Apartments for rent

Welcome to Expat Properties Osaka. We rent better than average apartments to foreigners (and Japanese!) in Osaka with NO KEY MONEY AND NO AGENTS FEES OR HIDDEN COSTS. Check out our apartments and the amazing furnishings!

Thursday, August 31, 2006

WELCOME TO THE WEBSITE

Welcome to Expat Properties Osaka. We are a very small company that provides better than average accomodation to foreigners in Osaka (Japanese also are of course welcome!!)
Having also been in Japan for a long time (almost 8 years) I understand the difficulties facing foreigners in Japan when looking for accomodation. High key money, no guarantor, no Japanese ability....
And the apartments that are available (without key money/guarantors) are not what you'd like to live in.
All that is about to change! We will be providing high quality, conveniently located apartments. We like to say 'Not your average gaijin accomodation'.
We also have had requests for cheaper, short term accomodation. We are currently organizing a guest house that will be located in Shin Osaka.
This will not be the average guest house. (Believe me, I stayed in one near Namba nearly 8 years ago and it was...well, to put it nicely, terrible.
Our plan is to make a couple of guest houses. One will be in Shin Osaka, and one will be around Umeda or Namba. The guest house will have very small (2 mats) but PRIVATE, lockable sleeping areas. Kitchen, living and bathrooms will be shared. There will be room for at least 6 people per apartment.
As with all the properties we rent, it will be spotlessly clean and close to all facilities. Rent will be around 10,000 yen/week or 35,000/month, which will include all utilities and internet.
We would love to hear from you if you are interested in this type of accomodation. Your feedback and comments will help to make better and more accesible accomodation for foreigners in Japan, and those who are planning to come here.

Please check out our current apartments. We are in the process of building a website, but until then, please check this site! Contact in English or Japanese.

Please contact Samantha on 090-4903-6249 from 11.30am-11.30pm for any enquiries (please leave your phone number and name if there is no answer) or send mail to ep_osaka@hotmail.com

Friday, August 25, 2006

PRIVATE APARTMENT IN HIGASHI OSAKA-NEAR KINKI UNIVERSITY














★AVAILABILITY- NOT AVAILABLE★ 賃貸中

Very nice and clean 1 room apartment available in Mito.
Mito is around 15 minutes by Kintetsu line from Namba. The apartment is a private 1k with separate kitchen, bathroom/toilet and room. Very clean and cheap! It's less than 30 seconds walk to the station and near Kinki university. (Kinki university is about 7 minutes by bicycle). It is not furnished.
The kitchen is 3 mats and the room is 6 mats. Has a balcony and airconditioner. 1 apartment is tatami type and one is vinyl floor type. These apartments were recently renovated.
There is a convenience store next to the apartment, and a shopping street.

There are 2 options for this apartment.
Option 1 is- 40,000/month (includes water) + 100,000 key money (no refund).
Option 2 is 45,000/month (includes water). No key money or deposit required, but a Japanese guarantor is needed. A guarantor can be arranged (guarantor company) for 15,000 yen (one time payment)
There are 2 apartments in the same building available NOW.
To move in, you would need the first months rent (45,000) plus the 15,000 yen for the guarantor fee. (no deposit) TOTAL 60,000 YEN TO MOVE IN.
If you have a Japanese friend who can be the guarantor, you would only need the first months rent of 45,000 yen. (no deposit) TOTAL 45,000 YEN TO MOVE IN.
If you plan to stay a long time, the 40,000 yen month + 100,000 may be a good option. In this case, you would need the first months rent (40,000yen) + the key money (100,000yen) TOTAL TO MOVE IN 140,000YEN.
Please note that there are no hidden charges, real estate fees  etc
(my fee is also 0 yen). Furniture packs (washing machine, fridge/futon etc) can be provided for a very small fee.

Friday, August 11, 2006

PRIVATE APARTMENT IN HIGASHIMIKUNI -2DK





















★AVAILABILITY-NOT AVAILABLE ★ 賃貸中

Luxury 2k open living apartment (has acordian doors in the middle of the room so it can be a huge 1ldk or a 2 room plus separate kitchen) for rent in Higashimikuni (midosuji line). 8 minutes walk to the subway. Close to Hankyu and JR lines (Hankyu Mikuni and JR Shin Osaka). Stunning BRAND NEW kitchen with lots of cupboard space, fridge, BRAND NEW garbage unit, BRAND NEW microwave and oven, BRAND NEW utensils/glasses/plates/pans/pots etc. BIG BRAND NEW bathroom with a big bath. BRAND NEW towels, toilet mats/covers/shower curtain etc.
One room is a living room with tv/dvd player, sofa and table and chairs. The other room has a double bed, ALL BRAND NEW bedding (quilt cover, feather quilt, pillows, sheets etc). Most items in the apartment are brand new .
Big closet space and outside storage area (great for storing suitcases) Big balcony. 2nd floor of a 7 floor building. Close to all amenities-Life supermarket (2 minutes on foot), Giyomu (wholesale) supermarket (2 minutes on foot),Sakae supermarket (7 minutes on foot), convenience stores, gym, post office, bakery, 'JAPAN" variety store, KFC chicken, McDonalds, tons of restaurants and bento shops, Konan home center, Midori Denki (4 floor electrical store) shopping street, pharmacies、gym/sports club etc are all within minutes walk. The new Konan and Joshin electrical store will open in December and is about 12 minutes on foot.
90,000/month + FULLY refundable deposit. No key money or guarantor required. This apartment is ideal for a couple of a single person who wants loads of space! Room sizes are living room-6 mats, bedroom 6 mats, kitchen 3 mats and HUGE bathroom. Minimum lease- 6 months. 85,000/month for a 12 month lease.
##OPTIONAL HIGH SPEED FIBER OPTIC INTERNET (100MGB) AND PHONE LINE ARE AVAILABLE##