdale.
We have contacts in Orlando and in Boston.
I have worked with expatriates (internationals relocated by their companies) and I like to help during their initial adaptation period.
Please feel at ease and write back if you want more deteail. Taita

expatriados
I picked this one out. Im in fact an expat myself right now writing fromJapan. Im getting back into real estate after 15 years teaching university and business English consulting in Japan. I'm watching the Relo opportunities closely. One of my clients from my business teaching classes is Bridgestone Corp which sends a lot of mid level staff to the US for 4 years. A lot of them buy especially if accompianied by family. I have recently interpreted for one buying in Clarksville TN and it went through OK as far as I know. I think I could be quite useful in international relocation area of real estate being bilingual and being able to understand schools since I majored in Education. I hope to be licenced in IL in August again.

Im a new guy here, but not brand new. Kebun my former screen name lost the proper password so I gave up and just reregistered again.

Now, that is very interesting!
Since you have actually LIVED in Japan you have a great insight in niponic culture, an invaluable asset!
My PhD friend tells me that in expressing social emotions, for instance, we have huge differences.
Latin cultures - Americans - German - Japanese:
*________________________*______*_____________*
So while Brazilians will smile, twinkle the eyes, shake hands, give a big hug and 2 kisses on the cheeks of someone they meet for the second time and ask for the family, Americans will perhaps shake hands at a distance and say good to see you, Germans will stop in front of each other and repeat your name, while the Janapese... you tell me? Do they acknowledge your presence with a soft 1/2 body bend while avoiding even eye contact and gesture to move along with the meeting?
When I translate I have to make adjustments in much emotional expression back and forth to transmit the nuances of what is being communicated. Do you find yourself doing the same? I am very curious.
I will look back see if I find Kebun's postings.
What is the meaning of the word - Kebun?
Relocation seems to be a little hard nut to crack, like a feudal Estate. Taita

Japanese are very polite on the exterior but are wary of people unlike them. The always bow and have excellent manners but in real estate here in Japan for instance where agenices deal with rentals more than sales, they arent shy about slamming the door in your face if they feel they have no desire to rent to foreigners. 15 years living here is kind of like daily being extremely embarrased being treated like an honored royal guest at one place and treated like someone who is not an human the same day. Of course it is true they dont like say no directly which is misunderstood quite a bit. I think Ive become so much like a Japanese that I dont notice if Im still using my western way. Kebun is close approximation on my name Kevin The characters mean "enlightened" + "message or sentence"

Im hoping to find a way to use my Japanese language skills in a way to earn money in the US. Money still flows this way but usually into Japanese only branches in the US.

A funny irony I was curious about Japan. Cushman Wakefield, the largest real estate company in the world is owned by the Rockefeller group, which in turn was bought by Mitsui Estate of Japan. Good lawd, is our largest real estate company Japanese?

See www.kebunsha.com "sha" just means company. This is what I finally got sick of doing for many years and decided to return to the US and go back to the profession I left off with. Im trying not to burn up on reentry.

Well Sailor, you left me very intrigued, made me think of that old Grateful Dead song “What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been”.
Perhaps you were very young when you left your English speaking country, because you “sound” Japanese in the way you write.

I looked at the web-page you sent to me.
It seems like an amazing opportunity you had to participate in such a program.
The enchantment has faded for you, no?
Yes… You are already in the “detachment” part of the process, getting ready to let go and move on.

Things tend to seem wonderful, or at least “not so bad” when they are far back in the past.
The Real Estate industry you left and the one think you may find, exist only in your mind, like going back to our hometown after 20 years.
There is no avoiding getting burnt on re-entry, you might as well accept a little scorch.
I mean, superficially it might seem all good at first, but you will have to put up with some friction during your re-adaptation period.
They say those big changes always fill us with euphoria, but then we can decline all the way down to depression.
With the expatriates we have to individualize the program to follow their development so they don’t get that despondent.

You might want to travel a bit, let the spontaneous happen.
Are you just tired of Japan, tired of the school system, tired of your career, or tired of not making enough money?
Or are you just not very happy with everything about the way your life is?
Those are not meant to be answered back to me…

Relocation: it is a relatively new interest I have. It seems we deal with a lot of renters, some of which later can become buyers/sellers/investors.
Renting is a headache and pays very little.
The multinational pays us a little for out time, but until I get more established it just covers expenses.
Lots of Rental Complexes popped up in the last 5 years to answer the demand left in the market by the frenzy in sales.
Those complexes were very cheaply built.
They look beautiful, but if you log in onto a site that reports consumers opinions you will see that they are always complaining about the same things: the management is inept, their employees are rude, maintenance is slack, the breezeways smell of dog urine, the swimming pool is always full of young people late at night, the walls are so thin you hear your neighbors having sex or watching TV, the cars get vandalized, the gates don’t work, etc.
Finding a house in good shape for a reasonable rent is also another battle.
Then there is all the furniture rental and delivery, the utilities, the car rentals. Their taste and expectations can be very mixed up.
People need to learn how to drive, how to read a map, how to shop, how to pump gas into their cars, what to do in case of an accident, how to be safe in the streets, how to make friends, how to go to the beach, how to pay taxes – it is like being born again!

Meanwhile, have you looked at the price of our gas lately? Have you followed the national policies? I love this country but the political and economical scandals here make the South Americans and Africans look like total amateurs kindergarten crawlers! It is scary how these big wigs go unpunished. I’ve lived here for almost 25 years. I have seen a huge decline in the ethics of the general every day people. It is the bad example trickling down, I think.
I see many people unhappy but at the same time afraid to shake the system and loose what little they have (or think they have).
They keep hoping bad things don’t happen to them. They want somebody to do something so their own kids inherit a good place to live.
Most people here don’t “own” anything, except a large debit list.
I’ve been inside huge houses whose owners could not afford to buy furniture, except their mattresses, a table, a cell, computer and TV.
Oh yes, those mind numbing toy! Some have one in each room of the house, even the bathrooms!

Do you still have friends and/or relatives here?
Taita

I went to Japan in 1989 at the top of the bubble, and although a survivor found that as I age there is absolutely little control of my destiny, stable employment or upward mobility. The wages are half of what they were when I arrived. But as I have home on both sides of the ocean, I decided to return to what I did best and that was real estate. Gas prices at 3.15 dont shock me, I pay 5.01 in Japan per gallon. But as far as snagging new contracts and renewing as university every year, its a major fight in recent years. At least in the US, effort, perserverance, integrity and competence can reap big rewards. I have relatives here and my parents have several vacant homes for me to rest my bones while mine is rented. Its an ideal situation because I can concentrate on building up a business and not sweating the rent and getting rental income to pay my mortgage.

But I need a car!! Thas something I havent bought for 15 years.

But I know what you are saying about the economic situation. Of my parents three offspring, I am the only one whose home isnt in default ever. Id love to refer my sister out Westchester NY where a 1BR 40 year old condo costs her 300,000 to Rockford where 150,000 gets you a 3 BR 2BA house with no problem. Im sure Im going to be doing a lot in relocations once I get back. And if I get really lucky a chance to use my Japanese speaking skills. I already have the Japanese Chamber of Commerce listing for companies with branches in the US and contact numbers. That may be a valuable document in my desk drawer.

Hi Taita! and everyone!

i just wish i could understand everything you wrote in Portuguese, as i do have a brazilian grandfather from which my last name was derived (though anglicized )

i was born here in ny, but my dad is from the caribbean (Trinidad) and my mom's family is from south america (Guyana). however, most of my ethnic heritage (ie ancestry) is indian (india) and persian (old persia).

somehow i ended up learning to speak spanish instead of portuguese, but would love to learn portuguese soon. are there many floridians of portuguese decent? that would be cool.

it's bad enough i doubt i will ever learn much japanese.

where in florida are you located/selling in? (not familiar yet with homosassa) i have not yet decided exactly where in fl i will relocate. i'm quite shocked about the unpredictability of such things such as florida property taxes, insurability, etc.

obrigado,

neil