Non Sofa Status Housing

[cliffcvmetallica]

My fiancé has decide to move out to Okinawa for the remainder of my contract and to pursue teaching. She has her TESL cert and just graduated from college with a degree in English. So finding work shouldn’t be too hard, but getting an apartment is seeming to be difficult for non sponsored. Looking for something under 100,000 yen/month near Foster for the two of us. Will be in her name to avoid paying more and can be small; even furnished. Anyone who maybe teaches that doesn’t have anything to do with the military have any suggestions as far as housing and maybe even jobs would help.

[z's inmate#2341]

Check with Koza Housing, Central, Tomiya etc, they should have non-base inspected places for rent in that range. But don't just settle for the listed price and no base-inspection type places. I am currently renting a based-approved duplex unit for 80,000 yen a month, that was listed as 125,000. (I'm a civilian contractor). The agency will probably required her employer to sponsor her.

Also, if you have a good Okinawan friend, he/she can co-sign a lease. I have previously rented an apartment through a Japanese housing agency that didn't deal with the base, which required my friend's Okinawan wife to co-sign the lease.

Good luck

[jrademacher]

I lived in a hotel for 40,000 Yen a month. I didn't need a contract or anything. Just a japanese friend to help me talk to the owner. Then I asked around and I found a friend of a friend that was going on deployment and I stayed at his house while he was gone. Perhaps you could ask around for people that are deploying. It could be a mutual beneficial arrangement.

[Condition Green]

if you want a place for under 1K per month, ask them to show you all the places for 1k-1300. pick the one you like, and offer them 900.

i shot a full 40,450Y under and they took it, i moved in the next day. remember the housing agency is on YOUR side.