I bought a house in Japan at 23 with 7 friends. We spent less than $20,000 to have a place to escape to.
Source: Business Insider ·
A recent college graduate teamed with friends to buy and renovate an abandoned home in Hiroshima, Japan. They're using it as an escape from city life.
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Hilary Tang, second from right, and her college friends bought an abandoned home in Hiroshima, Japan.Courtesy of Hilary TangHilary Tang and her college friends bought an akiya in Hiroshima, Japan, for a little over $11,000.The group of friends spent months living at the property while renovating it.They plan to use it mostly for gatherings but are open to renting it out to cover yearly costs.This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Hilary Tang, 23, a recent college graduate from Hong Kong who purchased a home in Hiroshima, Japan, with her college friends. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I graduated from Minerva University in San Francisco last May.I was planning to work at a startup in San Francisco, but I decided that I wanted to take a gap year. At Minerva, our cohort is pretty diverse, and I have quite a few friends from Japan. One of my friends had this concept: "There are these akiyas, but no one actually buys them."I actually never saw any of…
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